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♪ ♪
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[cheers and applause]
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- From the Penn & Teller
Theater,
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at the Rio Hotel, in Las Vegas,
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here's our host,
Alyson Hannigan!
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[cheers and applause]
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♪ ♪
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- Welcome to "Fool Us."
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Get ready to marvel
at tonight's performers,
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because we've got
a fantastic four acts
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ready to try and fool our two
show-stopping superheroes.
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The Hulk and Ant Man
of magic--Penn and Teller!
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[cheers and applause]
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- You know the deal.
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If a magician fools
Penn and Teller,
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they win a "Fool Us" trophy.
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They also get to perform
in Penn & Teller's
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world-famous Magic Spectacular.
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Speaking of spectacular,
here is tonight's first act.
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- When I do magic, it's more
than just doing
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a trick for someone.
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I want to absolutely fry
their brains,
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and it doesn't matter
how hard it is to do.
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I was booked to do
a virtual show
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for a client out in Colorado,
over video chat.
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So I thought, "What could I do
to really blow their minds?"
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I live in North Carolina,
which is 1,500 miles away.
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But I saw flights to Colorado
were pretty cheap that month,
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so I flew to Colorado,
and I hid an ace of spades
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just outside of their building.
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And I flew home that day,
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and a month later,
I did the virtual show,
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and I kind of closed it
by saying,
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"Wouldn't it be cool if I
could make an ace of spades
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appear hidden somewhere
there?"
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It's a story they're still
talking about, to this day.
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And I grabbed one of these
magazines from the back.
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In my show, I tend to not
use typical magic props.
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I try and borrow items from
the crowd, like their phone.
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Their wallet
or just use something
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that you might be able
to buy at a store nearby.
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Penn and Teller,
I'm gonna try and fool you
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with something you may have
lying around your own home.
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[cheers and applause]
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- Enjoy the North Carolina
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comedy magic
of Hayden Childress!
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[cheers and applause]
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- Thank you.
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Penn, Teller, I want to
show you a piece of magic
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that I think
is gonna blow your minds.
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[blowing]
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Prepare to be fooled.
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Hmm.
[laughter]
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Okay. Pretty cool, but you
guys don't seem impressed.
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Probably because you think
I'm doing this,
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so I want to take it
to the next level.
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Alyson, would you mind
joining me here onstage?
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Give a round of applause
for Alyson, everyone.
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Alyson, I've brought
a roll of tape here.
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Would you mind
checking out the tape?
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Make sure the tape seems legit.
Like normal tape.
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- Yes.
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- And you can also check out
my fingers here.
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Make sure my fingers are normal,
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just in case Penn
and Teller think
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that maybe I used fake hands
for that first one.
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Everything seem good?
- Yeah.
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- All right. Everything good
with the tape, as well?
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- Yeah.
- All right. Cool.
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Only thing you need to know
about this kind of tape
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is it's industrial,
meaning it's super sticky.
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You can even feel that.
It's like maple syrup
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which, Penn,
I know you know a lot about.
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- I do.
- Check it out. My fingers.
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One roll of tape.
Taped together super tight.
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Alyson, can you give
that a couple wraparounds?
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Tape my fingers together
as tight as you can.
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- As tight as I can? Okay.
- Yeah. As tight as you can.
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You could even squeeze
my fingers more, if you want.
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- Okay. This seems bad
for your circulation.
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- Yeah.
I said a couple wraparounds,
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but this is, like, seven.
- Oh. Sorry.
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- No. It's all good.
It makes it more interesting.
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My fingers are even
changing colors, which...
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- Yeah. I'm...
- You can see there.
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It's like a second trick.
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- Concerned.
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- And so everything's
secure there?
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- Yes.
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- Alyson, I've brought
a metal ring. Check it out.
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One. Two.
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Alyson, I don't
do this on three,
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'cause I want you to be
surprised when it happens.
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- That's so cool.
- Thank you.
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And you see that ring
went right through my hands.
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- Yeah.
- We're gonna get it out.
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A lot of people think
the ring's gonna come out
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this way through the tape.
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It's actually gonna
come out this way.
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[all exclaim]
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- And Alyson, make sure,
one more time,
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my fingers are still together.
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It's still my fingers there.
The tape isn't broken?
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- No.
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- Thank you.
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Let's do it again.
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One. Two.
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[audience exclaims]
It goes right through.
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Now, this could be
some trick magic ring.
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After all, I brought it
out of my own pocket.
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- Right.
- Can I use your necklace?
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- Sure.
- I'm going to borrow it.
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And you are very magic,
so as far as we know,
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this isn't
a trick magic necklace, right?
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- No.
- Yeah. I know.
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I'm just yanking your chain.
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Okay.
Back to the trick. Thanks.
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- Okay.
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- If I put your necklace
on my hands like this,
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it kind of looks
like it went through.
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It's just for
the cameras though.
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See? It didn't really.
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But you'll see the moment
that it happens.
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[audience exclaims]
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- That's impressive.
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- You can see
that's your necklace.
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That ring.
Trapped in between my hands.
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Now, I can keep putting stuff
in my hands, over and over,
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but I want you to experience
this firsthand.
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Could you hold out your
left hand like this for me?
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- Yes.
- Yeah, and kind of do a
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A-okay. Perfect.
- Yeah.
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- You're gonna feel firsthand,
Alyson,
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how impossible it is
to pull your fingers apart.
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I'll avoid your fabulous
manicure, by the way.
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- Thanks.
- All right.
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This way, you can
experience firsthand that
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your fingers can't come apart.
Let Penn and Teller know.
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Is there any way
for your fingers to come apart?
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- No.
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- Penn, Teller, watch close.
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Alyson, it's about to get weird.
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Fingers forward.
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[imitates explosion]
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That's just
for hype and excitement.
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One. Two.
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[audience exclaims]
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Alyson, you're gonna see
that's my fingers
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and your fingers with the ring
with your necklace
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trapped in between us.
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- Oh, dear.
- Yeah. It's weird, right?
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- Yeah it is.
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- We're like one person
starting here connecting here.
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Who loves magic?
Alyson does.
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Yeah. I don't know about you,
but I'm having a blast.
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But obviously,
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I want to get this stuff
out of here, so Alyson...
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- Yeah?
- Try this.
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With your other hand
grab your necklace,
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and I want you to just
pull it out magically.
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[audience exclaims]
- Just like that.
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- What?
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- And you can feel the ring
on your finger.
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- Yes.
- We're gonna shake our hands.
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Just like this.
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We're just
gonna shake our hands...
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- Shake, shake, shake.
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- Like this. Shake. Shake.
Shake and bake.
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- Okay. Enough shaking.
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[audience exclaims]
- What?
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- Alyson, did you feel that?
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- No.
- I get that a lot.
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- Ew.
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- And you can see
we're still connected here.
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I take it that you're
right-handed, not left-handed?
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- Yes.
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- So we could stay
like this forever.
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- I have a lot of explaining
to do, but...
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- Yeah.
- Okay.
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- And you've got more TV work
to do, so I tell you what.
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We're gonna undo ourselves.
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- Okay.
- I won't cover it up.
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Watch our hands.
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[audience exclaims]
- Wow!
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Hayden Childress.
[cheers and applause]
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All right. Is it hard
to stand out, in magic?
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- Yeah. I'd say so.
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I mean it's really hard
to do something different.
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I don't know if you've ever
had your fingers taped.
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I hope I was the first one.
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- I mean not for a magic trick.
No.
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I've taped 'em during crafting,
but it's usually hot glue.
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- Okay. Gotcha.
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- Yeah.
- Gotcha.
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- What's your favorite audience?
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- I love the people
who buy tickets to see me,
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obviously,
'cause they come in liking me.
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- Aww.
- Although I do kind of
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like the crowds who are like,
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"Oh, my God.
There's a magician?"
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'Cause I love to exceed
their expectations,
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if that makes sense.
- Yeah, yeah.
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All right, Hayden.
Let's see if Penn and Teller
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know the secrets
to your tape trick.
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- All right.
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- Hayden, the very definition
of packs small-plays big.
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What a great routine.
- Thank you.
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- Every moment of it
is just beautiful.
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You've been doing that
for a while?
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It seems really well-tested.
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- Yeah. I've been doing it
for--oh, gosh.
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Since I was in high school
I think.
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- Yeah.
- Yeah.
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- It's really a modern version
of an ancient Japanese trick.
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You know, the thumb tie.
And it's just done beautifully.
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We have seen so many people
do thumb ties,
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and you bring
so much more to it.
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Probably the most
brilliant thing
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is using the spectator, Alyson,
to--
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In the same position
you're in, so she can feel
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how impossible it is
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to get that tape off
and actually feel that,
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which gets
a much stronger reaction.
