[jazz music]
♪ ♪
- From
at the Rio Hotel Las Vegas,
here's our host,
♪ ♪
- Welcome
of "Fool Us."
I can't wait for tonight's acts
at fooling Penn and Teller.
And since I'm the host
Let's get this party started
our main men in magic,
♪ ♪
The prize
and a spot performing in Penn
and Teller's amazing
The winner could be
[twangy music]
- In the village
girls were not given
They were not even
Even when I became
I felt like I had
because, in Indian society,
I did bigger
to make my name
until I did
It was a flame escape
in a box 100 feet in the air
and then dropped me
so big, it could be seen
I know this was crazy,
but no one has ever done
in quite the same way.
These days, I put more
by including my other loves--
I'm known enough now that when
they tell us
I want other girls
and know they can be
I chose my own destiny.
- Joining us from India,
[cheers and applause]
[dramatic music]
♪ ♪
- Penn, Teller, Alyson,
and my audience from all over
Firstly, I would like to say
It is indeed an honor
to perform on this stage.
Well, today I'm going
that you have
However, I'm going to
with some of my twist.
So we have Hammond with us.
Would you please come
Thank you.
verify to our audience
- We have not set this up.
So I have
A lot of different colors
purple, maroon.
- That's a pink color.
- [Inaudible]
to make a mark on Riya's cheek.
All right.
a few markers with me,
all different colors.
♪ ♪
All right.
That's a good choice.
Now, I would like you
on any one of her palms.
♪ ♪
That's nice.
and put your credit card number
- Is that a monkey?
- Credit card number?
- I'm just joking.
You can make
Whatever you want.
♪ ♪
Perfect.
Thank you so much.
So now please
and enjoy the act.
And so now we have Riya
with two unique marks
and one on her cheek.
All right, folks.
[upbeat music]
♪ ♪
So Penn, Teller, please keep
♪ ♪
So Hammond, could you please
Are these the marks
Verify them.
- Right.
Wait a minute.
- Right.
- This is Riya face, right?
- Hey, be careful.
♪ ♪
[cheers and applause]
♪ ♪
- Anchal!
- Hi.
- That was so good
And there were
- There were, as our audience.
- So how long have
- So it's almost 23 years.
- I have done more
- That sounds like
- Yeah, it could be.
- Is your family in magic also?
- My parents are engineer
They both are engineers,
but magic was
So to build my career,
My parents, my brother--they
- Aww.
Let's find out if your magic
was powerful enough
- Hey, Anchal.
What a great act.
And you did perhaps
You had a monkey
and we still watched
We were able
even when there was a monkey
'cause we have never had
And you just kept going.
And what this is called
but you did...
- A version with provers
The signing the hands
putting those provers in
but also, I believe
is what we would consider
kind of
and you make it totally Indian.
And it's so wonderful
so far away.
there are many women
Are there?
- No, they are not so many.
There are very few
- We're very honored that
and so nice to see you.
But it is a stretcher illusion
that we are familiar with,
but we love all the stuff
the way you made it
- Anchal, do they know
- Of course.
But to be on the show
it's the greatest honor
Thank you so much
Thank you.
So wonderful
Thank you.
[cheers and applause]
Penn and Teller
and then perform
Lots more "Fool Us" coming up.
[jazz music]
♪ ♪
[jazz music]
- We're back,
are ready to take
Let's see
- I always liked magic,
until I was, like, about 40.
I've dropped out
That's what I tell people.
The only thing that matters
I love performing.
I just love to see people's
I'm probably having
When I go out to perform,
cards and wallets,
I get a lot of repeat people,
"You got
And I'm like,
This past year, I've been
A new trick every day turned
I've done 151 tricks.
involves having
Not necessarily my skin,
We'll see what happens.
[cheers and applause]
- Here to perform something
- There's something special
Generation X, X marks the spot,
There's no more powerful symbol
Alyson, can you give me a hand?
- Sure.
[mysterious orchestral music]
- I mean, literally,
- Oh.
the power of the X.
- [laughs] Okay.
The experiment begins.
And what's
without a little fire?
♪ ♪
If I place my hand
ouch, it hurts.
But if I add to my palm
one over the other...
♪ ♪
- X.
- It increases my magical
I can't explain this.
♪ ♪
And now, I feel no pain.
- I feel like
- Alyson, it's your turn.
- Oh.
- Not really.
- Don't worry.
All we have to do
One, two, three.
Did you feel anything?
If we take a look,
the X has left my hand
and traveled into yours.
[audience exclaims]
- Whoa!
- Wow.
- Yes.
Let's test your new superpowers
into the fire.
