Actor & comedian Steve Carell delivered the Commencement Address to the Northwestern Class of 2025 at the University’s 167th annual Commencement at the United Center in Chicago on Sunday, June 15, 2025.

Carell had the arena laughing, cheering and, at times, dancing as he addressed the graduates, telling them to be kind, avoid envy and to listen to those around them. Blending self-deprecating humor with advice for the students’ lives after graduation, Carell mixed short vignettes with jokes — and the occasional jab at his celebrity friends, including Northwestern alum and 2011 commencement speaker Stephen Colbert.
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