(fire exploding) - [Dean] Illusion:
the art of tricking the brain, distorting the senses,
challenging perception. (audience cheering)
You can't trust what you see even with your own eyes.
Meet the masters of illusion. (fire exploding)
(audience cheers continuing)
- Welcome ladies and gentlemen
to the most magical show on television.
(audience applauding)
Now, just as a magician's act
can seem like a bit of trickery to the untrained eye,
scientific discoveries can seem unfathomable
to those who don't understand the process behind them.
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So we have created a (audience laughing)
I heard something back there.
Alexandra Duvivier! (audience applauding)
(Alexandra chuckling) How are you?
- I'm pretty great,
and I have something very special for you, Mr. Cain.
- Okay. - I have some holiday papers.
But, it's a camouflage out
because if you want some real holiday papers,
you just need to shake, Mr. Cain.
Because, if you do shake properly
(cymbal crashing)
you can have some real, I mean, real
(audience oohing) holiday papers.
(audience applauding) - Okay!
(Alexandra kissing) - Ciao!
- Ciao, au revoir.
It's time to add some laughter to our magical evening
with this illusionist.
Now, he's a funny man, but has serious magic skills,
and he's guaranteed to put a smile on your face.
Please welcome Farrell Dillon.
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- Everybody here's gonna get a deck of cards.
You're gonna get a deck of cards.
You'll get a deck, yep.
This is for you young lady.
This one's for you, this one is for you.
Hold onto that for a second.
All right, I'm gonna use yours to demonstrate to everybody.
So, take your cards out of the box.
Good, throw the box on the ground.
We don't need that anymore.
I want you to look at your cards.
Just go ahead, fan them in front of your face.
Look at all of them.
Great, then you're gonna shuffle your cards.
You don't have to take note of all of them.
Just make sure they're all different alright.
- I'm following the instructions!
(audience laughing) - Yeah, no problem.
All right, and then shuffle 'em however you want, good.
You can ripple shuffle them, you can do whatever that is.
Yeah, that's fine. (audience laughing)
Just shuffle them, like upside down and stuff, that's fine.
Oh good, look at you, you're doing the belly method.
That's classic. (audience laughing)
Let's see here, we've got whatever that is, good.
And you're doing a good job too.
We're gonna make this card trick more difficult,
so we're gonna take all the cards, shuffle them together.
Now look, here's the thing,
it's really hard to shuffle five decks of cards.
You guys are having a hard time shuffling one.
So, we're gonna take all these cards
and we're gonna throw them into a bag.
Here, you throw yours in, good.
Throw your cards in, good.
Throw yours in, good.
And then we're gonna shuffle them all up inside this bag.
(bag crinkling)
(audience laughing)
It's the best way to shuffle five decks of cards.
Now, we have to pick cards, right?
Because that's how the card trick works.
You're gonna reach inside this bag in a second, all right?
I don't want you to show anybody the cards.
You're gonna hold it against your chest, all right?
And I don't want you to look at it yourself.
We'll get back to that in a second, okay?
So, when you reach in, all I want you to do
is either close your eyes or stare into mine,
whichever you find less creepy, okay?
(audience laughing) (participant laughing)
Reach into this bag, pull out a card, you got it?
Okay, go for it.
(participants laughing) (audience laughing)
All right, I just want you to remember
that this is what you decided was less creepy.
(all laughing)
Go for it.
- I can't do this.
- Yeah, I didn't think so, all right, yeah.
But I like how you close your eyes
and then stare into mine, like through your eyelids
like you have x-ray vision, that's wonderful.
Hey, young lady, either close your eyes or stare into mine.
Good choice. (audience laughing)
Don't show them, but keep your eyes closed, all right?
Oh, no, no, you actually, no, you can open 'em.
All right, it's over, yeah, there you go.
Here you go.
I had a feeling about you. Ok!
(audience laughing)
The eyebrow thing was a little much, but I appreciate you.
All right, and last but not least, go ahead
and, oh, okay, cool.
I didn't think you were gonna do
either of the things that I asked, but you got one.
All right, so look, five decks of cards
all shuffled together.
You guys looked at them,
you shuffled them beforehand, right?
We're gonna start with you.
Show everybody what card you got.
Eight of diamonds.
All right, cool.
You got one as well, right?
Show them, eight of diamonds.
Okay, so that happens sometimes.
Sometimes people get the same card
'cause there's five decks.
What card did you get?
- Eight of diamonds.
- All right, that's a little weird.
(audience laughing)
- Show 'em.
- Eight of diamonds.
- And you too?
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- Thank you, give all five a round of applause.
