2014 Commencement Speeches

2014 Commencement Speeches May 20 Around this time every year, we always love sharing with you some of the college commencement speeches going viral. One of the most popular ones this year comes from Charlie Day, an actor and one of the co-creators of FXs Its Always Sunny in Philadelphia. Speaking at his alma mater, Merrimack College, we couldnt help but notice how much of Days speech was reminiscent of Conan OBriens speech at Dartmouth College a few years back. We have previously deemed Conans speech the single funniest college commencement speech in history. There are indeed some  lines in Days speech that very clearly take inspiration from Conans speechespecially towards the beginning. If youre curious, have a look and compare the speeches. Day even says later on in the speech that when he was tasked with writing a commencement speech, he listened to the speeches of other celebrities. The first person speech he mentions? Conans Dartmouth speech. We dont think thats any coincidence but have a look for yourself! A nd, in our opinion, Days speech isnt half as good in spite of it going viral. Heres Days speech: Heres Conans speech from a few years back: And here are some other 2014 commencement speeches Katie Courics speech at American University: Sean Combs speech at Howard University: Admiral William H. McRavens speech at the University of Texas at Austin. Hook em Horns, Admiral!: