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Mike Myers Opens Up About His ‘SNL’ Protest In Support Of Canada: “Came From My Heart, And It Was Not About Me”


Like his dual citizenship, Mike Myers is doubling down on his Saturday Night Live 'Canada is not for sale' protest, saying it came 'from my heart.'

Mike MyersGetty Images / SNL In a new interview with the New York Times, the veteran comic and actor — who hails from Toronto, though largely resides in the U.S. — opened up about the reasoning for his political statement, saying it was a message of solidarity for folks back home. Myers, who first appeared on SNL to spoof Elon Musk at the beginning of March (since reprising the roletwice), did not originally intend to make any sort of remark. Since then, Myers appeared in a political spot opposite newly minted Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, in which the latter quizzes him on his national identity.

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