Charlie Day's Merrimack College Commencement Address
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- čas přidán 12. 09. 2024
- Actor, producer and screenwriter Charlie Day, a 1998 graduate of Merrimack College, delivered the keynote address at Merrimack's 64th undergraduate commencement ceremony.
the actual written speech was just symbols and drawings.
flyingbiscuts LOL
"Those are lyrics, man"
He just has magnets on the podium
flyingbiscuts damn crayons
"well filibuster"
I was waiting for him to start talking about bird law
Filibusting
Dylan Hale or discuss his issue with Spaghetti Policy
Why don't we go toe-to-toe in bird law and see who comes out the victor?
@notion1 took me 2 years to comprehend how fucking stupid that comment was
Bird law in this country isn’t governed by reason
"I said no to 'A Life on a Stick' and I went with 'Sunny.' Life on a Stick went one season and thirteen episodes. We are currently filming our 10th season of Sunny, we've written and produced 114 episodes, we're signed on for another two years; making It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia one of the longest running comedies of all time."
GOD, I BET THOSE WORDS TASTE SWEET COMING OUT.
He should've ended the speech with "Oh, get a job? Just get a job!? Why don't I just strap on my job helmet and squeeze down into a job cannon and fire off into job land where jobs grow on jobbies!"
"you do not have to be fearless, just don't let fear stop you" w o w
"You can not let a fear of failure, or a fear of comparison, or a fear of judgement stop you from doing what's going to make you great. You can not succeed without this risk of failure. You can not have a voice without the risk of criticism, and you can not love without the risk of loss. You must go out and you must take these risks. Everything I am truly proud of in this life has been a terrifying prospect to me." - Charlie Day
What spoke to me the most was how the teacher at the back started to tear up. Like seeing this kid come through his halls 20 years ago who could have gone no where and been nothing become a successful human being must be the most rewarding thing you can experience in the profession
I admire Steve Jobs, and Conan is great. But I think Charlie Day's speech was the best commencement speech I've seen. He's genuine, funny, and he gets the message across that if you don't have struggle or fail, you have nothing to succeed at. Without risk or hardwork, there is no goal. Thank you Dr. DJ.
Thank you, Merrimack, for not censoring "shit."
I'm starting college back up after dropping out and busing tables for several years. Watching this, Charlie has reassured me I'm doing the right thing. Not because it's college, but because it's what I want to do. Truly great speech.
Update: I have now finished my first two and a half years back at school. I went back to my community college and retook the classes I dropped out of. Now I have transferred to university and move tomorrow. I grew up here, my family lives here, my girlfriend and her family live here. I am terrified to be far away. Maybe in another two years I will post that I have graduated and did not let fear stop me. I have no idea what the future will bring. But I am grateful to have made it this far.
@@awake1251 good for u bro, good luck
@@awake1251 good luck
I have a new level of respect for Charlie Day.
notion1 did you just find out that you were a failed abortion or something? Cheer up bud.
notion1 seriously^
"I don't give a shit." -Charlie Day, greatest quote ever.
At 16:50 is the start of one of the greatest commencement speeches I have ever heard. I liked Charlie Day but when I heard this... This made me respect him
Mad respect.
Rock, Flag & Eagle
you've got a point there
Stop treading on me
He should've played the wildcard....
Peanut Turner green man!!!
To be honest he kind of did..
There's a spider....spider.........spider...
I would of loved to see him crawl out of the floor boards with silver spraypaint singing that
Charlie, you probably won't ever read this, but great f'n speech! You made a speech that not only applies to your intended audience, but to us all. Thank you for sharing your struggles. Great job, man.
Thanks Dr. Day. Also, thank you Merrimack College!!! I really am inspired from your words of wisdom - even tho I'm 40 and in my 17th year of being a Music Teacher. I've thought about leaving the profession someday and doing CZcams videos full time (and who knows what else...) May you all strive to find the things that make you great!!! ROCK ON!!
As a college student from Argentina, I think this is one of the best speeches i ve ever heard about College. Everything is dificult in this life, a degree doesnt assure anything in your life, you have to fight for you want, and take risks always. Love this dude.
wait a minute...*PRETENDING* to eat cat food? Wild card indeed.
Pushkar Sarma WILD CARD BITCHES
"You cannot succeed without this risk of failure.
You cannot have a voice without the risk of criticism."
Thank you Charlie Day
Thank you Charlie. I needed this reminder right about now, since I am also struggling to find satisfied work within my profession. Sure, I watched this because I love Charlie Day and It's Always Sunny, but by the end I was tearing up. Very wise words!
Booking DJ Dr. Day to spin my next house party.
But seriously how grounded and true to himself is this man? An inspiration and a hero. He deserves every bit of success he has earned, and I hope his stories similarly inspire future shapers of the world (myself included) to get out there and achieve. The Charlie Abides.
I was disappointed that he didn't share his insights regarding bird law....
oh, we can go tit-for-tat on bird law all day.