- No, I was taught
- Bring your--bring the X down
all the way down
as close as you can go.
All the way down.
Wow.
Now, Alyson,
I wouldn't be able to hold
over a flame like this.
- I mean, I hope not.
- But you are now X woman.
- Hey!
- All right.
But let's prove this
- Okay.
- Oh.
- Are you trying to burn me?
you can get to the fire
- Okay.
- Bring it down as close
- Yeah, it's hot.
Just as I expected.
But if you have any doubts,
Bring that down over the flame
- It's scary.
- Okay.
- Yeah. All right.
- Yeah. Wow.
- Amazing.
- Weird.
- You may be thinking
Maybe any letter will work.
That's the letter
Let me have your unmarked hand.
I feel like
♪ ♪
Right.
but it's close.
Bring the Y down
- It's already hot.
- Yeah.
- No.
has the power to do this.
But if we add one line,
one little line to that Y,
it now becomes an X.
Now bring your hand down over
You can even touch the glass.
- What?
- Alyson.
- You can leave it there
- I mean, I don't
- You have just witnessed
defying expectations
with the magical power
- Mark Doetsch.
Wow. All right.
So you clearly weren't taught,
- I guess not.
- It's very, very intriguing.
I don't know how you did that.
- So if it was up to me,
- Oh, so I fooled you?
- But that's not too hard
- Doesn't matter, right?
- That's all right.
- Who do you love
- Well, I love
table with table,
- And does magic change
- Probably.
It puts a smile
and pretty much everyone
which I love.
- Yeah.
Shall we see if the power
- All right.
- Hey, Mark.
- My compliments to you,
but they all come down
I like the lack of showbiz.
I like the fact that you just
- Thank you.
people are watching
And a lot of times
of razzle-dazzle and sparkle,
and you just came out and said,
"Here's a really hard trick."
I mean, we knew
You know, we knew you getting
but that also misdirected us
And I really love
that no-nonsense presentation,
It's like when a guy
and just pulls out
and says, "Here's the song."
- Yeah.
I just liked that style.
- Thank you.
I don't wanna talk
I wanna talk to Alyson.
- Yeah.
a lot of times,
instead of us up there,
it's because they don't want us
So we have a guess on this,
I'm gonna trust you
- Yeah.
through a glass
- Yeah.
- And because I have allergies
and I like candlelight, I have
And I know that they've
So we think
and you're right on top of it.
So I wanna ask you, Alyson,
- That is a real flame.
- Absolutely real.
- Absolutely real flame.
- And you're not doing
- No.
Remember, our name's
You tell us the truth.
- I've never even
- That's a real flame.
- But there's no sort of
that goes over the top.
I mean,
could you see something
- No. I--no.
Legitimate.
but legitimately they're--like,
I saw nothing.
- So I got one more question
that'll clinch it.
- There's got to be a limit.
From where
- Yeah.
and having experienced that,
do you think he fooled us?
- Yeah.
- Yay!
Whoa!
[cheers and applause]
Thank you very much.
- Thank you.
- Aww.
Mark Doetsch!
- Thank you, guys.
- Thank you.
- See?
- Yeah.
- Yay!
There goes
Will there be more?
Come back for more "Fool Us."
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♪ ♪
[jazz music]
- Welcome back.
Penn and Teller couldn't
Let's see if they can get back
- Hi, I'm Michael O'Brien.
I'm proud
I always wear this hat
as a way
It's an O'Brien
Family means everything to me.
And my daughter loves
My first glimpse
was actually watching
and it blew me away.
Incredibly, he was happy
and he let me stand
as he flashed
If it wasn't for him,
I probably wouldn't be
Tonight, I'll be performing
by my good friend,
It takes a classic of magic
that no one
Let's hope that it leaves Penn
- Give it up for the magic
of Michael O'Brien.
Thank you so much
As you could probably tell
that I am a stout Irish lad.
In fact,
This will come in handy...
for the stout.
Now for the really cool part.
[light music]
- Ooh.
In fact, can I have--
can you come up and join me
- Sure.
- Aah, quick little swig.
Penn, if you can go ahead and
- I will.
right over here.
I would like to show you both
with the most magical object
Of course, I am talking
- It's very nice.
You can have
Oh, sorry. It tends
That's my wife's favorite part.
You know what I mean?
Would you mind to hold out
I'm gonna place my ring
We are gonna try something
and this hoop.
- Okay.
♪ ♪
Thank you so much.
the ring does tend to jump
Did I mention that's
But I don't wanna confuse you
because this isn't
or even a two-ring trick.
