[jazz music]
♪ ♪
- From
at the Rio Hotel in Las Vegas,
here's our host,
♪ ♪
- Welcome to "Fool Us."
As a rule, magicians never
That's called
But on this show,
to magicians in code
in an attempt
So please welcome
and code makers,
Penn and Teller.
[cheers and applause]
♪ ♪
Penn and Teller give away
and a pinky promise to have
perform in their long-running
And here comes one now.
- Hi, my name
and I'm a prosecuting attorney
So when I was a kid,
my parents didn't allow
in our home.
And that challenge turned out
to be a blessing in disguise
because now I feel like
from the typical magic
I've been a prosecutor now
And it might surprise you
that there is a lot in common
Both magic and law work best
your audience and get them
On the other hand,
by breaking the rules,
by following the rules.
Tonight,
that's over 100 years old,
but I had to recreate it using
Penn and Teller, tonight
[cheers and applause]
- Magic court is now
and Penn Jillette
so get ready to witness
- Ladies and gentlemen,
there has been
[dramatic music]
In my day job
I spend a lot of time
cross-examining eye witnesses.
And one of the biggest
is that eye witnesses
Eye witnesses can be both
and dead wrong.
Allow me to demonstrate.
Penn.
- Let's imagine a crime
and you are
in the court room,
the prosecutor.
- Now, this means you're gonna
to small details,
rely on your memory,
and tell the truth,
and nothing but the truth.
- Excellent.
- Inside this box
that was found at the scene
A gentleman's white
Penn, please take
and using
examine it thoroughly.
Memorize every detail.
- Yes, sir.
- Just know if you blow
you might become
♪ ♪
Do you have the handkerchief
- Uh, well, yeah.
It's just kind of
- If you're satisfied,
- Well, yeah, I'm satisfied.
- Wonderful.
Because now
your eye witness memory...
- Okay.
- By hiding the evidence away
inside of the box.
Penn,
please describe for the jury
to the smallest detail
in this box--and remember,
- It is a white handkerchief
It's been folded
which I think makes it
The folds were all
And it was,
all one color, white,
and all one weave.
And it's seamed
of the whole thing.
- Excellent.
But I think you might have
Do you remember anything else
- I don't.
- Well, this is just
But I thought maybe
This bloody handprint.
- Oh, my goodness gracious.
My goodness gracious.
- Penn, your credibility
just took a big hit.
- But I did only give you
to examine this evidence
- Mm-hmm.
- Ladies and gentlemen
maybe it was just inevitable
that a small detail
would slip through the cracks.
Besides,
so, Penn, let's try this again.
- Okay.
- Once more, we'll hide
so all you have
is your memory.
Please describe
what is the evidence
- Well, it was the handkerchief
just like
except there was a rather
I guess, or maybe
or child's handprint in red.
I didn't know if it was blood,
But it was in red,
and then the way it was being
it was
- Well done. Well done, indeed.
You did remember the handprint
Um, there might have been
Do you remember anything else
- I don't.
Again, this is
But I thought maybe
that this handkerchief...
has been torn to shreds.
- Oh, my goodness.
- Penn, do you remember
before we put it
- I don't remember seeing that.
- Penn, you are proving to be
- I'm very unreliable.
- But don't give up just yet.
Let's try on last time.
For the last time, we'll hide
Penn, you know the drill.
For heaven sakes,
Please describe, what
- It was a white handkerchief
with a smallish red handprint
on what you were holding
and it had, I believe,
of being ripped there,
- Well, Mr. Jillette...
- If that is in fact
[laughter]
You have done a fine job
because everything
This is the only piece
at the scene of the crime.
And as you can plainly see...
there's no handprint.
No cuts or tears.
Just a gentlemen's
But what bothers me most
is that I gave you
to examine this evidence.
- I even let you use
so that you could spot
Yet somehow
the murder weapon.
- Whoa!
- Thank you.
[cheers and applause]
- Theron Christenson.
Oh, all right.
Well, you must be
because
Do you ever think you'll have
- Um, that's a good question.
I think that pursuing
has definitely made me
but I have a passion for magic.
I doubt that'll ever go away
- Are there any other magicians
- No, I'm in the only one.
In fact, you know, growing up,
I think my siblings
my most skeptical audience.
