Colbert Addresses Med School Grads
Do you know who spoke at my college graduation? No? Neither do I. That's how memorable he, she or it was. I don't even remember if it was a person. I mean, it was probably a person. But could it have been a couch? Maybe.
I would be willing to bet that the graduates of the Medical University of South Carolina will not have a problem recalling their commencement speaker though. It was Stephen T. Colbert.
At the university's 180th commencement, students received diplomas from the colleges of medicine, nursing, graduate studies, pharmacy, dentistry and health professionals — "who are much better than health amateurs," said Colbert, a Charleston native.
The actor and host of Comedy Central's "The Colbert Report" tempered the usual advice he gives graduates, which is to go make mistakes.
"The best thing I ever did was give myself the permission to be wrong," he said. "But I can't really give you that advice. I think it's irresponsible for me to tell graduates of a medical college to go out and make as many mistakes as you can."
He congratulated graduates on their transformations. "In the last four years, you've gone from 'I don't want to see that' to 'Hey, come look at this,' " he said.
The Post and Courier has more on Stephen's address.
The Colbert Report airs Monday through Thursday at 11:30pm / 10:30c.
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