00:00I was under the impression I'd be speaking to Dr. Fauci.
00:03Oh, no, no. Dr. Fauci is no longer with us.
00:07Jimmy Kimmel had an interesting and hilarious chat on Tuesday with who he joked was the latest Trump coronavirus pandemic response appointee, Dr. Zayas from Planet of the Apes.
00:17As in Dr. Zayas, the diabolical minister of science from Planet of the Apes?
00:24I've done other movies.
00:25The Jimmy Kimmel Live host said he was supposed to interview Dr. Anthony Fauci.
00:30The actual coronavirus response advisor and director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases,
00:36but instead got the classic Planet of the Apes character, played by comedian Dana Gould in excellent makeup.
00:41Gould's Dr. Zayas told Kimmel that President Trump sent Fauci to a big farm upstate because of their clashes over virus response and the next moves.
00:49I'm the new lead on the coronavirus task force.
00:53According to the Planet of the Apes character, he got the job through a family connection, saying Trump is half orangutan.
00:58Of course he is! No human would have a fantastic head of orange hair like that!
01:04Kimmel responded,
01:05That actually explains a lot of things.
01:07Oh, and as for what other movies the doctor has done...
01:09A little thing called Jumanji? Maybe you heard of it?
01:12To watch the full funny segment, head to THR.com.
01:15For The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Tiffany Taylor.
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