John Krasinski surprises 2020 grads with star-studded graduation ceremony
On the latest edition of Some Good News, John Krasinski’s heartwarming YouTube show, Krasinsnki threw a graduation party of sorts for student’s whose graduation ceremonies were canceled due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Krasinski even got a few of his famous friends to join him for a private conversation with a few lucky students who took part. Oprah Winfrey, Malala Yousafzai, Jon Stewart and Steven Spielberg all happily imparted wisdom on the graduates.
Video Transcript
JOHN KRASINSKI: Here's the deal. I'm not smart enough to answer your question, but I do know someone who is. She's an inspiration of mine and I hope an inspiration of yours. I don't know if you know this person.
OPRAH WINFREY: Amanda.
- Oh my god.
- On the latest edition of John Krasinski's "Some Good News," John threw a graduation celebration for students whose graduation ceremonies have been canceled due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. And a few of those lucky students got to pick the brains of Oprah, Malala, Jon Stewart, and Steven Spielberg.
STEVEN SPIELBERG: The real dream is something that only hangs on to you, but you hang on to it. And it will power you through every obstacle that people and environment will throw against you. Because if we're in service of our dreams versus our dreams being in service to us, it becomes something greater.
- Viewers couldn't help but get all the feels. One viewer tweeted, "I can't handle how happy SGN makes me. Thank you, John Krasinki," while another wrote, "Thank you, John Krasinski, for bringing some joy and light to our screens every Sunday night." And Oprah shared one of her favorite moments in life as a reminder that even during dark times, the light is never far off.
OPRAH WINFREY: This is my favorite moment in life, that when it's really dark and dreary on the ground and then you get in the plane, and within three minutes you shoot above the clouds, and you see the sun was always there.
- And Jon Stewart used this opportunity as an example of one of life's lessons.
JON STEWART: The person on Mr. Krasinski's show before you, their question was answered by Oprah.
JOHN KRASINSKI: [LAUGHS]
- Wow.
JON STEWART: So I think it's clear sometimes in life you're going to get the short end of the stick.