Thank you guys, you can keep those
as a souvenir.
I'll see you guys later.
(audience applauding)
Now, this magician you're about to see
is not just any magician.
He's an illusionist who's known for
pushing the limits of what's possible.
So please welcome to the stage
the incredible Noah Sonie.
(audience cheering)
- Thank you all so much.
Tonight, I wanna show you something a
little bit different,
but in order to do that, I need somebody to help out.
What's your name?
- Emma.
- Emma, will you join me up here on stage?
And gonna give you a huge round of applause.
(audience applauding)
And then Emma, will you take both of your hands
and hold them face down just like this.
And then make two fists just like this.
And then Emma, I just want you to mirror me.
Bring one of those hands down
and then bring this hand right up to your chest
and then turn so that everybody can see you.
Good. (exciting funk music)
Now Emma, do you believe in voodoo at all?
- Yeah, I'm from New Orleans.
(audience chuckling)
- We're gonna try a little bit tonight.
So I've got a lighter here.
You're not afraid of fire, are you?
- No.
- Okay, I'm gonna stand over here,
but then I'm gonna take that fire
and I'm gonna bring that lighter
just a little bit closer to the palm of my hand.
And in your hand
that you're squeezing into a fist right now,
I just want you to focus and I want you to imagine
you could almost start to feel a little bit of heat
starting right in the palm of that hand
as I bring that lighter closer to mine.
Just focus on the feeling of a little bit of heat
starting in the palm of that hand.
Honestly Emma, yes or no,
do you feel your hand getting just a little bit warmer?
- A little. - A little bit.
Yeah, here's the thing though.
If I bring the lighter closer to my hand,
you should be able to feel that fire even more.
Oh!
To the point where if I start to squeeze my hand,
you can all see, there's no marks, no burns, no scorches.
But Emma, will you bring your hand down
and take a look inside of it?
(audience gasping) Show it to everybody.
(audience applauding) Emma, everyone.
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(fire exploding) - [Dean] Next,
laughs and the unbelievable talent of Alex Ramon
when we return. (logo whooshing)
(audience applauding) (fire exploding)
Magic isn't just something you watch.
It's something you experience.
And this performer is gonna make sure
you experience it to the fullest with an interactive trick
that will have you gasping in amazement.
Please welcome to the stage, Alex Ramon.
(audience applauding) (exciting electronic music)
- Hello everyone.
All right, this is magic for everyone.
You could do it yourself right there,
sitting in the seats in the theater and also right at home.
So everybody put your right hand out in front of you,
like this, right hand up, right hand up.
Everybody, everybody, everybody.
Even at home, even at home, get that right hand up.
Put your palm facing you.
(suspenseful electronic music)
You guys look ridiculous.
(audience laughing)
But you're doing it, but you're doing it, okay?
Right hand, palm facing you,
it should look something like this.
Ooh. (audience chuckling)
Keep that right palm facing you
and with your left index finger
I want you to point to your pinky.
Now we're all gonna make a series of decisions, choices,
and each and every decision
is going to be your choice, okay?
All of you make a different choice.
All of you make a different decision.
But here's what's gonna happen.
You're gonna make a series of moves.
A move is moving from one finger to the other finger
next to the one you're on.
So if I said move twice, you would go one, two
or you could go one, two, it doesn't matter.
It's your choice.
Everyone's gonna make a different decision
even you at home.
So right hand, palm facing you, index finger.
Begin on your pinky and you're gonna make five moves.
All your choice.
And even though the thumb is something different,
you could still move onto the thumb, okay?
All right, here it goes.
Make five moves starting now.
One, two, three, four, and five.
Now if you look around,
there are people on different fingers.
They've made their own different choices.
And I'm gonna make a little bit of a guess here.
I'm gonna guess that you guys
are not on your thumb or your pinky finger.
So we're gonna eliminate those, curl those fingers in
and now your moves are gonna be constricted
to just the remaining three fingers.
It should look like this.
And now you're gonna make one move.
Make it now.
Again, all your own decisions.
Even at home, I have an idea and a thought
that you are not on your ring finger.
Curl that ring finger in.
You have two fingers remaining
and you're gonna make one final move.
Make it now.
Now look, there's a 50 50 chance right now.
Things can go horribly wrong or horribly right?
But you know what?
Curl in your middle finger
because you are on your index finger.
If you're on your index finger,
give yourself a big round of applause.
(audience applauding) (exciting electronic music)
(fire exploding)
- [Dean] The impossible is easy
for the masterful manipulations of Naathan Phan.
