He Should Give More Speeches

So far, Conan O'Brien's TBS show has been a disappointment.  His original late night show was for some time the best talk show around.  His take on The Tonight Show dumbed down his appeal, and this new show seems to be following that path.

But he still can be funny.  In 2000, he gave a speech to the class at Harvard that's a classic of modern comedy.  He just gave a commencement address at Dartmouth, and it's also pretty good.  Is it that anything at a serious ceremony is automatically funnier, or do he and his writers save the good stuff for universities?