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And I don't think
I've ever seen that before.
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Neither one of us
can remember seeing it.
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You know, people do that
with other people holding stuff
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and things like that,
but never with them
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in the exact same situation
you're in.
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And it's really, really good,
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and I also love that you start
with that stupid thing
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that everybody does to you
when you're a magician.
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"Hey, can you do this?"
And then we were kind of,
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"Okay great. You did it.
Have fun."
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And then having that tie in
with the whole plot
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of the whole thing
is really nice.
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I just love how simple
and clean--and I just--I know.
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We have a tip for you.
Just don't ever,
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ever take that out
of your routine.
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That is just a wonderful thing
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that you could be known
for, forever.
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- Hayden, does Penn's double
talk have meaning to you?
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- It does. I caught it.
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So thank you so much
for the compliments
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- Well, thank you.
It's wonderful. It's just--
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- So you didn't fool them?
247
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- No.
You know, but that's okay.
248
00:10:29,861 --> 00:10:32,397
I got to hold hands
with Alyson Hannigan.
249
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That was worth
the trip to Vegas.
250
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- Aww.
- Thank you so much.
251
00:10:35,367 --> 00:10:36,768
- All right.
- Wonderful.
252
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- Hayden Childress.
- Thank you.
253
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- Thank you.
254
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Coming up, more of
the world's greatest magicians
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try to fool Penn and Teller.
Stick around.
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[cheers and applause]
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♪ ♪
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♪ ♪
259
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[cheers and applause]
260
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- Welcome back to "Fool Us"
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where the impossible
is always possible,
262
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especially with our next act.
263
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- So this is how I used magic
to make my family appear.
264
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I was at this party, and I met
this girl I wanted to impress.
265
00:11:14,706 --> 00:11:17,375
And I told her I'll help her
find the love of her life.
266
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I asked her
to take out her phone,
267
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open up the calculator,
268
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and punch in the number
of times she'd fallen in love.
269
00:11:23,782 --> 00:11:25,383
Multiply that
by the number of times
270
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you had your heart broken
271
00:11:26,985 --> 00:11:28,953
and the number
of boyfriends you had.
272
00:11:29,020 --> 00:11:30,955
Then multiply that
by any random number
273
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that only you know.
274
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I told her these are the odds
of you ever finding true love,
275
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but what if you call
that number?
276
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She did, and my phone rang.
277
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We've been together ever since.
278
00:11:44,871 --> 00:11:46,404
And now, we have a little baby,
279
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and he's my favorite thing
in the whole world.
280
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So now, I'm revisiting
all my favorite baby games.
281
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Ooh, ahh!
282
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We play peek-a-boo, of course.
283
00:11:53,945 --> 00:11:55,413
Peek-a-boo!
284
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But also games of chance,
like rock paper scissors.
285
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And amazingly, he wins more
than me,
286
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which got me thinking.
287
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I can combine these things
into some powerful magic.
288
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I can't fool my baby
with tonight's trick,
289
00:12:07,192 --> 00:12:10,495
but maybe, just maybe
I can fool Penn and Teller.
290
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[cheers and applause]
291
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- Here to take on Penn
and Teller is Hans.
292
00:12:20,740 --> 00:12:23,941
- Thank you. This evening,
I'm going to influence you.
293
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I'm going to influence
what you think, what you say,
294
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and what you do.
295
00:12:27,579 --> 00:12:29,547
And that happens just every day.
296
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We all get
influenced by other people.
297
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The trick is doing it
without you noticing
298
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that you're being influenced.
299
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Penn, now, for this experiment,
300
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I have sent you some stuff
across the Atlantic.
301
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Can you open up that box, Penn?
302
00:12:43,128 --> 00:12:44,462
- Oh, yeah.
303
00:12:44,529 --> 00:12:45,596
Oh, my goodness.
- Whoa.
304
00:12:45,598 --> 00:12:47,432
- Okay. Penn,
what do you see in there?
305
00:12:48,634 --> 00:12:53,404
- I see a rock. Styrofoam.
- Okay. Can you pick it up?
306
00:12:54,005 --> 00:12:55,406
- Pick it up?
- Pick it up.
307
00:12:55,473 --> 00:12:56,674
Yeah.
Pick it up. Try it.
308
00:12:56,742 --> 00:12:58,009
- I'll pick it up.
309
00:12:58,076 --> 00:12:59,343
- You're a big guy.
You can pick it up. Good.
310
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Teller, is there anything else
in there?
311
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Pick it up.
- It's rock paper scissors.
312
00:13:05,083 --> 00:13:06,417
- Aw.
- Scissors. Okay.
313
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Just keep the scissors.
Alyson, take a look inside,
314
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and remove--well,
you figure it out.
315
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It's paper, and sit down.
316
00:13:13,692 --> 00:13:16,728
And can you remove the box?
Move it away.
317
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As you can see, we have rock,
paper, scissors,
318
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as it's called.
319
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Now, rock paper scissors--
It is one of the oldest games
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known to mankind.
321
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It dates back to the stone age
when it was called
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rock rock and rock
323
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usually ending up in a tie.
324
00:13:32,611 --> 00:13:35,046
Now, eventually the game has
evolved to rock paper scissors,
325
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and when we play
this game in Norway
326
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we always play best
out of three.
327
00:13:39,919 --> 00:13:43,120
Now, today,
I'm gonna take a huge risk,
328
00:13:43,122 --> 00:13:45,890
and I'm gonna get this
right three out of three.
329
00:13:45,958 --> 00:13:48,459
And if I make one mistake,
if I get one wrong,
330
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I'm gonna thank you humbly
for your time and say goodbye.
331
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- Okay.
332
00:13:52,864 --> 00:13:54,499
- Now, for the first round,
333
00:13:55,667 --> 00:13:58,336
two of you are
going to switch items.
334
00:13:58,338 --> 00:14:00,205
Now, I know exactly
which two of you
335
00:14:00,272 --> 00:14:01,539
are going to do that switch,
336
00:14:01,607 --> 00:14:03,741
so I will write down
the result in advance,
337
00:14:04,509 --> 00:14:07,678
and Alyson, you're gonna get
the first choice here.
338
00:14:07,746 --> 00:14:11,616
Which two of you is
going to exchange items,
339
00:14:11,683 --> 00:14:12,717
in the first round?
340
00:14:12,784 --> 00:14:14,419
- I'm gonna trade with Penn.
341
00:14:15,053 --> 00:14:17,555
- You're gonna trade with Penn.
Okay. Trade with Penn.
342
00:14:19,091 --> 00:14:21,392
Ooh. That's heavier than
I thought it would be.
343
00:14:22,628 --> 00:14:26,664
- And my prediction says
Teller beats Penn.
344
00:14:26,731 --> 00:14:29,367
Teller's scissors
cuts Penn's paper.
345
00:14:30,535 --> 00:14:32,503
Now, for the second round,
346
00:14:32,571 --> 00:14:34,038
we're gonna do it
a bit more difficult,
347
00:14:34,105 --> 00:14:36,040
because now,
you can make two switches.
348
00:14:36,609 --> 00:14:40,077
I know exactly which two
switches you're going to make,
349
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so I'm going to write down
the results in advance.
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And I'm going to ask you, Penn,
351
00:14:45,450 --> 00:14:49,187
which two of you should make
the first switch?
352
00:14:50,522 --> 00:14:52,523
- Alyson and I.
- Alyson and you.
353
00:14:52,591 --> 00:14:54,558
Okay, switch with Alyson.
354
00:14:54,626 --> 00:14:57,328
- I just thought she was
getting tired holding the rock.
355
00:14:57,330 --> 00:14:59,330
- Yeah. Good idea.
356
00:14:59,397 --> 00:15:01,565
Teller, can you just
point two of you?
357
00:15:01,633 --> 00:15:03,167
Could you do the second switch?
358
00:15:06,005 --> 00:15:07,272
- Thank you.
- You switched with Alyson,
359
00:15:08,273 --> 00:15:12,476
and my prediction says
Alyson beats Teller.
360
00:15:12,544 --> 00:15:16,547
Alyson's scissors cuts Teller's
paper, and Penn beats Alyson.
361
00:15:17,249 --> 00:15:19,250
Penn's rock crushes
Alyson's scissors.
362
00:15:20,218 --> 00:15:21,386
- Wow.
363
00:15:21,453 --> 00:15:23,488
- Thank you.
That's what I was hoping for.
364
00:15:25,824 --> 00:15:27,758
And for the final round,
this is the most difficult one,
365
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because now you can make
three switches.
366
00:15:30,929 --> 00:15:32,363
And now,
you can try to outsmart me.
367
00:15:32,430 --> 00:15:35,133
For example, Penn and Teller,
if you do the first switch,
368
00:15:35,767 --> 00:15:37,735
for the second switch,
you can switch back again.