(audience cheering)
(logo whooshing)
Now for a magician who's known for
his unique style and flair,
and he's here to show you what he's made of.
Please welcome Naathan Phan.
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- Thank you so much everyone.
I'm stood here with my new friend.
What's your name?
- My name is Sarah.
Hello Sarah, lovely to meet you.
Okay Sarah, I have here some very special cards
that I totally didn't make 30 minutes ago,
and each one has a different name of a fruit on it.
So watch here, I've got cherry, watermelon, cantaloupe.
Basically, there's about a dozen different fruits.
I've written them in different colors.
I'm gonna give these a shuffle, all right?
In a moment you're just gonna select
any one of these that you'd like.
So reach out, touch any card you want.
- [Sarah] This one.
- [Nathan] This one right here, specifically this one.
All right, you're sure?
All right, take the cards.
All right, show everyone.
Don't let me see it
and tell me when it's safe to open my eyes.
(suspenseful electronic music)
- Okay, it's safe.
- Okay excellent, put the card back.
All right, we're gonna lose it inside the packet.
That way I can't peak or cheat.
Fantastic, now what if I told you that just over here
underneath my lovely teal handkerchief is a magic bush
that can grow whatever fruit it is that you selected.
That would be pretty cool, right?
Yes, okay, let's see here.
We're gonna check it out.
(cymbal crashing)
This is the magic bush, and in a moment
it is going to grow your fruit.
We gotta wait for spring first, though.
(audience chuckling) Oh, here we go.
Yes, look.
And the flowers, they're blooming.
Amazing, incredible.
Let's get a little foliage outta the way
so you can see how beautiful it is.
Yes, incredible, let's see now if we can get
a little bit of the fruit into view.
Let's see, come on.
There we go.
There's one of them right there.
Yes, and whoa, there it is.
We have an orange.
Yes, let's see, can we get another orange?
Let's see, here comes another orange.
Two oranges, ah-ah-ah. (audience laughing)
Let's see if we can get one more.
'cause three is the lucky number.
Bing! Right over there.
Three oranges.
Yes, there it is.
For the first time out loud, which fruit did you pick?
- Apple. (audience laughing)
I didn't force you the right card, that's fine.
No, no, no, no.
No, this is, this is fine, this is fine,
'cause apples and oranges are basically the same thing.
That's why we're constantly comparing apples to oranges.
Right? (audience laughing)
Actually, I told you this is a magic bush, right?
It is indeed a magic bush.
Because I want you to see, and that's a real orange.
You can feel it's a real orange, right?
It's a real magic orange is what it is.
Because watch, if I cut into the, do you hear that?
- Yeah.
- There's something inside this orange, watch.
If I cut into this orange,
inside it, (audience gasping)
here's the, oh boy, I gotta really cut this sucker open.
(audience applauding)
Oh, look at that, there it goes.
Yes, they're zesting.
Where's the bartender, here's zest for the old fashioned.
Here we go, take that.
Is that a real apple?
Yes, here, in fact, yeah, I want you to see, look,
every single one of these oranges has an apple.
Here's another apple for you.
And let's see, this one right here also has,
I gotta do this without cutting myself.
Oh but yes, there it is, lovely gala apples for you.
Enjoy your apples. (audience cheering)
It's a magic first, everybody! (audience applauding)
(fire exploding)
- [Dean] When we return,
the amazing card wizardry of Nick Dovitch, next.
(logo whooshing) (audience cheering)
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(fire whooshing)
Buckle up for an unforgettable performance
from an illusionist who is known for
their outrageous and eccentric tricks.
The one and only Nick Dopuch.
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- Okay, good, fantastic.
More than I'm used to.
Okay, how we doing?
Everybody good?
We're doing this amazing trick that nobody ever does.
Is this one where you pick a card and I find it.
Okay, let's get a card first.
What is your name, madame?
- Jackie. - [Nick] Jackie.
All right, Jackie, I just need you to say stop
whenever you want. - [Jackie] Stop.
- [Nick] Perfect. Okay, right here.
I want you to take a look at the card.
All right, you okay with this card?
- [Jackie] Yes. - Okay, good, all right.
So obviously we've got the six of hearts.
We're gonna find the six of hearts, headline.
All right, so what happens is
we put the card in there face down.
There's a lot of different ways we can do this, okay?
We gotta distinguish these cards.
What I like to do is
I like to take the joker, put it on top.
It looks like the deck is face up, but it's not
until you snap your fingers.
Now all the cards do end up face up
except for one card, of course.
Which, guess what that card is?
- Six of hearts. - Six of hearts, absolutely.
We found the six of hearts nice and easy.