They didn't really appreciate
- Maybe your children?
- Yes, yes. They think
- Aw, of course.
- When I pull coins
or change the color
of the candy they're holding,
or whatever it is,
they really like it.
- All right, Theron.
The jury is in.
- Hey, Theron. So you really
- I am, yes.
That's why I was so nervous
when I was up there.
Well, it's good
It's really nice
You know,
and then in your spare time,
That's really true.
Some people do macramé,
but you have found
of being a prosecutor.
But enough about this.
Let's get to the case.
You had me up there
'Cause I wasn't actually
I was actually
and I had a lot of information.
I had someone
And also the crime
The crime
a drop off, and there was
So it was
than you represented.
But I want to say one thing,
with this case,
You might find interesting
in criminal law.
Teller, Teller has this aunt.
You know your aunt?
Yeah, Teller's aunt
is not only a kleptomaniac,
she's also a maniac klepto,
which she steals things,
and then she secretly
So I would like to say
that we looked
We watched the case
And the jury in unanimous.
We loved your act,
but you did not fool us.
- Well,
tell you
- Though I'd like
I think it's safe to say,
guilty as charged.
- Thank you so much,
We've got another
ready to take the stand
Stay close.
♪ ♪
[jazz music]
♪ ♪
- Welcome back to "Fool Us,"
home of the best magic
That includes this next trick.
Check it out.
- I'm a fairly shy person,
and I came to magic
the world of dance.
A dancer presents herself
as a work to be contemplated.
- Jaana Felicitas.
- But a magician has
in a different way.
When I was on "Fool Us"
for the first time,
I was terrified
and the lights and the idea
But I came on stage,
that was very much
and people loved it.
- So good.
- It gave me
to be embraced like that.
I'm much more comfortable
And this routine's a piece
like I was.
I'm back here performing
for an audience of millions.
I'm living proof sometimes
[cheers and applause]
- Put your hands together
of Jaana Felicitas.
[dramatic piano music]
♪ ♪
[music intensifies]
♪ ♪
[audience gasps]
[cheers and applause]
- Jaana Felicitas.
Welcome back.
- Thanks for having me.
- So how did you come up
- Well, I was working
for a very long time
to support my career
And, you know,
you're kind of the last person
and suddenly you feel like
- Ah, so a lot of your magic
- True, yes, and you can
You know, it's such a big part
I--whenever I start something,
even if I think, okay, this is
at some point
'cause I--
- Yeah. It's inside you.
- Yeah.
Okay, Jaana, I could tell
that they loved your magic.
Let's see if you fooled them.
- Okay.
- Boy, Jaana,
all the way through.
- All of it's great.
You know,
never have logic to them.
They're just random, pull
And this has an internal logic
that's just beautiful, all did
and just giving it a plot
just takes it up
besides how just
And also what you're wearing,
all the technology
and old-fashioned clothing.
Just wearing modern,
is also great.
We have a lot
and this really tops it.
And it's all thought out,
and how everything's hidden.
There's nothing extra
but the table's deceptive,
you're deceptive.
Everything all the way through
I mean, this is magic
And manipulation, even better.
We loved every second of it,
but we do not think
And I think I slipped a thing
I hope you picked up.
- Well, there was a lot
Was there also code that tells
- Yes,
But thanks.
- Thank you so much.
- Thank you.
[cheers and applause]
We've still got all kinds
including a finale
so stick around.
♪ ♪
[jazz music]
♪ ♪
- It's time for another act
with two of the greatest minds
Let's see who wins.
- Ask yourself, what's
That's not exactly
The magic world
There are so many magicians
that are not white males.
A teacher of mine once said
if you feel you don't
create it.
So we did.
We got a church basement,
and we got
some old carpets,
And it really took off.
This is everyone
Every nationality, ethnicity,
and type of magic.
The largest magic venue
about booking their talent,
so I showed them this poster.
After five minutes,
And now I book all the acts,
and most nights,
which is fantastic.
Tonight, I'm bringing a trick
that some magician friends
Maybe it can help me
of fooling Penn and Teller.
♪ ♪
[cheers and applause]
- Welcome back
Benjamin Barnes.
- Hi, Penn and Teller.
You probably know
that magicians are sneaky.
They like to cheat.
