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

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

We caught up with the magician after the unhappy information his longtime performing companion and beloved Chihuahua had died … with the “America’s Got Talent” alum revealing he created a contingency plan for this inevitable day again when his pup first began getting older.

Although phrase of Piff’s choice to clone the pup broke some time again, the British comic assured us he “genuinely cloned” Piffles … and even had Mr. Piffles 2.0 be a part of him on digicam for a fast hi there.

He added … “It’s not just a dog who looks like him … Mr. Piffles 2 is 100% genetically identical to Mr. Piffles OG. It’s like a way for Mr. Piffles’ spirit to carry on.”

Piff admitted he was impressed to pursue cloning after studying Barbra Streisand had completed it for one in all her canines. He stated he turned to Google for solutions, in the end reaching out to an organization referred to as ViaGen to make his dream a actuality.

Quick-forward to at the moment, Mr. Piffles 2 is now 2 years previous, and Piff explains the Chihuahua had been Piffles OG’s understudy for a while. Piff confirmed he’d be performing with Mr. Piffles 2 shifting ahead.

He famous … “I didn’t want to go forward with the act just by myself. Mr. Piffles is such a huge part of it.”

Although Piff is blissful to have Piffles 2 by his aspect, he is nonetheless pondering again 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 did not win the competitors … however did land a residency on the Flamingo Las Vegas, the place they’ve carried out for practically the final decade, and simply prolonged for one more 3 years.