(audience applauding)
Second way, of course, but they're all facing the same way,
it's a little more difficult.
So if we put it in face up with the rest of the cards,
just like so,
it's harder to find, we can't do the face up thing
but then all we do is just snap our fingers again
and then we can turn all those cards red.
We turn all those cards red except for one card
which is the blue card, of course.
(audience applauding)
Obviously it's your one card.
Now, of course, now, if that one doesn't work
if that one doesn't work at all, all we gotta do,
there's just one more thing we can do.
We just give it two snaps.
(Nick snapping twice)
That's if nothing else works, nothing else works.
What two snaps does
it actually erases the entire deck
(audience gasping)
except for guess what?
One heart, your card, the six of hearts.
And that's how we find cards.
(audience applauding) Thank you all.
(audience cheering)
- Magic is all about connecting people
and bonding through witnessing the impossible.
This mentalist plans to do exactly that.
Ladies and gentlemen, Wayne Hoffman.
(audience cheering)
- Things are about to get a little strange.
First and foremost, you don't know each other, I presume,
since you're seated, it'd be weird if you were seated
opposite ends and you were best friends.
(eerie tinkling piano music)
So you've never met before?
- No, we haven't.
- And I don't know you personally?
We don't hang out on weekends?
We don't, I know nothing about you, correct?
You look glad of that fact too, okay.
(audience laughing)
But most importantly, you don't know
each other's phone numbers.
I don't know your phone numbers.
And we're technically strangers, for now.
(audience laughing)
First and foremost, if you don't mind,
if you can make sure your phone has battery
and that you have signal
and that you could receive a phone call if someone,
and get rid of all those notifications, dating apps,
yeah, stuff like that.
(audience laughing)
You good? - No dating apps.
- No dating apps for you, all right, all right.
So what I'd like both of you to do is take your phones,
turn the screen off, just so it's off,
and turn it, make sure it's on ring
so that if it were to ring, we would be able to hear it.
However you need to do that on your phone,
I don't know what types of phones you have.
And just then place your phone right here on the table.
Now, I don't want to touch them
(shimmering mystical music)
but move them just a little closer, yep, right there.
Right about there.
I want you, it's Logan, yeah?
Logan, I want you to stare at her phone.
And it's Camille?
I want you to stare at his phone right now.
(notification dinging)
Oh, you got a notification already.
(audience laughing)
So, huh, what's his name?
(audience laughing) (Camille laughing)
So, you can turn that off.
I don't know what the, yeah, turn it off, turn it off.
I don't know, so you got some, you know,
this is, this is part of the fun, right?
We don't know when it's, okay, very good.
So you stare at her phone and you stare at his phone
and we're gonna see
if we can get something strange to happen.
Stare at each other's phones now.
(Wayne breathing deeply)
(gong ringing) (phone ringing)
Let me ask you a question, Camille, look at his phone.
You can hear it ring.
Is that your phone number?
- That's my phone number.
- So your phone is calling his phone, is that right?
And that's your phone number.
- Yeah, that's my number.
- And that's, yeah, but you don't know each other,
but it's ringing.
You can silence that.
So Camille, you were able to send a vibe
to make his phone ring, but yet you've never met,
you've never, and you don't know her,
you don't have her phone number.
And obviously I couldn't have your phone number.
But I'm gonna try something else.
Camille, I want you to think of your phone number
and concentrate on it in your mind.
Now, it's interesting because
here, here, here, here, here, here.
Something like this.
I'm getting a number from you.
First of all, the number 15 is coming across.
Did something happen to you 15 years ago?
Something life changing or major, or no?
She's thinking.
- Yes. - Yes, what happened?
Around that time, no?
- Well, yeah, I met my husband.
- Oh, you met your husband, okay, all right.
She's thinking, she's like, "What year was that?
If I do the math?" (audience laughing)
Now, here's the thing.
If I can, now I'm gonna, can you open that up?
Actually go to your, go to your phone.
Now I'm gonna see something here.
Phone? Okay.
(phone buttons beeping)
Now let's see if this works.
Yeah? (phone ringing)
And that's your number calling her.
I just wanted to set you guys up
so if you ever want to chat later, it's a live dating app.
(audience laughing) (audience cheering)
And ladies and gentlemen, that's the power of the mind.
Let's give these two a big round of applause.
(audience applauding) (exciting, mystical music)
(fire exploding)
- From all of us here at "Masters of Illusion,"
we want to thank you for joining us tonight.
It was a night of wonder and amazement.
Until we meet again, keep the magic alive.
I'm Dean Cain, and we'll see you then.
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