In just a second, you're gonna
jump from one hoop
Now, of course,
But do me a favor.
Does it feel like
- It doesn't.
And do me a favor
Can you feel right around
that doesn't come off?
Yeah, you can--use
Yeah, in fact, go ahead,
Feel around that ring.
Of course,
the ring tends to jump
Now, I know what you're
You're thinking,
"some kind of gimmicked ring.
Maybe it's special
So I'm noticing that you're
on your finger there yourself.
- Sure.
In fact, I don't want--I
I'm gonna do any switches
so we're going to try
- Okay.
can you look straight up
You're gonna lean your head
Perfect.
Do not move.
Go ahead and place your ring
- On Teller's forehead?
- Place my ring
- Right about there
♪ ♪
[chuckles]
♪ ♪
We're gonna try something now
your forehead, and the hoop.
♪ ♪
Do me a favor, if you can have
I'm gonna have you cup
The ring is actually going
and into your hands.
- Very nice.
it's always a ring linking
but the cool thing is,
be any object,
You see the ring
Even that long thick
and through to both sides.
But you can get
to come off as well.
Now, every time I do this,
it's always the same kind
It's always a ring linking
or at the very least,
So I thought I would
that I'm sure
Would you mind to go ahead
of that bag, please?
♪ ♪
Heavy, yes?
This is a solid
much like the ones
my grandfather produced
I'm gonna take this ring
and pass it straight through
Creates quite
In fact, I will show you
and it melts, straight on.
Penn, and yes,
Go ahead and grab that for me.
Make sure that that actually
has melted
- Yes it has.
- Yep.
Ladies and gentlemen,
Thank you so much.
- Michael O'Brien.
Hi.
- Hi, thank you.
- Very, like, brave to do it
right with them up there
- I'm not gonna lie.
Putting that ring
it's got my heart...
I don't think you can get
- One of my favorite things
is literally putting
I don't think many magicians
they literally put the magic
- Yeah.
- Well, hopefully the method
but we'll see.
- Do you perform
- Actually, yes,
I do a lot of, like,
I'll do magic performing
- You must be really good
of a drunk, rowdy bar.
- I feel like my magic
And it's not so much about
the cool magician can do."
of "We're gonna do
We're gonna have this fun,
- Do you have any funny stories
- I do.
So I was performing, actually,
believe it or not,
And I--I blew this woman's mind
that she actually
took out a vial of holy water,
grabbed her kids,
- Oh, no.
suspend their disbelief
- Yeah, looks like.
if your magic methods
and you earned yourself
- Hello, Michael.
- Really nice, really nice.
You know, the big problem,
with the linking rings is,
that has nothing to do
It's just--it's very hard
with the linking rings,
and it takes an Irish guy
to do the Chinese linking rings
'cause you bring it
Starting out
is a really, really nice idea.
Teller's forehead,
Lot of this is,
there's a lot to learn here.
You do multiple methods
which is one of
in all of magic.
on--you know,
like to keep us at a distance,
the big Irish balls,
to bring us
And it's
Very, very good use.
You know, you would think
we would have seen everything
that could be done
but you came up
That's really amazing.
But I think I've said
that let you know that we have
And thank you very much,
but I don't think
- So did that ring a bell,
Does he know
- I think maybe I might've
and jump-started
that just let him in
I don't think
- All right.
Michael O'Brien.
[cheers and applause]
- We'll be right back
Stay tuned.
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♪ ♪
[jazz music]
- Welcome back to "Fool Us,"
home of TV's best magic,
- Last time I came
I was very prepared.
Your ring is tied
I put a twist on my tricks
so Penn and Teller
- We think that ring
- And then I did another trick
to prove to them
Maybe I'm wearing some
- Yeah.
Everything.
Yeah.
Now I have to fool them again.
So this time,
they won't think
It's...
A card trick!
I know, I know, big deal.
we have the greatest
I can't help it.
And this is exactly
won't expect some very strange
When it comes
I think I know
and that means I know
what they don't know,
And hopefully,
- Back on the show,
give it up
- Hi, friends.
What a pleasure
Well, the last time
of hiding gimmicks
and I was forced to get naked
It's okay.
But this time,
I'm not wearing
Or pants.
These are the advantages
Guys, I know that
- I do.
- Especially Spanish
Yeah, I know.
But I don't have any decks,
and I can't be there with you.
So Alyson, please imagine
that you are holding
- Okay.
If you throw them up
they will remain floating
Go ahead, try it.
- Okay.
Totally worked.
It's amazing.
- Okay.
This is not the trick yet.
