Such a charismatic speaker, he demands an audience and keeps their attention with his witty humour. He is amazing, and brilliant, this is why we love Conan.
Somehow, Conan O’Brien has transformed himself into the brightest star in the late-night firmament. His comedy is the gold standard, and Conan himself is not only the quickest and most inventive wit of his generation, but quite possibly the greatest host ever
This speech is just a masterpiece in humor history!! The way it gives insightful thoughts about our life and fears, the advice it gives to us to face our limitations and to evolve as a person, all combined with a remarkable humoristic lines its just genius. Conan isn´t just a fine comedian he´s pure genious because he shows with this speech what real humour´s goal should be: to make us laugh about ourselves!!!
"Success is a lot like a bright white Tuxedo. You feel terrific when you get it, but then you're desperately afraid of getting it dirty or spoiling it any way."
Conan truly is one of a kind in the celebrity world. He never forgets where he came from and how he got there. He uses that to maintain his morals and values and always puts other people and his fans first. Conan is my favorite and I hope he rises even higher from being screwed by Leno.
I just watched the Piers Morgan interview with Conan from 2012. On seeing _this_, I now realise that Morgan's research extended to watching this speech as well. And that is about it.
y'know, I've watched this 3 times this last week. I'd never really seen any Conan...other than some Triumph skits...before. I've seen a lot of Conan skits since tho because of this speech. He is a genuinely hilarious hilarious guy.
He had the same message as Denzel Washington's commemoration speech to the 2011 class of University of Pennsylvania. Basically you mus fail to succeed. Conan is the man
"I live in my own place, have never copied nobody even half, and at any master who lacks the grace to laugh at himself-I laugh." Something about this speech made me want to post that Nietzsche quote. I'm fucking glad Conan is the new tonight show host.
realistic or not, conan criticizes his own school infront of all the old and young members and still created a bright atmosphere. showing not only the power of humor, but also the rich attitude Harvard can afford on flexibility. jealousy starts to blossom within me
"somehow, conan o brien has transformed himself into the brightest star in the late night firmament. His comedy is gold stand and conan himself is not only the quickest and most inventive wit of his generation, but quite possible the greatest host ever" ladies and gentlemen, class of 2000, i wrote that this morning , as proof that when all else fails, there's always delusion hahahahah funny stuff
I don't know what's more inspiring....listening to Conan's speech or watching Will Ferrell running semi naked on a car race track yelling "HELP ME OPRAH WINFREY" !! But, I digress. Sincerely, Jimmy Kimmel
They were also smart to begin with - you're right in that they don't become rich because of something they magically learned, something that is inaccessible to others, no.. but they have the same brain before and after they leave, AND they have the financial support of their parents if they need it, yes.
"If you can laugh at yourself loud and hard everytime you fall, people will think you're drunk"
Quote of the Millennium.
Such a charismatic speaker, he demands an audience and keeps their attention with his witty humour.
He is amazing, and brilliant, this is why we love Conan.
He is very very underrated...he is an extremely smart speak
Somehow, Conan O’Brien has transformed himself into the brightest star in the late-night firmament. His comedy is the gold standard, and Conan himself is not only the quickest and most inventive wit of his generation, but quite possibly the greatest host ever
This is the second best commencement speech I've ever heard. The best: Conan O'Brien Dartmouth Class of 2011
Conan will forever RULE !
funniest guy ever.. LOVE HIM
"When all else fails you always have delusion."
What a great line. I'll keep that in mind for dinner conversation or something. lol
"...and you went to Harvard?"
"If you can laugh at yourself loud and hard every time you fall, people will think you're drunk." Brilliant.
This speech is just a masterpiece in humor history!! The way it gives insightful thoughts about our life and fears, the advice it gives to us to face our limitations and to evolve as a person, all combined with a remarkable humoristic lines its just genius. Conan isn´t just a fine comedian he´s pure genious because he shows with this speech what real humour´s goal should be: to make us laugh about ourselves!!!
Conan is my role model.
This speech is so great. Failure happens, it happens to everyone. How you survive it is what really matters.
"Success is a lot like a bright white Tuxedo. You feel terrific when you get it, but then you're desperately afraid of getting it dirty or spoiling it any way."
What a great combination of humor and actual advice!
it seems like Conan falls but then something amazing always picks him back up! Take that NBC!
this speech is helping me through some failures right now.
"if you can laugh at yourself loud and hard every time you fall... people will think you're drunk" what a finish!
Conan is the modern day Oscar Wilde
11 years later, and he's still amazing.
Oh jeez.. after 3 years it will be 11 years since that comment
Conan truly is one of a kind in the celebrity world. He never forgets where he came from and how he got there. He uses that to maintain his morals and values and always puts other people and his fans first.
Conan is my favorite and I hope he rises even higher from being screwed by Leno.
Really, the best commencement speech of all time
Best speech ever! Hilarious but still bringing out a good example of life experiences with success and failure.
I just watched the Piers Morgan interview with Conan from 2012. On seeing _this_, I now realise that Morgan's research extended to watching this speech as well. And that is about it.
