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=== Other work === Myers had a cameo appearance in [[Britney Spears]]' music video "[[Boys (Britney Spears song)|Boys]]" as [[Austin Powers (character)|Austin Powers]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Britney on music, 'Boys' and Austin's powers|url=http://www.cnn.com/2002/SHOWBIZ/Music/08/02/mroom.britney/index.html|website=[[CNN]]|date=August 2, 2002|access-date=April 8, 2018}}</ref> Britney Spears, in turn, made a cameo in ''[[Austin Powers in Goldmember]]'', performing "Boys". In a 2005 poll to find The Comedian's Comedian, he was voted among the top 50 comedy acts by fellow comedians and comedy insiders.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Thorpe|first1=Vanessa|title=Cook tops poll of comedy greats|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2005/jan/02/arts.artsnews|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=January 2, 2005|access-date=April 8, 2018}}</ref> Myers is a member of the band [[Ming Tea]] along with [[The Bangles]]' guitarist and vocalist [[Susanna Hoffs]] and musician [[Matthew Sweet]]. They performed the songs "BBC" and "Daddy Wasn't There" from the ''Austin Powers'' films.<ref>{{cite web|title=Great Fictional Bands: MING TEA β UPDATE 4/11/14|url=http://www.warpedfactor.com/2014/09/great-fictional-bands-ming-tea.html|website=Warped Factor|date=November 4, 2014|access-date=April 8, 2018}}</ref> In 2011, Myers returned to [[The Comedy Store (London)|The Comedy Store]] in London to perform a one-night-only comeback of his role with [[The Comedy Store Players]]. The UK comedy website [[Chortle]] praised his performance.<ref>{{cite web|last=Butler|first=Marc|title=Mike Myers with the Comedy Store Players|url=https://www.chortle.co.uk/review/2011/07/06/28293/mike_myers_with_the_comedy_store_players|website=[[Chortle]]|date=July 6, 2011|access-date=September 6, 2018}}</ref> Myers's 2013 directorial debut, ''[[Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon]]'', was selected to be screened in the Gala Presentation section at the [[2013 Toronto International Film Festival]].<ref name="TIFF">{{cite web|url=http://tiff.net/filmsandschedules/festival/2013/supermensch|title=Supermensch The Legend of Shep Gordon|access-date=August 6, 2013|work=TIFF|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130914222630/http://tiff.net/filmsandschedules/festival/2013/supermensch|archive-date=September 14, 2013}}</ref> From 2017 to 2018, Myers hosted a re-boot of ''[[The Gong Show]]'' in heavy makeup as a fictional British host known as Tommy Maitland,<ref>{{cite web|last1=Zuckerman|first1=Esther|title=Mike Myers' disappearing act|url=https://theoutline.com/post/4577/mike-myers-very-intriguing-person?zd=2&zi=ywrqcrmm|work=[[The Outline (website)|The Outline]]|date=May 18, 2018|access-date=May 19, 2018}}</ref> though his identity was not confirmed until the second season.<ref>{{cite web|last=Davis |first=Alex |url=https://www.buzzerblog.com/2018/01/08/abc-renews-the-gong-show-for-a-second-season/ |title=ABC Renews The Gong Show for a Second Season - BuzzerBlog BuzzerBlog | Your Game Show News Source |publisher=Buzzerblog.com |date=January 8, 2018 |access-date=May 25, 2022}}</ref> An avid follower of the [[Monty Python]] comedy troupe, in July 2014, Myers appeared on stage at [[the O2 Arena]] on the final night of their 10 dates live show, ''[[Monty Python Live (Mostly)]]'', and also appears on the documentary telefilm ''[[Monty Python: The Meaning of Live]]''.<ref>Harvey, Dennis. [https://variety.com/2015/film/reviews/monty-python-the-meaning-of-live-review-1201485406/ Film Review: 'Monty Python: The Meaning of Live']. ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] May 2, 2015</ref> In April 2019, [[The Hollywood Reporter|''Variety'']] reported that Myers will be starring in and executive producing a comedy series for [[Netflix]], which will last for six episodes and involve him playing multiple characters.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mike Myers Sets Netflix Comedy Series (EXCLUSIVE)|url=https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/mike-myers-netflix-series-1203191296/|website=Variety|date=April 17, 2019}}</ref> In June 2021, the series title was announced as ''[[The Pentaverate]]'', which serves as a spin-off of ''So I Married an Axe Murderer''. In March 2022, author and security specialist [[Gavin de Becker]] shared that segments of [[The Gift of Fear]] Master Class had been directed by Myers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMaj8hTH2qU|title=GIFT OF FEAR | Promo|date=March 3, 2022 |via=www.youtube.com}}</ref>
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