You notice I said "they."
I don't include myself
because tonight,
the world's fairest card trick.
I will perform it in a manner
that you will doubt the
For example, this begins...
with a factory-sealed pack.
That seems fair, right?
Of course, when working
you know that the top two cards
are advertisements,
and the bottom two are jokers.
And if you look
starting at the face,
that the pack
But of course,
the cards need to be shuffled.
But if I do it,
you might suspect me of using
that looks like the real thing
but isn't.
But of course, if I were
now that would be fair.
Don't you agree?
Alyson, would you please
- Yes.
- Lovely to see you.
- I'm going to give you
- Okay.
- Now I want you to give them
- Oh, gosh.
You're asking a lot from me.
- Okay, we're not judging.
They're slippery.
- However
- I--I mean,
is the most comfortable.
- I've actually practiced,
Oh, my God, it's so bad.
Now, Alyson,
of the cards?
- Neither do I.
May I?
- Okay. I can feel your relief.
- Yeah.
Now, Alyson, you're going
in the fairest way imaginable.
I'm going to take the joker,
and I'm going to run it
- Okay.
Stop.
- Yes.
- Now, Alyson,
is a card.
Your fairly selected card.
I'm going to lift my hand
and I can't.
- Now remember that card,
- Yes.
Now at this point, Alyson,
it's only fair that I tell you
that while I don't know
I do have an idea
I want you to change that
[both chuckling]
- You're asking a lot of me.
Okay, hold on,
- Okay, let's see. Let's see.
- This is my redemption
Nope, it's not.
That's not bad.
- Now, Alyson, do you know
in the pack now?
- Neither do I.
Now, if I were
I could do something sneaky,
but I want to be fair.
So, Alyson, I'm gonna ask you
to put the cards back
Very good. I'm gonna ask you
Fantastic.
On the end of the pen
Just take the label.
I'm gonna ask you
with that label.
♪ ♪
And lastly...
- Good job.
- Lastly,
I want you to write
- On the label?
- Okay.
I wrote my married initials.
- There you go.
- No, you're good. You're good.
Now, Alyson,
I want you to reach
and confirm
that it is absolutely empty.
- Totally empty.
I want you to reach
and confirm that aside
it is otherwise empty.
- Yep.
- Penn and Teller, I ask you,
what could be more fair
Nothing.
My hand is empty.
Check this out.
Let's see.
Alyson, take the pack
Is it sealed?
- Do you see
- Yes.
- Oops.
- Take the cards
- Okay.
- I'll get rid of the box.
Now look through the cards.
Yes or no, have you seen
- No.
Okay, keep going.
- No.
- Alyson, for the first time,
name your card.
- And that, Penn and Teller,
is the world's fairest
[cheers and applause]
- Wow, Benjamin Barnes.
That's so good.
- I know,
- Oh, well...
All right,
- [laughs] Yes, you did.
- So you've been a magician
Do you believe in sharing
or keeping it secret?
- I believe absolutely
I'm only here tonight
I feel an obligation
to share
- Are you a student
- Oh, yes.
I like going back hundreds
The trick that I did
uses techniques that are so old
- Wow.
- I've fooled
I've shown that trick to.
We'll see
- True.
Okay, Benjamin, let's go
and see if you fooled them.
- Hey, Benjamin,
great presentation of that.
I mean, it is just so fair
and so, so open
And you're just, as our mentor,
you just close all the doors
And it seems like
and you were such
that it's just beautiful
And we don't think
And I think I put
but did we tell you enough
- Um...
- Oh, yeah, also we think--
how do I want to say
that there is something, um,
unusual about
- You gentlemen...
are not even close.
- [laughs]
- You are not close.
- I'll try say it
There's no rough or smooth?
- No.
And my jacket,
- It's totally legit?
- Oh, I'll take your word.
But...
really?
- [gasps]
- You fooled us.
[cheers and applause]
- You're a Fooler!
Great trick.
- You gotta teach us.
- You've gotta teach us that.
It's really good.
- Oh, life is good. Thank you.
- Benjamin Barnes.
[cheers and applause]
On this day in magic history,
Penn and Teller just gave away
Will history repeat itself?
Come back and find out.
♪ ♪
[jazz music]
♪ ♪
- Welcome back.