369
00:15:37,802 --> 00:15:39,203
And for the third switch,
370
00:15:39,270 --> 00:15:41,372
well, you can do
the same switch three times,
371
00:15:41,374 --> 00:15:43,040
or you can do two
different switches,
372
00:15:43,108 --> 00:15:46,277
or you can do
all three different switches.
373
00:15:46,345 --> 00:15:49,447
Whatever you think would be the
hardest for me to anticipate.
374
00:15:50,515 --> 00:15:52,817
And Alyson, not to put
any pressure on you,
375
00:15:52,884 --> 00:15:55,486
but women who are considered
very smart
376
00:15:55,553 --> 00:15:59,090
and very beautiful--they tend
to choose scissors over rock,
377
00:15:59,157 --> 00:16:02,360
in about 65% of the times.
- Wow.
378
00:16:02,427 --> 00:16:05,330
- Not trying to influence you
in any way, of course. Or am I?
379
00:16:06,065 --> 00:16:08,967
But Alyson, which two of you
should make the first switch?
380
00:16:11,002 --> 00:16:12,937
- Penn and Teller should switch.
381
00:16:13,004 --> 00:16:14,739
- Penn and Teller
do the first switch.
382
00:16:15,440 --> 00:16:18,543
And Penn, which two of you
should make the second switch?
383
00:16:19,611 --> 00:16:23,214
- I like having the rock.
Me and Teller.
384
00:16:24,116 --> 00:16:26,617
- And Teller, can you point
to two of you
385
00:16:26,619 --> 00:16:28,319
who should do the last switch?
386
00:16:31,289 --> 00:16:32,957
You'll switch with Penn.
Okay. Switch.
387
00:16:34,893 --> 00:16:39,163
Now, exactly as I thought,
and that is why
388
00:16:39,231 --> 00:16:42,000
there is nothing written
on this notepad,
389
00:16:42,667 --> 00:16:45,570
because I told you
I was gonna take a huge risk,
390
00:16:45,637 --> 00:16:47,171
and I did that
a couple of weeks ago
391
00:16:47,173 --> 00:16:51,108
when I sent you those items.
And today, I took another risk.
392
00:16:51,176 --> 00:16:52,910
The risk that none of you
would have that idea
393
00:16:52,978 --> 00:16:55,446
to look down
at that piece of paper
394
00:16:55,514 --> 00:16:57,548
that you have been passing
amongst you,
395
00:16:57,615 --> 00:16:59,250
because if you did,
396
00:17:00,419 --> 00:17:02,520
you could have done
one switch differently,
397
00:17:03,721 --> 00:17:06,124
and all my predictions
would be wrong.
398
00:17:06,191 --> 00:17:08,259
Penn, you figured out
what to do already.
399
00:17:08,261 --> 00:17:10,094
Open up and read
just the first line.
400
00:17:12,264 --> 00:17:13,831
What does the first line said?
401
00:17:15,534 --> 00:17:19,037
- Teller beats Alyson.
That's true. Penn--
402
00:17:19,071 --> 00:17:20,938
- Teller's rock. Yes.
403
00:17:20,940 --> 00:17:23,808
- Penn beats Teller.
Which is true.
404
00:17:23,875 --> 00:17:24,942
- Penn's--yes.
405
00:17:25,010 --> 00:17:27,445
- And Alyson beats Penn
which is true.
406
00:17:29,514 --> 00:17:30,782
- Thank you very much.
407
00:17:30,849 --> 00:17:33,284
- Wow.
408
00:17:33,351 --> 00:17:35,053
That's amazing.
409
00:17:37,222 --> 00:17:39,123
Hans!
410
00:17:41,226 --> 00:17:43,327
- Thank you, Alyson.
- That is so impressive.
411
00:17:43,394 --> 00:17:46,297
Were you, like,
the most annoying person
412
00:17:46,299 --> 00:17:49,533
to play paper rock scissors
with on the schoolyard?
413
00:17:49,535 --> 00:17:51,002
- I was probably
the richest one,
414
00:17:51,069 --> 00:17:53,071
because we would play for money.
415
00:17:53,105 --> 00:17:54,505
- Ooh, nice.
416
00:17:54,572 --> 00:17:56,774
Are there
many magicians in Norway?
417
00:17:56,841 --> 00:17:59,076
- Well, not many, but now,
we have a magic club,
418
00:17:59,078 --> 00:18:01,579
and last week,
I was elected president.
419
00:18:01,646 --> 00:18:05,516
It was kind of awkward though,
since I got both of the votes.
420
00:18:05,584 --> 00:18:07,351
The other guy knew
I voted for myself.
421
00:18:07,418 --> 00:18:09,787
- [laughs]
422
00:18:09,855 --> 00:18:11,222
Okay, Hans.
423
00:18:11,289 --> 00:18:15,126
Let's see if you won our game
of rock paper trophy.
424
00:18:17,096 --> 00:18:19,931
- Well, you certainly
blew our minds.
425
00:18:19,998 --> 00:18:23,000
We were just flabbergasted
right away.
426
00:18:23,068 --> 00:18:25,736
It's a beautiful trick.
I have been--what has it been?
427
00:18:25,803 --> 00:18:28,539
Like five years now.
I've been bringing up to Teller
428
00:18:28,606 --> 00:18:30,808
I want to do
a rock paper scissors trick.
429
00:18:30,875 --> 00:18:33,777
I loved it so much.
I love how simple it is.
430
00:18:33,845 --> 00:18:35,279
What a great game it is.
431
00:18:35,347 --> 00:18:37,014
I love the props being sent.
432
00:18:37,082 --> 00:18:40,151
I love the giant rock.
The giant scissors.
433
00:18:40,218 --> 00:18:42,286
The giant paper.
434
00:18:42,353 --> 00:18:44,221
I loved everything about this,
435
00:18:44,223 --> 00:18:46,624
and you're just
a great performer.
436
00:18:46,626 --> 00:18:49,427
The style was very clean,
turning it around.
437
00:18:49,494 --> 00:18:53,531
I loved it, but I do not think
you fooled us,
438
00:18:53,598 --> 00:18:57,301
because the way
this went seems inevitable.
439
00:18:57,303 --> 00:18:59,937
It seems like it's the only way
it could go.
440
00:19:00,004 --> 00:19:03,174
This is the only punchline
you could have,
441
00:19:03,241 --> 00:19:05,809
but as we know, in magic,
442
00:19:05,877 --> 00:19:07,445
you can always make it look
443
00:19:07,512 --> 00:19:10,147
like what happened
is what you wanted,
444
00:19:10,215 --> 00:19:11,715
even when it's not
what you wanted.
445
00:19:11,717 --> 00:19:13,985
So we think you didn't fool us,
446
00:19:14,052 --> 00:19:16,887
'cause you were using
multiple outs.
447
00:19:16,955 --> 00:19:19,557
You had a different way
to make everything okay,
448
00:19:19,624 --> 00:19:20,891
no matter what we did.
449
00:19:20,959 --> 00:19:22,393
- Is that right, Hans?
450
00:19:22,395 --> 00:19:23,661
- Does that mean, for example,
451
00:19:23,728 --> 00:19:25,863
you think that,
if something else happened,
452
00:19:25,931 --> 00:19:27,698
well maybe something
was written on the next page...
453
00:19:27,765 --> 00:19:28,799
- Yeah. Yeah.
- Of the notepad?
454
00:19:28,801 --> 00:19:30,134
- Something like that.
- So that--
455
00:19:30,202 --> 00:19:31,702
- A different page,
or maybe there is some answer
456
00:19:31,769 --> 00:19:33,971
in the box,
or something like that,
457
00:19:34,038 --> 00:19:36,274
and it seems inevitable,
but it really wasn't.
458
00:19:36,341 --> 00:19:37,909
- The outcome is what you saw.
459
00:19:37,976 --> 00:19:39,410
They are exactly
the same each time.
460
00:19:39,477 --> 00:19:41,812
There absolutely no multiple
outcomes,
461
00:19:41,879 --> 00:19:44,949
so I would say just-- [laughter]
462
00:19:48,353 --> 00:19:51,021
- Uh, yeah.
463
00:19:51,089 --> 00:19:52,756
Hans beats Penn.
464
00:19:52,824 --> 00:19:55,426
Hans beats Teller.
Hans wins the game.
465
00:19:55,493 --> 00:20:00,097
[cheers and applause]
- Yay! Hans, you fooled them.
466
00:20:00,164 --> 00:20:01,632
- We're gonna come up
and shake your hand.
467
00:20:01,700 --> 00:20:04,135
- Ohh.
468
00:20:04,202 --> 00:20:06,537
Oh, Hans.
