yearck costello gave this 's commencement address at his alma mater, the university of michigan. he was a standup comedian before his career he worked at an improv theater. . this is just over 15 minutes. [applause] >> i love you, too. you know i have to start by tweeting this. give me a second. i'm a professional. this only take a second. [laughter] all right. i want to start by thanking the school's president and the students and faculty and the board of regents who sit behind me and quietly judge us all. i would also like to thank my mother and father who are here today. and i would like all of you to remember at the end of the day to take a moment to thank your parents or whoever it was that help you get where you are today. they have sacrificed greatly for you and we will be out of here by 3:30 p.m., i promise. [laughter] when i woke up this morning and started writing my speech -- [laughter] i was thinking of my first month on campus when i was a freshman. our football was ranked number one. there is all this excitement on campus. our first game was in wisconsin and we went