Jerry Seinfeld: ‘The Uncomfortable Feeling of Awkward Humor Is Okay’

Jerry Seinfeld gives the commencement address to Duke’s Class of 2024. (Duke University)
In his Duke commencement address, the comedian offered advice we can all use: Bust your ass. Pay attention. Fall in love. And, most importantly, ‘you gotta laugh.’
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In a sure sign that fun is back, Jerry Seinfeld took the stage at Duke’s commencement ceremony Sunday to give the keynote address. There was observational humor about the Titan submersible—“If the fish where you are have eyes like Shelley Duvall and a bendy straw with a work light hanging off of their head, you do not belong there”; life advice—focus on…
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