- That's amazing.
469
00:20:06,604 --> 00:20:09,773
- Okay. We have a Fooler.
470
00:20:09,775 --> 00:20:12,643
- So beautiful.
471
00:20:12,710 --> 00:20:15,780
- Hans, that's awesome.
- Thank you guys.
472
00:20:15,847 --> 00:20:18,148
Thank you guys, except for
getting a little baby,
473
00:20:18,216 --> 00:20:21,652
this is the biggest thing
that happen to me.
474
00:20:21,720 --> 00:20:23,821
- So great, Hans. So great.
475
00:20:25,224 --> 00:20:31,996
- Congratulations, Hans!
476
00:20:32,063 --> 00:20:33,797
And we have a winner.
477
00:20:33,799 --> 00:20:35,766
Penn and Teller just added
an act
478
00:20:35,833 --> 00:20:37,735
to their Vegas magic show.
479
00:20:37,802 --> 00:20:40,037
Is there room
for one more on the bill?
480
00:20:40,104 --> 00:20:42,439
Find out when "Fool Us" returns.
481
00:20:42,507 --> 00:20:46,244
♪ ♪
482
00:20:49,981 --> 00:20:54,885
♪ ♪
483
00:20:54,953 --> 00:20:58,722
- Welcome back. We've seen Penn
and Teller get fooled once,
484
00:20:58,790 --> 00:21:00,991
but could this be
a two-Fooler night?
485
00:21:01,059 --> 00:21:03,794
Let's meet our next contender
and find out.
486
00:21:06,164 --> 00:21:09,267
- I'm Benjamin Barnes,
and my greatest power
487
00:21:09,301 --> 00:21:12,670
is turning "nos"
into "yeses."
488
00:21:12,737 --> 00:21:15,439
I found success
in my small hometown,
489
00:21:15,507 --> 00:21:18,175
but when I first left home
to perform in Chicago,
490
00:21:18,242 --> 00:21:20,645
they booed me off the stage.
[booing]
491
00:21:20,712 --> 00:21:22,246
I was devastated.
492
00:21:22,314 --> 00:21:24,415
I threw my props in the trash,
493
00:21:24,417 --> 00:21:26,617
but I realized I had the power
494
00:21:26,685 --> 00:21:29,386
to turn that "no"
into a "yes."
495
00:21:29,454 --> 00:21:32,189
Next, I set my mind
to performing
496
00:21:32,256 --> 00:21:35,125
at one of the most
prestigious magic venues--
497
00:21:35,193 --> 00:21:36,660
The Magic Castle.
498
00:21:36,728 --> 00:21:38,662
I practiced so much
499
00:21:38,664 --> 00:21:41,265
that I strained
all the tendons in my hand,
500
00:21:41,332 --> 00:21:44,368
and I had to have surgery
to fix it.
501
00:21:44,435 --> 00:21:46,604
But I fought my way back.
502
00:21:46,671 --> 00:21:49,006
I know that when
most magicians ask
503
00:21:49,073 --> 00:21:53,077
if they fooled Penn and Teller
they get told "no."
504
00:21:53,079 --> 00:21:58,849
But maybe I can turn that "no"
into a "yes" too.
505
00:21:58,917 --> 00:22:02,386
[cheers and applause]
506
00:22:02,453 --> 00:22:06,824
- Please welcome Chicago's
own Benjamin Barnes.
507
00:22:08,427 --> 00:22:10,161
- Hello, Penn and Teller.
508
00:22:10,228 --> 00:22:12,429
My name is Benjamin Barnes.
509
00:22:12,431 --> 00:22:17,067
International magic man
of mystery.
510
00:22:17,069 --> 00:22:19,269
And the piece of magic
I'll be doing tonight
511
00:22:19,337 --> 00:22:21,505
is truly a mystery.
512
00:22:21,507 --> 00:22:24,708
It works each and every time
that I do it,
513
00:22:24,710 --> 00:22:28,512
but I still can't
figure out how.
514
00:22:28,580 --> 00:22:30,414
Hopefully, the two of you
515
00:22:30,481 --> 00:22:32,850
won't be able to figure it out
either,
516
00:22:32,917 --> 00:22:35,152
but the way I see it,
no matter what,
517
00:22:35,219 --> 00:22:38,789
when I walk off this stage,
I'll be the winner.
518
00:22:38,856 --> 00:22:40,557
Because if you are able
to figure out
519
00:22:40,625 --> 00:22:41,925
how my magic is done,
520
00:22:41,927 --> 00:22:45,929
then I will have
finally learned its secret.
521
00:22:45,931 --> 00:22:48,999
And if you can't,
I get a "Fool Us" trophy,
522
00:22:49,001 --> 00:22:51,468
which would be unbelievable.
523
00:22:51,536 --> 00:22:53,404
Of course, I don't want
to do this alone.
524
00:22:53,471 --> 00:22:54,938
Alyson, will you please join me?
525
00:22:54,940 --> 00:22:55,939
- Yes.
526
00:22:55,941 --> 00:22:57,374
- Great. Hi.
- Hi.
527
00:22:57,376 --> 00:22:59,009
- Hi.
- Nice to meet you.
528
00:22:59,077 --> 00:23:00,411
- A pleasure.
529
00:23:00,478 --> 00:23:03,414
Now, Alyson, in the left hand
are the blue cards.
530
00:23:03,448 --> 00:23:06,049
There are 52, in total.
531
00:23:06,051 --> 00:23:09,219
I'll be using four.
532
00:23:09,287 --> 00:23:10,621
The four queens.
533
00:23:10,623 --> 00:23:14,992
The remaining cards
are gonna sit this game out.
534
00:23:14,994 --> 00:23:17,094
Now, Alyson,
I need two decks of cards.
535
00:23:17,161 --> 00:23:21,365
That blue deck
and this red deck of cards,
536
00:23:21,432 --> 00:23:24,435
also known as the mystery deck.
537
00:23:24,437 --> 00:23:27,371
And you might ask why.
538
00:23:27,438 --> 00:23:29,840
- Why?
- Here's why, Alyson.
539
00:23:29,842 --> 00:23:31,375
- One of the red cards
540
00:23:31,410 --> 00:23:34,578
is facing
in the opposite direction.
541
00:23:34,613 --> 00:23:38,315
It is the mystery card.
542
00:23:38,382 --> 00:23:39,516
Both: Ooh.
543
00:23:39,584 --> 00:23:41,418
- All right. We're gonna try
that part again.
544
00:23:41,420 --> 00:23:43,187
- Okay.
- One of the red cards
545
00:23:43,254 --> 00:23:45,522
is facing
in the opposite direction.
546
00:23:45,590 --> 00:23:48,525
It is the mystery card.
547
00:23:48,593 --> 00:23:49,994
- Ooh.
- Good. Good.
548
00:23:50,061 --> 00:23:53,764
Now, Alyson, I still need you
to pick one of these cards.
549
00:23:53,766 --> 00:23:57,468
I'm gonna pull cards from the
face of the pack, one by one,
550
00:23:57,535 --> 00:24:00,370
and I want you to focus
on the number cards.
551
00:24:00,372 --> 00:24:01,605
- Okay.
552
00:24:01,673 --> 00:24:04,274
- When you see one
that you like say, "Stop."
553
00:24:04,276 --> 00:24:05,876
- Okay.
554
00:24:08,579 --> 00:24:09,480
- Stop.
555
00:24:09,547 --> 00:24:10,581
- Right here?
- Yes.
556
00:24:10,648 --> 00:24:12,749
- All right.
Pick up the pen, Alyson,
557
00:24:12,817 --> 00:24:14,685
and write your initials
in large letters
558
00:24:14,752 --> 00:24:18,755
across the face of the card.
559
00:24:18,823 --> 00:24:21,091
Perfect.
Now, one of the reasons
560
00:24:21,093 --> 00:24:24,161
why I wanted Alyson
to focus on the number cards
561
00:24:24,163 --> 00:24:26,096
is because of the white space,
562
00:24:26,163 --> 00:24:29,600
which makes it easier for us
to see her initials there,
563
00:24:29,667 --> 00:24:30,934
on the four of diamonds.
564
00:24:31,002 --> 00:24:33,504
Now, Alyson,
what I'd like for you to do
565
00:24:33,571 --> 00:24:34,771
is to hold the cards.
566
00:24:34,839 --> 00:24:36,807
Put your other hand
right on top. Perfect.
567
00:24:36,874 --> 00:24:40,143
And at this time,
I'd like to remind everyone
568
00:24:40,211 --> 00:24:43,347
that I have the four queens.
