Mike Myers Talks about Pro-Canada SNL Shirt, Advertising Origins

Mike Myers Back Saturday Night Live In the weeks that played Elon Musk in recent weeks, the Canadian comedian also used his time on NBC sketch comedy show to support his home country, especially President Trump imposed tariffs and expressed his hope to make Canada the 51st US state.

At the end of the March 1 episode, Miles proudly showed off his “Not for Sale in Canada” T-shirt and twice put the “elbow lift” into the camera. In the subsequent appearance, he wore a “Canadian Tire” shirt at the end of the episode.

Myers said the tailor’s diplomacy was initially acted because he “had become more angry and angry”, thinking about Trump’s comments and tariffs and acting from the heart.

“What happened comes from my ankles, my brain and my heart, it has nothing to do with me – it has nothing to do with me,” Miles told Myers. The New York Times In a recent interview. “I want to send a message home saying I’m with you, you know.”

Miles, now a U.S. citizen and split his time between New York and Vermont, talks about Trump’s move to Canada: “What happened really hurts our feelings. We love America. We love you. We love you. We don’t understand what this madness is. … Americans are the last person you think is a threat to us.”

After him SNL Advocate, Myers appeared in a Canadian Liberal Party advertisement with Prime Minister Mark Carney, with the comedian wearing a jersey that reads “Never 51.”

In the hockey stadium video, Carney notes that Miles lives in the United States, but Wayne's World The star said he would be “always Canadian”. Then, the comedians of Canadian culture were quizzed in the afternoon.

Myers said of his attitude to the ads: “I imagine, ‘I know I don’t live there anymore, let’s talk.’ “I think it would be interesting if the Prime Minister of Canada did an identity test on me. ”

“I think he's reasonable. He took a calm, firm, clear stance to defend our sovereignty,” Myers said in Carney.

As for Musk, Miles said he was involved in the Trump administration, “and the opposite of how I feel as a Canadian.”

“We have no distrust of the government,” he added. “We have faith in a good government.”

Miles emphasizes the value of comedy to political extremism.

“Fascism doesn't like being ridiculed; it likes being feared,” he said. “Irony is an important tool in the toolbox, and it can be said that it's not normal – the cuts he made are not normal.”

Myers’ interview was ahead of Monday’s parliamentary elections, with Canadians voting for the new government.