Comment by thaumasiotes

> Since others normally write his lines, do you grouse that you don't know who wrote Colbert's commencement speech?

> If you think he wrote it, do you wonder why he wrote his own speech instead of his writers?

No, I think Stephen Colbert is viewed as an interesting person whose life many people would like to emulate. Which would mean the answer to "who got invited" was the actor and not the character.

But none of that applies to Kermit the Frog; he's not even alive. I don't think Matt Vogel is seen that way.

Here, it appears that the character was invited, but without the ability to speak. How does that make sense?