Piff the Magic Dragon Says He ‘Genuinely Cloned’ Mr. Piffles, Not a Joke

Piff the Magic Dragon is confirming he really spent almost $60K to clone his late canine, Mr. Piffles … telling TMZ he’s “so glad” he did.

We caught up with the magician after the sad data his longtime performing companion and beloved Chihuahua had died … with the “America’s Acquired Experience” alum revealing he created a contingency plan for this inevitable day once more when his pup first started getting older.

Though phrase of Piff’s dedication to clone the pup broke a while once more, the British comedian assured us he “genuinely cloned” Piffles … and even had Mr. Piffles 2.0 be a part of him on digicam for a quick hello there.

He added … “It isn’t solely a canine who looks like him … Mr. Piffles 2 is 100% genetically much like Mr. Piffles OG. It is sort of a method for Mr. Piffles’ spirit to carry on.”

Piff admitted he was impressed to pursue cloning after finding out Barbra Streisand had accomplished it for one among her canine. He said he turned to Google for options, lastly reaching out to a corporation generally known as ViaGen to make his dream a actuality.

Fast-forward to as we communicate, Mr. Piffles 2 is now 2 years outdated, and Piff explains the Chihuahua had been Piffles OG’s understudy for some time. Piff confirmed he’d be performing with Mr. Piffles 2 shifting forward.

He well-known … “I didn’t must go forward with the act merely alone. Mr. Piffles is such an infinite part of it.”

Though Piff is happy to have Piffles 2 by his aspect, he’s nonetheless pondering once more fondly to his and his OG canine’s many onstage moments collectively.

Watch the vid … he recollects the second Neil Patrick Harris gave him and Mr. Piffles a golden buzzer second on ‘AGT.’

The magician and his canine didn’t win the rivals … nevertheless did land a residency on the Flamingo Las Vegas, the place they’ve carried out for nearly the ultimate decade, and easily extended for a further 3 years.