[gentle guitar music]
Alyson, as you can see now,
this floating deck
So please separate out
and all the picture cards
Do it now with your hands.
♪ ♪
Great job.
Then extend
and take all the number cards.
♪ ♪
Now, extend the other hand
and take
And without thinking too much,
just one of the piles,
Penn, it's your turn.
Catch them in the air.
Phew. You got it?
- Yes.
And Alyson, please tell him
so he can follow up
- The picture cards.
Good choice.
Penn, now it's your turn.
- Okay.
- Please let
float in front of you
All the red ones in one side,
and all the black ones
Do it now.
You look great from here.
And just as Alyson did it,
take all the red ones
all the black ones
Get rid of one of them
the pile you want
Not equivoque,
Great.
so we can follow up
- You got the black cards.
- The black ones, good choice.
Teller, it's your time.
Alyson and Penn have decided
the black pictures.
You have to make
the most important one.
Let them float,
They are all the kings,
of clubs and spades.
Try to visualize them.
Choose the one you like,
And this time,
I want you to throw it at me.
Not yet,
One, two, three.
♪ ♪
Wow.
What's this?
Your thought has just travelled
and has become real,
but know the impossibility
this card has never been named.
It's just in your mind, Teller.
So for the first time,
what card have you
- The queen of clubs.
- The queen of?
- Clubs.
Just like this queen of clubs?
- Whoa!
Thank you so much.
Thank you.
- When you're performing,
is always about
Is that what
- Yeah. Yeah.
I tried many times
to play serious magic,
Everybody is laughing
- Yeah, well, it's hard to do
- It's more difficult. Yes.
- What would it mean to you
- Well, it could be
because the last time--
on Las Vegas
was a highlight on my career.
- All right, Adrian, you made
Let's see if you can make
- I hope.
There are--there are
I could open this discussion
You know, we've talked
we've worked
When I wanted to fool Teller,
I went to to try to find out
So we could not have
as an inventor
You're just--you're
And this thing--
it's really what
You'd get a card in your head,
throw it to you.
and becomes--it
It's just--just
and really designed to be done
this kind of way across
Really wonderful.
is how really,
Every word, every gesture
so carefully choreographed.
You're watching every move,
every word you say
And it's a joy to watch you.
We love having you
You fooled us last time.
We don't think
I think I snuck
I tried to be pretty subtle,
'cause I don't want
but don't think you fooled us,
- Adrian, did they sneak in
to let you know that they know
- Of course, this was
- And you were
Thank you.
Adrian Carratala.
Thank you.
- When "Fool Us" returns,
to our headliners.
See Penn and Teller perform
Stay close.
♪ ♪
[jazz music]
- Penn and Teller love
to ruffle the feathers
by revealing
Here to show the method
it's Penn and Teller.
- When we first got the idea
we thought we will close
with a Penn and Teller trick.
That would be a great idea,
We did live shows, so we pulled
just did it
We thought that would be great.
But we never thought it would
So now we've done nine seasons,
and we are plumb
We are tap city.
So now we have
We can't just think
We just need to come up
So one technique we use
not other people's,
and try to do a Penn
So here's the trick.
exactly how it's done.
But first, we'll show you
It is the doughnut
So go to your friend,
a doughnut onto a ribbon
both ends of the ribbons
Then you explain
not just morally and ethically,
So if you rip a doughnut apart
you could not
Then you show them a miracle.
You put a napkin
reach under, say magic words,
and then show them the doughnut
Let them examine it.
Let them examine it
because that is
that came off the ribbon.
That is a miracle.
Now, you can do that--you can
'cause we're going
Now, here's the secret.
You take the doughnut and you
And then while you're
and the integrity
you sneak in another doughnut,
You hook it over
and we'll show you
With a napkin covering it,
and you really do rip
You show your friend
and meanwhile, you just eat
So here's the trick you can do,
but that's not
That's not big enough for TV.
We have to make it bigger
So this shape is a torus.
The shape here,
So we thought, what else has--
It's a little sticky.
What else has that shape?
And the answer came back:
And a tire also
because if you break the tire,
It pops.
So here's the Penn
Come on out, Georgie.
Here's the Penn
It's not a doughnut on a
It is a tire on a rope.
So you've got a solid rope,
And then Teller comes out
Okay.
forget all about
This is now the Penn and Teller
Same exact method,
Forget about
This is the Penn and Teller
[tire pops]
See, both ends of the rope
and the tire is completely
So forget
This is a brand--this is
the Penn and Teller
- Oh, no.
- It's good.
- Okay, well, Teller is full
Seems like a great time to say
and we'll see you next time
Aww.
Aww, thank you.