You know, I don't think we're going to do anything close to that....
ok well..... filibuster
or cat physics
Lmao
Charlie as someone who wants to have a future in the entertainment industry this speech was very inspiring thank you so much and also it's always sunny in PH is my FAVORITE show of all time
he told me to tell you you're welcome and he's glad you enjoy his show
I'm really gullible but do you actually know Charlie day?
ctaylah ya charlie told me he totally knows that guy.
:(
***** lol I was gullible as shit in the 8th grade
'You don't have to be fearless, just don't let fear stop you'- Charlie Day nails this, such a great commencement speech
Out of any of the celebrity commencement speeches I've watched, this is by far my favorite.
This is crazy awesome! I wish Charlie Day would've given my college's commencement speech!
Imagine going to College.
I need a Rum Ham....
Milk Steak
egg
About a million fake blood packets.
I'll teach you how to use your toaster!
IT'S YOU :O
No I will teach him C:
He said he doesn't know how it works.
awesome did you all know its possible to trick your luck ? really just do a quick search for this video *"Andrew B Cloverman"* and thank me later tonight xD
:D
I never attended my college graduation.. This speech struck so many cords with me I'd like to think of it as my unofficial commencement. Thanks Charlie
I'm going to watch this every morning while I eat breakfast. Pretty great Dr. Day.
"I'm sorry I'm making your children cry."
Hahahahaahah finally a speaker acknowledges something that happens at every speech or lecture.
Wow, that was a helluva speech. It was long, but well worth it. There are some valuable lessons in his story. It was nice hearing some of it, especially only knowing him from his role in Sunny.
"Don't just do what makes you happy, do what makes you great"
genius.
A relateable and humble approach to giving a commencement speech. A great example of being the best version of yourself, and not of someone else.
So glad CZcams recommended this for me, what a fantastic speech! Charlie Day is truly the man!
I love the part where he's talking about how awful the internet comments were on the commencement speeches that he watched. And I love imagining how he must have felt when this went crazy viral.
In my mind, his speech is 'written' in crayon. XD
"I know I will be judged by all those who care to watch on youtube, and compared, but my lesson is this: I don't give a shit."
god DAMN I love this man.
This was exactly what I needed to hear in the morning. I graduated last year and life has been tough, but like Charlie says, "You cannot let a fear of failure, or a fear of comparison, or a fear of judgement stop you from doing what's going to make you great." 17:00
Last speech he gave:
"I am Frank Reynolds.Yes, yes.Yes.That's the word I want to talk about.But first, let's talk about animals.
Yes. If animals have taught me anything it's that you can easily die, and very quickly, under a bus and on the side of the road. Yes. Okay? So you have to live in the now. Live in the now! I'm gonna live in the now right now. I'm gonna donate another $5,000 to this charity right now."
Thats too charitable
He crushed it. And hit the nail directly on the head. Ive been reading a bunch of these comments with everyone arguing for or against college. The reality is this: College means absolutely nothing. It has been turned into such a money sucking racquet for those attending, thinking that it will help them be "happy" and "successful". College doesn't do shit for you at all. Period. Everything comes down to your mindset and your desire. Only you can do what YOU need to do to achieve your goals.
To all of those people arguing that college made them successful and put their life where they want it, I say bullshit. College didn't do that for you. Not even close. YOU did it. YOU put in the work that YOU felt YOU needed to to help you reach that point in life that you are happy with. Congratulations for achieving your goals. From now on though, stop defending college and start extolling all of your hard work and effort.
I'm a pre-med student... does that mean I should drop out of school and start practicing medicine until I become the best doctor ever?!?
You have clearly missed the point
The only 20 min youtube video i've ever watched from start to finish. Charlie is the man
This is one of the best speeches of all time. Day is so smart
what an awesome speech
whenever I need motivation I come here to listen to Charlie and it always works.
Charlie if you're reading this, to this day i cannot watch the kitten mittens ad without falling around in tears. Always sunny is comic gold. You are a legend!
When he said how they're filming their 10th season of Always Sunny i got the chills. Inspirational shit right here
I watch this every once a while.
Is it even possible to not like this guy??
I seriously can't believe all the negative comments on this. I decided to watch it with a skeptical hesitation... But by the end of it I thought he did a really great job!
I am not from the U.S. and I have never watched this man's show but the speach was realy inspiring. This man is great.
in the class of 2023- so excited to join the merrimack community, especially after learning my favorite actor is part of it! :)
Damn, that was probably the most honest commencement speech I have heard in a long time.
In tears watching this; an inspiration to everyone who is chasing a dream.
Well done Charlie. That last 5 minutes was especially meaningful to me.
Like you said, I hope you read these comments and know you killed it. Your speech has been made into an inspirational video.
And let the snarky comments begin! Oh wait I already seen a few! Honestly I think this was the most inspirational thing I've ever heard. Fail and Fail again. He's not advocating failure. Instead he's telling people to not be afraid to fail. If you do fail pick yourself up but don't be afraid that you will fail again. It happens. He was giving the best advice anyone could ever ask for. Do what it is that makes you great! Look how many people disliked this video. 415. Look how many people loved it 6,719. Very powerful and awesome :) Charlie Day is my hero!
