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Dr. Evil makes an SNL appearance to poke fun at Sony, North Korea

The Columbus Dispatch
Dr. Evil in a scene from the movie Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me in 1999.

Mike Myers and Dr. Evil returned to Saturday Night Live over the weekend in a skit that's trending on Facebook today.

Dr. Evil interrupted SNL's opening because he was "furious" that Sony and North Korea gave evil a bad name. "It's like watching two bald men fight over a comb. Who cares?" Dr. Evil said.

The character from the Austin Powers movies took on North Korea leaders, who are accused of hacking into Sony's systems and threatening violence at theaters where The Interview is shown. The movie's plot focuses on a plan to kill North Korea's leader, Kim Jong Un. The threats caused Sony to cancel its Christmas Day release of the movie.

In the clip, Dr. Evil poked fun at North Korea for the fact that it's most evil act is to kill a movie.

Dr. Evil also made fun of the Guardians of Peace, or the GOP: "There's already a GOP, and it's already an evil organization," he said.

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"But why pick on Sony? They haven't had a hit since the Walkman," Dr. Evil said.