569
00:24:43,414 --> 00:24:46,383
Alyson, I'm gonna place
your four of diamonds
570
00:24:46,450 --> 00:24:48,952
into the center
of the four queens,
571
00:24:49,020 --> 00:24:53,857
and Penn and Teller, it's plain
to see that's no mystery.
572
00:24:53,925 --> 00:24:56,793
Now, Alyson,
to make the magic work,
573
00:24:56,795 --> 00:25:00,331
you need to say
the mystery word.
574
00:25:00,398 --> 00:25:01,598
- Okay.
575
00:25:01,666 --> 00:25:03,267
- What is the mystery word,
you might ask?
576
00:25:03,269 --> 00:25:05,168
- Yes. What is the mystery
word?
577
00:25:05,236 --> 00:25:06,870
- I have no idea.
- Oh, dear.
578
00:25:06,872 --> 00:25:08,739
- Because it's a--
- Mystery!
579
00:25:08,741 --> 00:25:10,207
- Exactly.
580
00:25:10,275 --> 00:25:15,546
Alyson, I want you to think
of your very own mystery word.
581
00:25:15,613 --> 00:25:18,615
Don't say it.
We want to keep it a--
582
00:25:18,617 --> 00:25:20,084
- Mystery.
583
00:25:20,151 --> 00:25:22,819
- In a moment, I'm gonna extend
these five cards
584
00:25:22,887 --> 00:25:24,221
in Alyson's direction.
585
00:25:24,289 --> 00:25:26,490
Alyson, when that happens
I want you
586
00:25:26,492 --> 00:25:31,028
to say your mystery word
as mysteriously as you can.
587
00:25:31,030 --> 00:25:32,463
- Okay.
588
00:25:32,530 --> 00:25:35,299
- And as unbelievable as it
might sound, at that moment,
589
00:25:35,301 --> 00:25:39,002
one of the five cards
will vanish without a trace.
590
00:25:39,070 --> 00:25:39,970
- Hmm.
- You ready?
591
00:25:40,038 --> 00:25:41,839
- I'm ready.
592
00:25:41,906 --> 00:25:44,041
Cookie.
593
00:25:44,108 --> 00:25:45,576
- It's done.
594
00:25:45,643 --> 00:25:47,978
Where there were once
five cards there are now one,
595
00:25:48,046 --> 00:25:52,516
two, three, four queens.
596
00:25:52,584 --> 00:25:57,921
And Alyson, your card
has completely vanished.
597
00:25:57,989 --> 00:26:00,090
Where did it go? That's a--
598
00:26:00,157 --> 00:26:01,325
- Mystery.
599
00:26:01,327 --> 00:26:05,362
- Let's see if we can
solve this mystery.
600
00:26:05,364 --> 00:26:08,198
Alyson, raise your hand.
601
00:26:08,265 --> 00:26:11,468
Inside of the pack
that you've been holding onto
602
00:26:11,535 --> 00:26:16,273
this entire time
is a mystery card
603
00:26:16,341 --> 00:26:22,079
which has been there
since the very start.
604
00:26:22,146 --> 00:26:24,147
Penn and Teller,
you won't believe this,
605
00:26:24,149 --> 00:26:26,283
but the mystery card
is none other
606
00:26:26,351 --> 00:26:28,686
than Alyson's four of diamonds.
607
00:26:28,753 --> 00:26:31,455
And that is a true...
608
00:26:31,522 --> 00:26:33,557
both: Mystery.
609
00:26:33,624 --> 00:26:35,359
[cheers and applause]
610
00:26:35,426 --> 00:26:39,730
- Thank you. Thank you.
- Benjamin Barnes!
611
00:26:39,797 --> 00:26:42,966
- Fantastic.
- Oh, that was really good.
612
00:26:42,968 --> 00:26:44,568
- Thank you. Thank you.
613
00:26:44,636 --> 00:26:46,403
- I heard from Penn
and Teller Chicago
614
00:26:46,470 --> 00:26:48,672
is just known
for brilliant magicians.
615
00:26:48,739 --> 00:26:50,441
- Yes, yes. It's a long history
616
00:26:50,508 --> 00:26:54,378
that goes back--at
least as far back as 1898.
617
00:26:54,380 --> 00:26:55,712
- Wow.
- Chicago gave birth
618
00:26:55,780 --> 00:26:57,714
to bar magic
and what we now think of
619
00:26:57,782 --> 00:26:59,750
as close-up magic,
so I was very lucky...
620
00:26:59,817 --> 00:27:00,718
- Yeah.
- To have grown up there.
621
00:27:00,785 --> 00:27:02,052
- Is that intimidating though,
622
00:27:02,120 --> 00:27:05,422
because you have
such big shoes to fill?
623
00:27:05,489 --> 00:27:08,258
- No. They're there for me
to put on, you know?
624
00:27:08,325 --> 00:27:09,526
- Yeah.
- Yeah.
625
00:27:09,528 --> 00:27:11,629
Those people--they established
this history.
626
00:27:11,663 --> 00:27:14,598
They pass on to me.
I pass it on to the next.
627
00:27:14,666 --> 00:27:15,732
- Yeah.
628
00:27:15,800 --> 00:27:17,801
- This is far more intimidating.
629
00:27:17,803 --> 00:27:22,706
- Oh, really? What is your most
memorable performance?
630
00:27:22,774 --> 00:27:24,074
- One of my first shows.
631
00:27:24,142 --> 00:27:26,576
My first show before an audience
632
00:27:26,644 --> 00:27:30,013
was in a rehabilitation center
for children.
633
00:27:30,081 --> 00:27:31,248
- Aw.
634
00:27:31,315 --> 00:27:34,551
- And none of the kids
could move or talk,
635
00:27:34,618 --> 00:27:36,019
and I went in.
636
00:27:36,087 --> 00:27:38,789
I was terrified, because
I was not prepared for that,
637
00:27:38,856 --> 00:27:41,124
and we did the show.
And by the end of it,
638
00:27:41,126 --> 00:27:43,027
while they couldn't talk
they could laugh.
639
00:27:43,094 --> 00:27:44,228
- Aw.
640
00:27:44,295 --> 00:27:46,830
- They could smile,
and never forget it.
641
00:27:46,897 --> 00:27:49,399
- Oh, that's amazing.
- Yeah.
642
00:27:49,401 --> 00:27:50,867
- Okay, Benjamin. Let's see
643
00:27:50,935 --> 00:27:54,071
if Penn and Teller have solved
the mystery of your trick.
644
00:27:54,138 --> 00:27:55,973
- Let's see.
- Oh, Benjamin.
645
00:27:56,040 --> 00:27:58,375
Boy, good magicians
out of Chicago, huh?
646
00:27:58,377 --> 00:27:59,843
- Yeah.
- Really good.
647
00:27:59,845 --> 00:28:01,145
- Oh, yeah.
648
00:28:01,212 --> 00:28:02,513
- And you're one of 'em.
- Thank you very much.
649
00:28:02,580 --> 00:28:03,847
- You're one of the
good magicians out of Chicago.
650
00:28:03,915 --> 00:28:05,449
- I appreciate it.
- And I'll tell you that stuff
651
00:28:05,451 --> 00:28:08,351
there--neither
one of us can do any of it.
652
00:28:08,419 --> 00:28:10,387
You just did that beautifully.
653
00:28:10,454 --> 00:28:11,488
- Thank you...
- Now...
654
00:28:11,556 --> 00:28:12,756
- So much.
- Know--I'm sure you know
655
00:28:12,823 --> 00:28:16,927
very well that our mentor,
our dear friend--
656
00:28:16,994 --> 00:28:19,596
And he was
with the show for many years.
657
00:28:19,664 --> 00:28:21,031
Johnny Thompson.
- Oh, yeah.
658
00:28:21,033 --> 00:28:23,200
- He showed us a lot of magic.
- Yeah.
659
00:28:23,267 --> 00:28:25,302
- He showed us
a lot of card magic
660
00:28:25,369 --> 00:28:27,170
that we could not do,
661
00:28:27,238 --> 00:28:29,706
and he explained it to us
over and over again,
662
00:28:29,708 --> 00:28:32,209
and we tried,
and we just couldn't do it.
663
00:28:32,276 --> 00:28:36,013
And the stuff you're doing
is so, so clean there,
664
00:28:36,080 --> 00:28:38,348
and I'll tell you,
I love watching it.
665
00:28:38,415 --> 00:28:40,016
I could watch you forever,
and I know
666
00:28:40,018 --> 00:28:43,220
you started this whole thing
by saying you won either way.
667
00:28:43,222 --> 00:28:44,654
- Yeah.
- Because it was a mystery.
668
00:28:44,722 --> 00:28:45,723
- Yes.
669
00:28:45,757 --> 00:28:46,957
- And you didn't know
how it was done,
670
00:28:47,024 --> 00:28:49,226
and that if we could tell you
how it was done,
671
00:28:49,228 --> 00:28:50,627
you'd have that mystery solved.
