Celebrity gives humorous commencement speech from @washu

The speaker, Andy Cohen, begins his commencement address at Washington University by warmly greeting the graduates and audience. He humorously recounts his experiences from the previous night, including doing shots with the chancellor and meeting students at local bars. He then shares a personal anecdote about his first, indirect speaking engagement for the university, where he was hired to ghostwrite a speech for a news anchor years ago.

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Transcript

Good morning, everybody. Good morning, graduates. Rank you, chancellor. Graduates, I have been immersing myself in WashU. Last night, I did shots with chancellor Martin. And I had a chance to meet some of you at the Shamrock downtown and at Blueberry Hill. And my assessment is, class of 2026, you are brilliant. No, this isn't my first WashU speaking gig. Years ago, I was hired by a news anchor to write a speech that she was delivering right here at WashU. Now, I don't remember what it was about,

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