"Stephen Colbert, who studied philosophy and theater as an undergraduate, gave the commencement speech at Northwestern University on June 17, 2011. <a href=""http://www.northwestern.edu/newscenter/stories/2011/06/colbert-speech-text.html"" target=""_blank"">He said</a> of his major, ""I not only loved studying theater, I loved being a theater major. It gave me an excuse to brood, to grow a beard, to wear black 'at' people. I didn't just want to play Hamlet, I wanted to be Hamlet."""