672
00:28:50,694 --> 00:28:53,330
Well, I'm just not gonna
spew out how it's done.
673
00:28:53,397 --> 00:28:54,698
That would ruin the fun...
- Yes.
674
00:28:54,766 --> 00:28:56,567
- So we have made
a quick phone call.
675
00:28:56,634 --> 00:28:57,601
- Okay.
676
00:28:57,635 --> 00:28:58,969
- And we have put
the information
677
00:28:59,036 --> 00:29:04,141
on how this trick is done
in escrow with our law firm
678
00:29:04,208 --> 00:29:08,345
Hammond, Elmsley, and Elmsley,
and we count Elmsley twice.
679
00:29:08,347 --> 00:29:10,848
So if you want to find out
how this was done,
680
00:29:10,915 --> 00:29:13,650
Benjamin, you go to Hammond,
Elmsley, and Elmsley,
681
00:29:13,652 --> 00:29:16,453
and tell 'em Penn and Teller
left a secret
682
00:29:16,521 --> 00:29:18,756
from Johnny Thompson in escrow.
683
00:29:18,823 --> 00:29:19,890
- I'll do that.
684
00:29:19,957 --> 00:29:21,258
- But I don't think
you fooled us.
685
00:29:21,260 --> 00:29:22,326
- I don't think so, either,
686
00:29:22,393 --> 00:29:23,894
but it was so awesome
to be here.
687
00:29:23,961 --> 00:29:24,961
- Thank you.
- Thank you, Ben.
688
00:29:25,029 --> 00:29:26,062
- Thank you so much.
- Great job.
689
00:29:26,064 --> 00:29:27,998
- Aw, thank you.
Benjamin Barnes.
690
00:29:28,065 --> 00:29:30,334
- Thank you, Alyson.
Thank you, guys. Thank you.
691
00:29:30,401 --> 00:29:32,536
Thank you.
[cheers and applause]
692
00:29:34,071 --> 00:29:37,073
- Penn and Teller might give
away another "Fool Us" trophy,
693
00:29:37,141 --> 00:29:39,676
but they're definitely
performing later tonight.
694
00:29:39,678 --> 00:29:41,645
More magic in a minute.
695
00:29:41,712 --> 00:29:43,280
[cheers and applause]
696
00:29:43,347 --> 00:29:46,316
♪ ♪
697
00:29:49,187 --> 00:29:50,987
♪ ♪
698
00:29:51,055 --> 00:29:54,424
[cheers and applause]
699
00:29:54,491 --> 00:29:56,360
- Welcome back.
Did you miss us?
700
00:29:56,427 --> 00:29:59,062
Well, you don't want
to miss this next act.
701
00:30:01,332 --> 00:30:03,166
- I'm Jamie Docherty.
- And I'm Lewis Joss.
702
00:30:03,168 --> 00:30:05,235
- And we are Jay and Joss.
703
00:30:05,302 --> 00:30:08,572
- Jay and I started out
as rival magicians.
704
00:30:08,639 --> 00:30:10,340
- Yeah. I was doing okay
in Northamptonshire.
705
00:30:10,407 --> 00:30:12,375
- Hey, I wasn't doing too bad
in Bedfordshire.
706
00:30:12,377 --> 00:30:14,244
- Point being, we were
fighting for the same work,
707
00:30:14,246 --> 00:30:16,246
and I would always hear,
"Oh, sorry.
708
00:30:16,314 --> 00:30:17,981
We've just booked Joss," or--
709
00:30:18,049 --> 00:30:20,183
- "We've just booked Jay,"
as the case may be.
710
00:30:20,251 --> 00:30:21,985
I mean, it was
a little bit frustrating.
711
00:30:22,020 --> 00:30:23,821
We sensed that
we would do better as a duo.
712
00:30:23,855 --> 00:30:26,089
- So we decided we'd try
working together,
713
00:30:26,156 --> 00:30:28,291
and we had a lot in common.
714
00:30:28,359 --> 00:30:30,493
- We'd perform together,
and then afterwards,
715
00:30:30,561 --> 00:30:32,329
we would just talk for hours.
716
00:30:32,396 --> 00:30:33,864
It was my dad
that pointed out to me,
717
00:30:33,931 --> 00:30:36,633
because he saw how happy Jay
and I were together.
718
00:30:36,700 --> 00:30:38,468
London!
719
00:30:38,535 --> 00:30:41,805
And so he said,
"Are you two a couple?"
720
00:30:41,807 --> 00:30:45,275
- We talked about it,
and then we realized,
721
00:30:45,342 --> 00:30:47,644
"Yeah. I guess we are."
722
00:30:47,712 --> 00:30:52,282
- So now, it's a partnership
onstage and in life,
723
00:30:52,350 --> 00:30:54,517
and that's part
of what we're sharing here,
724
00:30:54,585 --> 00:30:55,819
on "Fool Us" tonight.
725
00:30:55,886 --> 00:30:57,287
- The magic is, of course,
the main thing,
726
00:30:57,355 --> 00:31:00,190
so here comes Jay and Joss.
727
00:31:01,158 --> 00:31:04,127
[cheers and applause]
728
00:31:04,962 --> 00:31:09,633
- Make way for the British
invasion of Jay and Joss!
729
00:31:09,635 --> 00:31:12,102
[cheers and applause]
730
00:31:12,169 --> 00:31:13,871
- Hey, guys.
We couldn't get to Vegas,
731
00:31:13,905 --> 00:31:16,439
so we thought we'd bring
a little bit of Vegas to us.
732
00:31:16,441 --> 00:31:21,378
- We're on vacation,
and we've pushed the boat out.
733
00:31:21,445 --> 00:31:22,812
- We can afford
to sit back and relax,
734
00:31:22,880 --> 00:31:24,814
as we done all the hard work
a few days ago
735
00:31:24,882 --> 00:31:26,516
when we recorded it
on Jay's phone
736
00:31:26,583 --> 00:31:28,118
while we were in the hot tub.
737
00:31:28,185 --> 00:31:29,619
- It's a hard life.
738
00:31:29,687 --> 00:31:31,655
- Penn, we think you've been
carrying the Penn and Teller
739
00:31:31,657 --> 00:31:34,524
show way too long,
and you deserve a break.
740
00:31:34,591 --> 00:31:37,827
- So we can't wait to see
the Alyson and Teller show
741
00:31:37,829 --> 00:31:39,562
when we get to Vegas.
742
00:31:39,630 --> 00:31:43,066
- What do you think?
- Good thinking.
743
00:31:43,133 --> 00:31:44,567
- Penn, don't worry.
744
00:31:44,635 --> 00:31:46,436
You've still got a crucial role
in this brand-new venture.
745
00:31:46,503 --> 00:31:48,605
You are gonna be playing
the wardrobe department
746
00:31:48,607 --> 00:31:51,741
for this new Vegas spectacular.
- Oh, boy.
747
00:31:51,809 --> 00:31:53,410
- Good.
- Penn?
748
00:31:53,477 --> 00:31:54,711
- Yeah.
- Teller? Alyson?
749
00:31:54,778 --> 00:31:56,680
Please join us onstage.
750
00:31:56,747 --> 00:31:58,548
Teller, please take
your jacket off.
751
00:32:00,217 --> 00:32:02,886
- And remember, guys,
we recorded this audio
752
00:32:02,954 --> 00:32:06,189
just over a week ago.
It's locked in the phone,
753
00:32:06,257 --> 00:32:08,625
and we're gonna just let you
guys get on with the work,
754
00:32:08,627 --> 00:32:11,194
while we get to work relaxing.
755
00:32:11,196 --> 00:32:13,563
We're gonna press play
on the audio.
756
00:32:13,565 --> 00:32:16,767
Hey, Vegas. We're just
chilling in the hot tub
757
00:32:16,834 --> 00:32:18,468
and thought we'd record
this audio
758
00:32:18,535 --> 00:32:20,170
in advance, so that, on the day,
759
00:32:20,237 --> 00:32:23,707
we can concentrate
on topping up our tan.
760
00:32:23,774 --> 00:32:25,809
We've mailed over
some clothing and props,
761
00:32:25,876 --> 00:32:27,277
but as our designer, Penn,
762
00:32:27,345 --> 00:32:29,679
it's your job
to make some choices.
763
00:32:29,747 --> 00:32:31,415
- Penn, look at
the clothing rail now.
764
00:32:33,451 --> 00:32:34,784
- Yep.
765
00:32:34,786 --> 00:32:37,420
- Please reach forward
and grab one item.
766
00:32:37,488 --> 00:32:41,491
Hold it up with your left
or right hand.
