During an episode of Penn and Teller: Fool Us, magician Axel Adler turned up with a mind-boggling illusion we’ve never seen before. The trick: make it look like he has three legs – and you can never quite tell which ones are real and which is a fake. It’s kind of like that old cups and balls trick but you try and follow the fake leg.
“Everything he’s saying is a lie.” In this interview with Vanity Fair, magician, professional sceptic, and generally smart guy Penn Jillette takes a look at movie and TV scenes that featured magic tricks, and reveals how feasible each of the illusions might be, versus just being movie magic.
This upcoming virtual reality game Frankly Unfair, Unkind, Unnecessary, and Underhanded from magicians and smart guys Penn & Teller will mess with player’s minds by subjecting them a variety of minigames which include facing their worst fears and a variety of cruel tricks.
During a recent episode of The Tonight Show, magicians Penn and Teller pulled a fast one on the audience with a trick that was all about misdirecting our attention. It’s a simple trick, but the guys still executed it flawlessly.
Back in 1986, magicians Penn and Teller turned up on an episode of Saturday Night Live and pulled off an a series of tricks which poked fun at other well known magicians, and culminated with a big surprise at the end.
We’ve seen Richard Turner put on a show on TV, but trying to pull one – or 13 – on Penn and Teller is a different task. Watch as he turns up the charm and plays a game of Texas Hold ‘Em with the Las Vegas legends.
Magician Mac King opted not to do his mesmerizing rope trick to try and fool fellow Las Vegas vets Penn & Teller. Instead, he went fishing on stage. Now that’s a proud and natural entertainer.
Magician Mahdi Gilbert – who developed his own methods of doing tricks because he has deformed hands and feet – tries to fool Penn and Teller with his oil and water trick with the two masters watching right beside him.
Stone-faced 23-year-old Kyle Eschen tries to fool Penn and Teller with his charming awkward schtick. At the end of the day, he might be more of a comedian than a magician, but that is no insult. The man belongs on the stage.
In the first episode of Penn & Teller: Fool Us’ third season – with Alyson Hannigan as the new host! – comedy magician Michael Kent tried to bamboozle his idols by making a glass and a bottle switch places, and then some. Wait for it…
Shin Lim was an aspiring pianist, but 7 years ago he turned to magic because his wrists gave out. Watch him fool Penn & Teller with a barrage of sleight of hand tricks that he’s learned in that short amount of time. Skip to 2:10. Mirror here.