If our next magician fools
they'll be
Can the streak continue?
- Hey,
and I'm going to Las Vegas
[record scratching]
Did you get that? All right.
I have the best fake job
People actually pay me
and pretend
But when COVID hit,
I went from doing
to being a stay-at-home dad.
On the bright side,
with my kids.
- So many dad jokes.
- But we made it.
- We made it.
- Now that life is getting
I have a show in D.C.
Of course,
I'll never be the best liar.
Penn, Teller,
'cause I'm coming for you.
Kids, it's time to go.
♪ ♪
[cheers and applause]
- Give it up for D.C.'s
Brian Curry.
- Thank you very much.
I think everyone
knows that you guys
And as a fake mind reader,
I can think of nothing
than trying to turn you
true fake believers.
Penn, would you mind
- I'd be happy to.
- How's it going?
- It's nice to meet you.
- Now you're a skeptic.
- Which means you don't believe
- No, I don't.
- Horoscopes or fortune cookies
or vaccinations or global--
- No, vaccinations
I believe in both of those.
- Yeah, I know, that joke was
Now, the Teller we see on TV,
that you know.
- You guys have been together
Over, what, 40 years?
Actually 47
- That's incredible.
You're relationship's coming up
so congratulations.
Now, they say after two years,
a psychic bond.
- I bet there are times, Penn,
where, Teller, you know exactly
I want to you to take a second
you would use
- Okay.
- Now think
- Okay.
- Have you got one word?
- Um...yes.
- I'm gonna have you write
Not that I don't trust you--
maybe I should change it.
- You wanna switch
- Maybe I should.
Yeah, I think I can spell it.
I have an envelope
Even if you could,
is a another envelope which
Inside of that's a card.
Would you write your word
- I'm gonna write a word
- Perfect.
- And we're not gonna look.
Now, Teller,
I don't know
I'm not a mind reader.
I'm, like, barely a mind user.
Are we good, Penn?
- Yes, we are.
- Okay.
And I will take
- Okay.
Now, the truth is,
I'm a skeptic.
I'm like an attractive Penn.
Now, if you could--
I'm gonna place this envelope,
If you could face forward
Hold this up against your body.
And in your mind,
how many letters
Don't say it out loud,
count how many letters
- Okay.
Yes or no, the word you wrote
- No.
- No, but--
but it does begin with three
- Well, yes.
We're gonna call that a hit.
Now focus on the first letter
Pardon me,
I'm getting something...
all over my hands, ew.
Is it start with an "S"?
- Yes, it does.
I can't believe it.
Look, historically, thinking's
You're doing so great.
Now, I want you
because behind your head,
I'm going to write
so that everyone
what you think about Teller.
♪ ♪
Now, let's be honest.
You and I both know
So if the word
happens to match the word
I'm not gonna use
but I'd be okay if you did.
- Okay.
- Sneaky.
- Goodness gracious.
- Thank you so much.
Thank you.
- Goodness. Sneaky. Sneaky.
He is and you are. Sneaky.
- Brian Curry.
[cheers and applause]
So why did you decide
- Oh, so there's you on stage,
and everyone--you're like
I would hate someone
- Aw.
But it seems ethically
pick on somebody
- Oh, he can.
You're from D.C. You must play
- I do.
but D.C. celebrities, so we're
We're talking politicians.
So it's slightly different,
- So do you ever get nervous
- I'm terrified right now.
- I am.
- I am done performing.
But it's still--I'm excited.
I got to perform
in the same room as two
- Aw.
- I'm talking
Like, I may not fool them,
but still feels like a win,
you know?
Let's see if Penn and Teller
- Hey, there, Brian.
- Nice being up there with you.
Real good thing.
You know, we get disgusted by,
the fact that we're skeptics.
People that claim
don't interest us in any way.
Not only is it morally wrong,
You want to be funny
But also, a lot of mentalists
to use high tech stuff,
and they've got little devices
and they've got all sorts
and all sorts of iPhone stuff.
And it just get so, so tedious.
And you did this the real,
with skill.
And you did sleight of hand,
and, you know,
on top of all the clever stuff
But you know,
that Teller and I've been
And also, the word
And I have not spent 47 years
to be fooled by someone else
who's also that close to me.