767
00:32:41,493 --> 00:32:42,926
- Pick a hand?
Okay. Right hand.
768
00:32:42,994 --> 00:32:44,861
- Now, if you're holding
the item in your left hand,
769
00:32:44,928 --> 00:32:46,463
pass it to Teller to wear,
770
00:32:46,530 --> 00:32:47,831
and if it's in your right hand,
771
00:32:47,898 --> 00:32:50,267
then give it to Alyson to wear.
772
00:32:50,334 --> 00:32:52,269
Okay, Penn. Round two.
773
00:32:52,336 --> 00:32:54,538
Can you grab another item
from the rail,
774
00:32:54,605 --> 00:32:57,274
and hold it up in either
your left or right hand?
775
00:32:59,777 --> 00:33:02,479
This time, if you're holding
the item in your left hand,
776
00:33:02,546 --> 00:33:03,947
pass it to Alyson to wear.
777
00:33:04,014 --> 00:33:05,181
- And if it's in your
right hand,
778
00:33:05,249 --> 00:33:07,317
then Teller will wear it.
779
00:33:07,384 --> 00:33:09,552
[audience exclaims]
780
00:33:09,554 --> 00:33:12,489
- Okay. We're assuming
you've done that now.
781
00:33:12,556 --> 00:33:14,224
- Yes.
- Go on, Penn.
782
00:33:14,291 --> 00:33:16,926
Pick the third item.
783
00:33:16,994 --> 00:33:19,596
Just hold it in your left
or right hand.
784
00:33:20,831 --> 00:33:22,165
- We have faith.
785
00:33:22,167 --> 00:33:25,435
I'm sure you guys
are doing an amazing job.
786
00:33:25,502 --> 00:33:27,504
[audience exclaims]
- You know what to do.
787
00:33:27,571 --> 00:33:30,173
If the item's in your left
hand, pass it to Alyson.
788
00:33:30,241 --> 00:33:32,308
Right hand, give it to Teller.
789
00:33:32,310 --> 00:33:33,710
- The Penn and Teller costumes
790
00:33:33,777 --> 00:33:36,179
over the years,
haven't exactly been bold,
791
00:33:36,247 --> 00:33:40,450
so it's great to see Penn
letting loose.
792
00:33:40,518 --> 00:33:44,687
Penn, please pick up
another item from the rail.
793
00:33:44,755 --> 00:33:47,424
Now, it doesn't matter
which hand you hold it in,
794
00:33:47,426 --> 00:33:49,526
because we're going to decide.
795
00:33:49,593 --> 00:33:53,397
We think you should
give this to Teller.
796
00:33:53,464 --> 00:33:56,733
- Yes.
797
00:33:56,735 --> 00:33:58,335
- Three items left.
798
00:33:58,402 --> 00:34:00,037
Choose another one, Penn.
799
00:34:02,873 --> 00:34:05,242
- Penn, give this one
to Teller again.
800
00:34:05,309 --> 00:34:06,743
- Oh, my gosh, Teller.
801
00:34:06,745 --> 00:34:09,479
- Pick the penultimate item,
Penn.
802
00:34:09,547 --> 00:34:11,247
Hopefully you've got
this one by now.
803
00:34:11,315 --> 00:34:12,749
- Yes I do.
804
00:34:12,751 --> 00:34:16,719
- And this one will go
to Alyson this time.
805
00:34:16,721 --> 00:34:18,822
- Almost done.
- Hey.
806
00:34:18,824 --> 00:34:20,190
- Weird to think
that Alyson and Teller
807
00:34:20,257 --> 00:34:22,158
will be Vegas headliners
wearing crazy,
808
00:34:22,226 --> 00:34:24,227
childish outfits
made up of clothes
809
00:34:24,295 --> 00:34:26,596
you couldn't even give away
in a thrift store.
810
00:34:26,663 --> 00:34:29,132
- Finally, Penn,
pick up the last item,
811
00:34:29,199 --> 00:34:30,867
and give it to Alyson.
812
00:34:31,969 --> 00:34:33,437
- Here you go.
- Thank you.
813
00:34:33,504 --> 00:34:35,371
- Costume department,
you've done an amazing job.
814
00:34:35,439 --> 00:34:37,440
You can now leave the stage.
- Thank you.
815
00:34:37,442 --> 00:34:41,377
- Vegas stars,
Alyson and Teller!
816
00:34:41,445 --> 00:34:43,180
[cheers and applause]
817
00:34:43,247 --> 00:34:44,347
- This looks brilliant.
818
00:34:44,414 --> 00:34:45,782
- You guys look amazing.
819
00:34:45,817 --> 00:34:47,984
- Penn, we think you've got
a new career ahead of you.
820
00:34:48,051 --> 00:34:49,319
- Thank you
- And while we've been sat here
821
00:34:49,353 --> 00:34:51,855
working on our tans,
sipping overpriced cocktails,
822
00:34:51,922 --> 00:34:53,190
for the last few minutes,
823
00:34:53,257 --> 00:34:54,757
we haven't even moved.
824
00:34:54,825 --> 00:34:57,461
- Now, Penn, remember you
dressed Alyson and Teller,
825
00:34:57,528 --> 00:35:00,563
and we have no idea which
clothes you would have picked.
826
00:35:00,631 --> 00:35:06,069
- But we already have
the merchandise...
827
00:35:06,136 --> 00:35:10,507
- For the brand new Alyson
and Teller show.
828
00:35:10,574 --> 00:35:14,544
[audience exclaims]
- All right. Whoo-hoo!
829
00:35:14,612 --> 00:35:18,014
[cheers and applause]
830
00:35:18,016 --> 00:35:19,783
- We've got a confession
to make.
831
00:35:21,952 --> 00:35:24,321
- We didn't get to go
very far on vacation.
832
00:35:29,960 --> 00:35:32,863
- But that doesn't stop us
from having fun.
833
00:35:33,764 --> 00:35:36,766
[upbeat music]
834
00:35:36,833 --> 00:35:43,807
♪ ♪
835
00:35:44,508 --> 00:35:50,013
- Jay and Joss!
836
00:35:50,080 --> 00:35:52,448
Hi, guys.
837
00:35:52,450 --> 00:35:53,917
Both: Hey.
838
00:35:53,984 --> 00:35:55,252
- I like my outfit.
839
00:35:55,319 --> 00:35:56,452
- Oh, you look amazing.
840
00:35:56,454 --> 00:35:57,754
- I've gotta say
you look incredible.
841
00:35:57,821 --> 00:35:59,789
- I definitely feel like
I'm ready to headline
842
00:35:59,857 --> 00:36:00,991
a Vegas show.
843
00:36:01,058 --> 00:36:02,825
So how did you two meet?
844
00:36:02,827 --> 00:36:06,796
- So I sold Lewis an illusion
six or seven years ago,
845
00:36:06,864 --> 00:36:09,533
and we met up again
at a magic convention.
846
00:36:09,600 --> 00:36:13,403
How romantic,
and we formed Jay and Joss.
847
00:36:13,405 --> 00:36:16,940
- Aw, so what was your
first performance together?
848
00:36:17,007 --> 00:36:20,043
- We actually put some of
the sort of information out
849
00:36:20,110 --> 00:36:21,544
before we had
the act ready to go.
850
00:36:21,546 --> 00:36:23,613
- We put the feelers out,
didn't we? Which was...
851
00:36:23,680 --> 00:36:24,681
- We--
852
00:36:24,748 --> 00:36:25,949
- The wrong way to do it,
because--
853
00:36:26,016 --> 00:36:27,016
- Well, we got booked and then
had to come up
854
00:36:27,018 --> 00:36:28,818
with some magic so.
855
00:36:28,886 --> 00:36:30,187
- To take that risk, you must
856
00:36:30,221 --> 00:36:32,388
have a lot of confidence
in each other.
857
00:36:32,456 --> 00:36:34,224
- 'Cause we know each other,
and live together,
858
00:36:34,291 --> 00:36:36,559
and work together,
and everything is together.
859
00:36:36,627 --> 00:36:38,495
We know each other inside-out,
so I think
860
00:36:38,562 --> 00:36:40,496
that definitely helps
when we're performing onstage.
861
00:36:40,498 --> 00:36:41,898
- All right, Jay and Joss.
862
00:36:41,900 --> 00:36:45,134
Let's see if you fooled
Penn and Teller.
863
00:36:45,202 --> 00:36:47,136
- Hey, Jay. Hey, Joss.
I've gotta tell you.
864
00:36:47,204 --> 00:36:50,106
You've solved
so many of our problems.
865
00:36:50,174 --> 00:36:53,843
For one, Teller finally,
finally looks like
866
00:36:53,911 --> 00:36:57,180
a real Vegas magician.
Perfectly done.