Great speech
This speech reveals the quality of the man underneath his public persona. Well done, Charlie Day.
"You do not have to be fearless, just don't let fear stop you." I never thought I would be quoting fucking Charlie. lol
Don't be afraid to bet on yourself.
Don't be afraid to fail.
Easy to say, difficult to execute.
Admire your courage. Thank you for the speech!
Great speech, Mr. Day. Not bad for someone who got famous by eating cat food. :D
*Dr. Day
jlotus100 and being illiterate
'Don't let a fear of failure stop you...' it's so great seeing him giving such a wise, eloquent speech, so far removed from Charlie Kelly drinking paint and eating cat food. Absolutely love him. Plus, he's adorable in that hat!
That was the best commencement speech I have ever heard. So many lessons women throughout amazing anecdotes. Makes me love Charlie even more!
One of the greatest, most inspiring commencement speeches ever! Well done, sir!
you did good Charlie, you did good
was better than mine, we had some big shot CEO of a financial company... I zoned out in less than a minute
we had the president of my university talk about boring!
Okay well...Filibuster
HAHA
Charlie days the man! "Give me a second to navigate this" raw material. Keep up the great work man
As if I needed any more reasons to love Charlie Day... this was perfect!
Thank you Charlie Day. Even though I know this is going to the Merrimack channel, I'm near graduation and stumbled (i.e. it was the top video of suggested videos I watch today) across this video today. In a time of uncertainty for me, your speech gave me the direction and courage I needed. Thank you for your insight Charlie Day, thank you for your courage. Most of all, thank you for sharing.
I wish Charlie could speak at my college graduation! But I took it to heart just the same! Hard to believe someone told him he would never work in comedy... I think he is one of the most hilarious actors ever, and one of the very few people whose comedy style could NEVER be imitated! His 10-year-old-smoker voice is one of the qualities that makes him so enjoyable to watch lol. I do wish he would have taken this opportunity to go America all over everyone's asses!! Charlie's pure awesomeness.
the end of this speech is like the 4th of july fireworks finale.
Well, this is my #inspiration for the day. Great speech!
this speech just changed my life
I missed about half the speech when he threw in that 8 x 7 curveball
but we were talking about waterskiing...
Salem C 56
"You don't have to be fearless, but don't let fear stop you." What a great quote to live by. Bravo, Charlie Day.
Charlie is such a huge inspiration to me as an actor.
Some corrections on the captions
0:59 - well regarded films
2:53 - Make it to Brunch
3:07 - Or the Pope
3:19 - Hard to believe
3:28 - Kennedy instead of Candid
4:05 - Named Ed
4:43 - Named Ed
5:09 - Zero Percentile
6:24 - will do nothing for me
11:04 - had worked at fidelity
13:45 - A Bet on myself
14:19 - out of a Coke can
14:37 - Saturday night live
17:25 - Loss instead of Lost
I FORGOT TO PUT THE TAPE IN!!! I FORGOT TO PUT THE TAPE IN!!!
Charlie, I just graduated and this meant a lot to me! My girlfriend and I are very inspired.
One of the top 5 TV comedy's of all time.
Dont be fearless just dont let fear hurt you - charlie day 2014
almost cried. definitely gonna listen to this more
I wish i had someone give me a speech like that when i was younger.
I want to know
did he donate the shower curtians
greatest speech ever I dont know what id do if charlie spoke at my graduation ITS ALWAYS SUNNY FOR LYYYYFE!!!
The ruler of darkness...
The master of light...
He is the Dayman.
Charlie you are an amazing comedian, writer and actor! I love...love...love it's always sunny in Philadelphia
I am here to make a snarky comment.
usernamenotinvaild I am here to say an obligatory fuck you
I am here to hold a bowl.
best. speech. EVER!!!!!!!!!!
Very refreshing seeing Charlie be Charlie, and not a crazy maniac
Favorite actor/comedian. All around awesome guy.
I watch this speech every year around this time. Truly one of the best commencement speeches out there.
I had never seen his show and I didn't know who he was but, that was a good commencement speech. Good job!
He should have ended with a, So do...
Trundle
so do would have been epic
Lol
I know for a fact Charlie day won't read this but I loved the speech. It made me feel like I wanted to go try for what I want cause honestly you inspire me to be better and to be funny and just be me and do what my heart and mind tells me to do. I enjoy that life is hard and I've already been through allot of rough choices and I'm better off then I was 3 years ago an I'm only 18 I had to mature at a very young age when I was 12 my mom and dad got a divorce. So I had my charge of ups and downs at a young age and went through hell it was hard but I didn't give up. At times it felt like it would have never gotten any better but it did and I hope I fail to succeed thank you.
Great Speech I definitely have a lot more respect for him after hearing him talk. A true inspiration and motivator. Best of Luck Charlie!
Actually that speech was way better than I thought it was going to be