Appointed to deliver speech at Tulane University's graduation ceremony, Maya manages to deliver a hilarious yet impressive speech as she mimics Oprah.
- May 19, 2015
AceShowbiz - Maya Rudolph delivered a hilarious yet impressive commencement speech at Tulane University on Saturday, May 16. During her speech, she impersonated some famous names including Oprah Winfrey, Whitney Houston and Beyonce Knowles.
After some minutes of talking, she started to mention a famous name, Oprah Winfrey, and mimicked what Oprah usually said on her show. "And today, class of 2015, look under your seats because you are all leaving here today with a college diploma," she said which was responded with cheers and applause from audience. She then shared hilarious advice to the graduates, saying, "If I could give my 21-year-old set any advice, it would be to take as many bikini photos as you can now because your body's smokin' hot."
"During senior year, my father asked me what I planned to do after I graduated, and I told him 'I want to be on 'Saturday Night Live'.' I never wanted to admit that being on 'SNL' was my dream. I never wanted to admit that I was a thespian. And this was back in the day before people were talking about being thespians. It was before thespians could marry," she shared to everyone during her speech.
On a more serious note, she said, "If I may give you any advice, say 'yes,' " she continued. "Say 'yes' and create your destiny." She continued, "So hold on to your old friends. Kiss your Mama. Admit what your dreams are. Don't beat yourself up if you don't know what you're gonna do tomorrow. But work hard and don't be lazy. And put away your damn phone once in a while. And also...be nice to jerks because we still don't know the criteria for getting into heaven yet." Maya herself is the proof that no matter how big your dreams are, they do come true.
The comedian then asked everyone to rise for the National Anthem. During her hilarious performance, she impersonated Whitney Houston and sang some parts of Beyonce's "Single Ladies". The new graduates apparently enjoyed her amusing performance. She closed her speech congratulating all the graduates.