867
00:36:57,248 --> 00:36:58,982
And you've also solved
another problem,
868
00:36:59,049 --> 00:37:02,385
which is people complain
all the time
869
00:37:02,453 --> 00:37:06,889
that we--the three of us--wear
the same clothes every season,
870
00:37:06,957 --> 00:37:09,425
for the whole season.
You've now solved that.
871
00:37:09,493 --> 00:37:13,063
They can't say that anymore.
They can only say it about me,
872
00:37:13,130 --> 00:37:16,032
and I say that
with a certain amount of pride.
873
00:37:16,034 --> 00:37:19,569
We love double acts.
We love two-person acts.
874
00:37:19,636 --> 00:37:21,871
I know we got to be
a three-person act here,
875
00:37:21,938 --> 00:37:23,340
too, and so did you.
876
00:37:23,407 --> 00:37:27,410
You know what that's like,
to work with a group like that.
877
00:37:27,477 --> 00:37:30,246
We also loved your set with
the tree, and the branches,
878
00:37:30,248 --> 00:37:33,883
and all that going up was
really, really a funny routine.
879
00:37:33,885 --> 00:37:37,420
And I think Alyson--
Can we just keep that
880
00:37:37,487 --> 00:37:38,821
for the rest of the season?
881
00:37:38,823 --> 00:37:40,156
You look very, very good.
882
00:37:40,191 --> 00:37:44,160
Not as professional
Vegas magician as Teller does,
883
00:37:44,162 --> 00:37:46,262
but all the same,
very, very good.
884
00:37:46,264 --> 00:37:48,097
So you've solved
a lot of our problems.
885
00:37:48,165 --> 00:37:50,400
I think I put
a few things in there
886
00:37:50,467 --> 00:37:51,768
that should give you an idea
that we have
887
00:37:51,770 --> 00:37:53,903
a pretty good idea
how you did it,
888
00:37:53,905 --> 00:37:56,906
but we're very glad
you did do it.
889
00:37:56,973 --> 00:37:59,976
- Did they say enough to know
that you didn't fool them?
890
00:38:00,043 --> 00:38:02,812
- I think they got us.
- I think they got us.
891
00:38:02,879 --> 00:38:06,382
- All right. Well, thank you,
Jay and Joss!
892
00:38:06,450 --> 00:38:09,286
- Nicely done, Jay.
Nicely done, Joss.
893
00:38:11,888 --> 00:38:14,324
- We'll be right back with more
fabulous magic
894
00:38:14,391 --> 00:38:16,192
when "Fool Us" returns.
895
00:38:16,194 --> 00:38:18,594
[cheers and applause]
896
00:38:18,596 --> 00:38:20,630
♪ ♪
897
00:38:23,734 --> 00:38:26,202
♪ ♪
898
00:38:26,270 --> 00:38:28,571
[cheers and applause]
899
00:38:28,638 --> 00:38:31,107
- Welcome back. Penn and Teller
couldn't say goodbye
900
00:38:31,174 --> 00:38:33,509
without performing
a trick of their own,
901
00:38:33,577 --> 00:38:36,279
so take it away,
Penn and Teller!
902
00:38:36,346 --> 00:38:38,147
[cheers and applause]
903
00:38:38,215 --> 00:38:40,750
- We have a disagreement
with the New Testament.
904
00:38:40,818 --> 00:38:44,020
It says in there
it is easier for a camel
905
00:38:44,087 --> 00:38:46,155
to go through the eye
of a needle
906
00:38:46,223 --> 00:38:49,659
than for a rich man
to enter the kingdom of heaven.
907
00:38:49,726 --> 00:38:53,363
We do not agree,
and we can prove we are right.
908
00:38:53,430 --> 00:38:55,398
This is Kurt, and this is Zeke,
909
00:38:55,465 --> 00:38:57,834
and they are putting together
a cardboard box
910
00:38:57,836 --> 00:39:00,103
that will represent heaven.
Now, guys,
911
00:39:00,105 --> 00:39:03,306
make sure it is completely
impossible to get into.
912
00:39:03,308 --> 00:39:06,276
Cover every crack,
every cranny, every nook.
913
00:39:06,343 --> 00:39:09,278
Cover it all with tape
and with bubble wrap.
914
00:39:09,346 --> 00:39:12,549
Now, some say heaven
is easy to get into.
915
00:39:12,616 --> 00:39:14,717
Some say heaven
is hard to get into.
916
00:39:14,785 --> 00:39:18,588
Some say heaven is a place
on Earth, and they're right.
917
00:39:18,655 --> 00:39:20,323
It's right here.
That's heaven,
918
00:39:20,390 --> 00:39:23,292
and picture anything you want
for heaven in there.
919
00:39:23,360 --> 00:39:27,163
Maybe it's angels
on fluffy clouds with wings
920
00:39:27,230 --> 00:39:28,832
and halos playing harps.
921
00:39:28,899 --> 00:39:30,800
Or maybe it's my kind of heaven,
922
00:39:30,802 --> 00:39:33,970
which would be Sun Ra
playing Bob Dylan tunes
923
00:39:34,037 --> 00:39:37,707
while I eat vegan penuche fudge
and watch the Three Stooges
924
00:39:37,774 --> 00:39:41,878
chase a honey badger.
Now, when they said a needle
925
00:39:41,880 --> 00:39:44,547
they didn't mean
a modern, little needle.
926
00:39:44,615 --> 00:39:48,017
The Sumerian needle was
a Bedouin tentmaker's needle
927
00:39:48,019 --> 00:39:51,354
with a huge eye like this
for ropes to go through.
928
00:39:51,422 --> 00:39:55,358
And Teller will be playing
the part of the camel.
929
00:39:55,426 --> 00:39:57,761
[laughter]
930
00:39:59,963 --> 00:40:05,868
♪ ♪
931
00:40:05,936 --> 00:40:09,238
He'll also be playing
the part of the rich man,
932
00:40:09,240 --> 00:40:11,374
which he was, until 2020.
933
00:40:11,376 --> 00:40:13,342
Cover that. Come on.
Get that tape on there.
934
00:40:13,410 --> 00:40:16,045
Spin it around.
Get the tape all over there.
935
00:40:16,112 --> 00:40:19,516
It is impossible
to get into heaven there,
936
00:40:19,583 --> 00:40:23,319
so we're gonna show
that they are not unequal.
937
00:40:23,386 --> 00:40:25,354
That it is not more difficult
938
00:40:25,422 --> 00:40:26,689
for a rich man to go into heaven
939
00:40:26,756 --> 00:40:28,858
than for a camel
through the eye of the needle.
940
00:40:28,860 --> 00:40:31,461
They're gonna put it up
on this stand here,
941
00:40:31,528 --> 00:40:33,129
and then, if you would please,
Zeke,
942
00:40:33,131 --> 00:40:38,334
affix this needle
to the front of the box there.
943
00:40:38,336 --> 00:40:42,605
And cut a hole into heaven
right there.
944
00:40:42,607 --> 00:40:46,542
Here's the original New
Testament Sumerian text here.
945
00:40:46,610 --> 00:40:51,080
We have the rich man
into the kingdom of heaven
946
00:40:51,147 --> 00:40:55,017
not equal to the camel
through the eye of the needle.
947
00:40:55,019 --> 00:40:56,819
Our beef is with this symbol
right here.
948
00:40:56,887 --> 00:40:58,955
We think they are exactly equal,
949
00:40:59,022 --> 00:41:03,259
and we can prove it.
We have heaven over there.
950
00:41:03,326 --> 00:41:06,463
We have the needle there,
and we have our camel,
951
00:41:06,497 --> 00:41:08,231
and we have our rich man.
952
00:41:08,233 --> 00:41:10,967
We have our camel
and our rich man.
953
00:41:11,034 --> 00:41:12,101
We have our camel.
954
00:41:12,136 --> 00:41:15,438
Now, the camel has to get
all four hooves
955
00:41:15,506 --> 00:41:18,741
and both humps--it's
a dromedary--into the needle,
956
00:41:18,808 --> 00:41:20,777
at the same time
957
00:41:20,844 --> 00:41:27,450
that the rich man goes into
the kingdom of heaven.
958
00:41:27,452 --> 00:41:29,719
I think we made our point.
959
00:41:29,786 --> 00:41:32,489
Exactly equal.
- Wow.
960
00:41:32,523 --> 00:41:34,223
Well, you know the old saying,
961
00:41:34,291 --> 00:41:37,060
the show's not over
until the camel makes it rain.
962
00:41:37,127 --> 00:41:39,328
Well, the camel made it rain.
963
00:41:39,330 --> 00:41:41,330
We'll see you next time.
Goodnight!
964
00:41:41,332 --> 00:41:44,367
[cheers and applause]