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Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend

Conan’s Harvard Commencement Address

Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend

Team Coco & Earwolf

Comedy

4.859.3K Ratings

🗓️ 2 June 2026

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Conan delivers the 2026 Harvard commencement address.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hello everybody, it's Matt, here with a special treat.

0:05.9

Conan recently delivered this commencement speech at Harvard University and thought that

0:09.9

he'd like to share it with you, the listener.

0:12.4

So here you go.

0:13.4

Enjoy.

0:16.0

Welcome, trustees, deans, faculty, alumni, graduates, families,

0:29.6

my fellow honorans, justice department spies, and that Uber eats driver delivering mimosas.

0:40.3

As I look upon this gathering of tomorrow's greatest minds, I'm confident saying there is no

0:46.8

less flattering outfit than the cap and gown.

0:50.9

We all look like the potions professor at Hogwarts. Up here on stage, it feels like an AA meeting for Druids.

0:59.0

I want to thank President Garber for his incredible stewardship of this graduating class.

1:07.0

Fantastic job, sir. Really nice.

1:10.0

Really nice. Normally, I would give you an A-plus,

1:16.6

but in keeping with upcoming Harvard policy, I'm adjusting your grade to a C-minus.

1:31.8

Trust me, it's for the good of the school I will keep my remarks brief

1:36.3

because MIT's graduation is also today

1:39.5

and I want to give you a 15-minute head start

1:42.4

on your job hunt

1:43.4

those nerds down the river won't know and I want to give you a 15-minute head start on your job hunt.

1:49.0

Those nerds down the river won't know what hit them.

1:53.0

Also, just a quick announcement after the ceremony, Tequila shots are on me at the Porcelain Club.

1:57.0

Yeah. Yeah.

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