So if you really had
do you think you fooled us?
- I didn't fool you,
Thank you, guys.
- Thank you so much.
Brian Curry!
[cheers and applause]
Penn and Teller get top billing
We make them earn it
with a trick of their own.
You don't wanna miss it.
♪ ♪
[jazz music]
♪ ♪
- Welcome back.
For decades, Penn and Teller
the world over.
They could just sit back
But they continue
new ways to astound and amaze,
so give it up
[cheers and applause]
- Oh, thank you.
Thank you, Alyson,
It has been decades.
You know, between us,
of experience in magic.
But one thing the show
is when it comes to cards,
we are not the best
You've seen some of the people
They've been astonishing,
really good
And we're not among them.
But we've been thinking
the best at cards
So we've been working
to not be the best
but rather, to be the best
at sleight of foot.
And I'm gonna tell you, Alyson,
at sleight of foot.
No one can touch us
We haven't see anybody
in all these seasons
with cards as well
So examine that deck of cards,
Make sure it's sealed.
- Right out of the factory--
Now watch this,
- Oh, my.
Open the deck
A lot of times,
about just
Teller opens the deck
He's jut gonna get a hold
We can't do that.
Alyson, open the--take the
- Okay.
with our feet, you can't
- Yeah, barely.
We don't even need that.
Whoa, disappears. It's gone.
Now we're gonna see the seal.
The seal is sealed there,
- Yeah.
Now we're gonna break the seal
Watch as we hold this in place,
and Teller's just going to...
with his toes.
We can't do that, Alyson.
Would you break the seal
And then fold the top flap back
Fold it back all the way.
- Yeah, yeah, yeah,
Fold them back all the way.
- Good.
- Side ones too,
we will take the cards
Watch this, Alyson.
Just gonna flip it over,
all the cards...
it not only takes special feet,
it takes stomach muscles too.
Just don't worry, Alyson.
The cards come out of the box.
- Beautiful, beautiful.
Boom, it's gone, disappears.
- Advertising card gone.
This is--joker gone.
Okay, and now
and put them down there
- Okay.
Make them nice and even.
And then you're gonna see
Sleight of foot!
Best in the world, watch this.
- [laughs]
- The sound is perfect,
- It's amazing.
- They're already mixed up
And now we're gonna
I'll just fan them.
Wow, look at that.
Doesn't that look good?
Now just take any card
Just pick a card up.
- What if I wanted
- Pick any card you want.
- Sure, take the card,
and then show it to the camera.
Okay, memorize.
Show it to the camera.
Okay, Alyson, put it back down.
- Right there,
with a table wash, Alyson.
This is a table wash.
This is what they do in big,
They do a big table.
When there's dozens of dollars
they do a table wash.
We are doing a table wash
Okay, thank you, Alyson.
We mixed them all up.
You don't know
Is that your card there,
- No, it's not.
- The four of hearts went
Okay, that's not--get it away.
Okay, now, Alyson, you haven't
It's mixed up in there.
- But I have, Alyson.
Watch this sleight of foot,
And is that your card?
Is that your card?
- No.
Well, we'll get it.
Is, uh...is uh...
is that your card, Alyson?
- I'm scared.
No--
Now, Alyson,
We'll get it all mixed up.
Alyson, grab, like,
in each hand, in each hand.
Just all in a mess.
- I'm gonna count to three,
then throw them high
We're gonna catch your selected
- Okay.
- Why?
- Right.
in the world
- You guys are!
One, two, three.
- Whee!
- Boom, we got it, Alyson.
We got it.
Is that your card, Alyson?
- Okay,
Okay, these are faceup.
That's gone too, Alyson.
Now, this is the big--I'm
And right there...
is that your card, Alyson?
- No.
Is that your card,
- No.
The six of--okay,
- How many guesses do you have?
- Is that your card, Alyson?
Is that your card, Alyson?
- Which one?
Is that your card, Alyson?
The king of spades.
- You know why, Alyson?
- Who's the best?
- Okay, take that card.
Applaud.
- Take it with your feet!
- With your feet.
well, we're out of time,
and I need to get
- The best!
but join us next time
fantastic episode of "Fool Us."
See you soon.
- Who's the best in the world
- You guys are.
Best in the world.
- Yes. Why don't you take