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Franco's Canned UCLA Speech: 'I'm Like Obama'

Posted Jul 9th 2009 1:48AM by TMZ Staff

James Franco dropped out of giving the UCLA graduation speech this year after a "scheduling conflict" -- and that whole falling asleep in class incident -- but this is what it would have sounded like. WARNING: Explicit language!

James Franco's Rejected UCLA Commencement Speech from James Franco

Thanks to FunnyorDie.com for giving Franco a forum to compare himself to the President, take credit for gay people becoming doctors and telling students to "go out and make babies."

Tags: barack obama, BarackObama, funny or die, FunnyOrDie, graduation, james franco, JamesFranco, ucla

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16. Amazing they actually let someone with a sense of humor go to college. A millionaire with a job already actually wanting to get an education. That sounds like a decision a white man would make, not a white boy.

Posted at 10:50AM on Jul 9th 2009 by thisguyrocks

17. I turned it off after 30 seconds. I know it was satire...but it was sheer idiocy and not funny at all. Probably getting a degree in sociology, communications ...or haircombing 101.

Posted at 10:51AM on Jul 9th 2009 by wombat

18. OMGSH this is hilarious! lmao

Posted at 11:21AM on Jul 9th 2009 by Beckee

19. That was hilarious! I hate how some people can't take a joke. Also, doesn't he look alot like John Mayer there, or is it just me?

Posted at 10:54AM on Jul 9th 2009 by sunny

20. This guy looked like he was high off something. I still seemed like a joke. Why would anyone want to show this to the ucla faculty in the first place. who ever did that was the idiot.

Posted at 11:03AM on Jul 9th 2009 by queen bee

21. In terma of "Funny" or "Die".....This clip is very much a "DIE B*TCH DIE!!!"

-UCLA Grad

Posted at 11:05AM on Jul 9th 2009 by Dannyboy3D

22. Explanation-
James Franco was asked to speak at UCLA's commencement ceremonies. The UCLA students raised a big fuss that he wasn't worthy of that honor because they basically claimed he was a pompous moron.
He made this video to mock them by acting like his speech would have been him acting like a pompous moron.

You're welcome slow people.

Posted at 11:10AM on Jul 9th 2009 by Deacon Jones is the best DE ever

23. James Franco, you are as dumb as you look. Comedy ain't your thing, stick to drama.

Posted at 11:20AM on Jul 9th 2009 by Pookie

24. Such a waste of time and space....friggin' douche bag Franco

Posted at 11:17AM on Jul 9th 2009 by bob

25. I understand this was satire, but not funny and totally unwatchable (although I did till the bitter end to see if it would get any better).

Posted at 11:37AM on Jul 9th 2009 by robynleigh

26. who the hell is this idiot.

Posted at 11:44AM on Jul 9th 2009 by pinkfloyd

27. frickin hilarious! I love james franco!

Posted at 12:23PM on Jul 9th 2009 by stac

28. funny as hell love him more for it and i am bi