Dr. Evil makes a comeback on Jimmy Fallon, after y'know, being fired by Trump

"Naturally I was going to be Secretary of Evil, but Steve Bannon got that job."
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Dr. Evil makes a comeback on Jimmy Fallon, after y'know, being fired by Trump
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Seems like someone new loses their job in the Trump administration every week, including... Dr. Evil.

Mike Myers' iconic Austin Powers villain made his triumphant screen return, chatting to Jimmy Fallon on The Tonight Show on Wednesday night.

Sixteen years after the last Austin Powers movie, Evil chatted about his abrupt firing from Trump's team. What was his role? "Naturally I was going to be Secretary of Evil, but Steve Bannon got that job," he said, and claimed Trump's wall between the U.S. and Mexico was his idea, of course.

"But I wanted it to be a moat, filled with spiky blowfish. But I didn't want the Mexicans to pay for it. I wanted Alec Baldwin to pay for it."

Finally, he announced his candidacy for president, with one heck of a running mate. Mwahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha.

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Shannon Connellan
UK Editor

Shannon Connellan is Mashable's UK Editor based in London, formerly Mashable's Australia Editor, but emotionally, she lives in the Creel House. A Tomatometer-approved critic, Shannon writes about entertainment, tech, social good, science, culture, and Australian horror.


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