Comedian Stephen Colbert, widely known as the host of the satirical Comedy Central show "The Colbert Report," will deliver the Class Day address on June 2, Class of 2008 president Tom Haine announced this morning.
"For his success as an actor, author and public speaker, we are honored that Mr. Colbert will be joining the senior class to help us celebrate the end of our college careers," Haine said in an email to the Class of 2008.
The announcement comes on the heels of a controversy over the 2007 Class Day speaker, "West Wing" actor Bradley Whitford, a selection that disappointed a number of last year's seniors. This morning's announcement was also unusually early, with Class Day speakers traditionally revealed toward the middle of the spring semester.
Colbert, who first rose to fame as a correspondent on Jon Stewart's "The Daily Show," drew national attention in 2006 for a controversial comedy routine at that year's White House Correspondents' Dinner, during which he fired off a series of jokes at the expense of President Bush.
Colbert was selected to speak by the Class of 2008's Class Day Chairs, Lola Adekunle '08, Jon Galeano '08 and Alex van Hoek '08.
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