This is gold😂
this is the conan i like! You know it was a great speech when you can remember everything that was said!
This was brilliant! Thanks so much. Very inspiring.
*2019* anyone?
Very inspirational :)
I've just finished watching and it was great!
Thanks for sharing such gem and making it available to us.
It's very much appreciated!
i'm so glad this is online! thanks for posting!
the best!!!i love him
wonderful, and so true. thanks for uploading
Thanks for posting.
Im glad you were there to record this!
Thanks for posting and for the transcript!
Long live the Conebone! I miss his humor!
wow, this is comedic brilliance right here...
HOW IS THIS GUY NOT ON TV ANYMOREE?!?!
HOWWWWWWWWWW!
Conan is by far the best, we really haven't seen the best of him. The Harvard speech, the exit from NBC, he is truly class.
so awesome.. and SO inspirational! Thanks ConeBone!
wow!! how could people not like conan! team coco forever!
y'know, I've watched this 3 times this last week. I'd never really seen any Conan...other than some Triumph skits...before. I've seen a lot of Conan skits since tho because of this speech. He is a genuinely hilarious hilarious guy.
Phenomenal speech!
wow....that was amazing!!! just phenomenal!!....absolutley love conan xxx
Best Late Night host since Carson. Easily.
the best commencement speech i've heard! i love conan!!
Conan O'brien is one of the funniest people of my generation his wittiness is awesome!
Very entertaining.. I really enjoy watching this.
That was aweosme, great speech. GO COCO
thanks!!
Conan says : "School ? I never had much in the way of book learning.'
excellent man, CONAN 4 PREZ
Fucking brilliant and stupid at the same time which is even more brilliant
conan taught us some important lessons here: humility and the ability to stay positive(ie fooling ourselves).
Fantastic.
My god that was one of the best speeches I've ever heard.
he KILLED this. dayum
that was fucking awesome
Awesome!!!
this has got to be the funniest, most brilliant speech ever written.
the final phrase is magnificent
He had the same message as Denzel Washington's commemoration speech to the 2011 class of University of Pennsylvania. Basically you mus fail to succeed. Conan is the man
I love you Conan.
wow. brilliant
he's the best
time to leave the cocoon of the tonight show. i f-ing love conan!
dang that was pretty good.
Damn. That was good.
I am totally quoting Conan in my graduation speech
"I live in my own place,
have never copied nobody even half,
and at any master who lacks the grace
to laugh at himself-I laugh."
Something about this speech made me want to post that Nietzsche quote. I'm fucking glad Conan is the new tonight show host.
best speech ever hahahaha
well done
God I wish Conan would speak at my university...
COCO is the best !! no one makes the crowd laugh more than this great guy . good luck on your next show conando :-)
lool @ 9:20 towards the end !!
Bahahahaha.
Awesome!!!
conan should come to BU! (aka where i go...i would LOVE that)
"Then get in your BMW and get the hell out of there."
"You see kids, you're in for a lifetime for 'And you went to Harvard?'"
The show he spoke of is actually god damn good. Go watch it in youtube... Lookwell is the name.
Fucking genius!
a class act
now theres a man that knows how to give a speech
this was soo funny
Sticking your head inside a doll house to see what it would feel like to be a giant, actually is a neat idea.
lol that was great.
realistic or not, conan criticizes his own school infront of all the old and young members and still created a bright atmosphere.
showing not only the power of humor, but also the rich attitude Harvard can afford on flexibility.
jealousy starts to blossom within me
Once he got backstabbed by Jay Leno, I stopped watching Leno.
my coco
MrFappin, Where do I paste it?
"somehow, conan o brien has transformed himself into the brightest star in the late night firmament. His comedy is gold stand and conan himself is not only the quickest and most inventive wit of his generation, but quite possible the greatest host ever"
ladies and gentlemen, class of 2000, i wrote that this morning , as proof that when all else fails, there's always delusion
hahahahah funny stuff
I love that whoever posted this video spelled "Harvard" wrong... :)
UNsurpassed. 2018.
I don't know what's more inspiring....listening to Conan's speech or watching Will Ferrell running semi naked on a car race track yelling "HELP ME OPRAH WINFREY" !! But, I digress. Sincerely, Jimmy Kimmel
coco!!
I KNOW I LOVE CO CO TO!!!!! (aka conan)
Cats are way too damn cute.
what does conan say at the beginning when he saids "school? i never had...."??
I never had much in the way of book learning
The thing that really started CoCo was TWITTER TRACKER TWITTER TRACKER TWITTER TRACKER.
Love Coco but I still think Will Ferrel's commencement speech will never be outdone.
no my coco
.... You couldn't figure that out that he went to Harvard? He said he started in 81 and graduated in 85... pay attention.
@DeathMagnetic90 Let me guess....you didn't go to Harvard?
They were also smart to begin with - you're right in that they don't become rich because of something they magically learned, something that is inaccessible to others, no.. but they have the same brain before and after they leave, AND they have the financial support of their parents if they need it, yes.
What's wrong with Ted Koppel?
nova scotia!!!