"[jazz music]" "♪ ♪" "[cheers and applause]" " From the Penn and Teller Theater at the Rio hotel in Las Vegas, here's our host," "Alyson Hannigan." "♪ ♪ [cheers and applause]" " Welcome to "Penn  Teller:" "Fool Us,"" "where we're all witnesses as magicians enter into evidence their best tricks." "Will they be caught in the act or be judged amazing?" "Only two men bear the burden of proof tonight, our barristers of baffling, Penn and Teller." "[cheers and applause]" " How's it going?" " Okay, here's the deal." "Penn and Teller are gonna try to bust every single magician they see tonight." "If they can't do it, that magician wins a trip back to Las Vegas to perform in Penn and Teller's magic show." "They also get to brag for the rest of their lives that they fooled Penn and Teller." "Let's meet our first potential braggart." " My name is Misty Lee, and I got into magic as the girl inside the box, and that job sucks, so I took his." "My style of magic just falls under what I like." "I like creepy stuff." "I like edgy stuff." "When we're putting together an illusion, we're trying to be evocative of something specific, and that brings depth and another layer to the magic." "We have to get into your psychology." "My whole point of magic is to help you realize that the universe still has mystery in it." "What a rad gift you're able to give somebody." "[cheers and applause]" " Put your hands together for Misty Lee." " Thank you very, very much." "Have you ever been really afraid?" "So afraid the parasympathetic responses kick in?" "Your heart starts racing, your breathing increases, and your pupils dilate." "You're ready to fight for your life." "It's sexy, right?" "Let's play with it." "What are you guys afraid of?" "Yell it out so I can hear it." " Spiders!" " Spiders." "Knives." "Oh, good." "I was waiting for that one, 'cause I brought some." "I have four knives here, hand-turned by a craftsman in England, and they are a joy to behold." "You guys want to hold them?" "'Cause I'm bringing them down to you." " Sure." " Because you are such experienced magicians," "I would be very grateful if you would inspect them." "Verify that they are real." "There are no gimmicks whatsoever on those." "Those blades are solid, honest, sharp, and authentic." "And now, while they are busy with their activity, for you, I have a wonderful surprise." "Ladies and gentlemen, please put your hands together for Louie Anderson." "[cheers and applause]" " Hi." "Nice to meet you." " It's really nice to meet you too." " Nice to meet you." "Thank you." " We have never met." "They need to know that." " Never met." "Although I was gonna wear this outfit." " So I gave them knives." "For you, I have something else." "Stay right there, please." " Are we eating?" " No." "I have, for you, cards numbered one through five, and your job is to mix them." "But I will tell you, what you are about to do is incredibly important." " Ooh." " Someone's life may depend on it." " Oh, all right." " Don't mess it up." " All right." " Okay?" " I'll try not to." " There you go." " And if I do, I'm sorry." " You will be." " All right, that's kind of" " Happy?" " Well, some days." " Fair enough." "Please take the top card and the top card only." "Hold it to your chest." "Do not look at it." "And these I'll put here." "Now, if you were paying attention, you may have noticed I gave him five cards but them only four knives." "There are actually five knives." "I keep one with me... always, but this one is a little bit different." "You see, this one has a retractable blade." "But they will verify in just a moment" "I'll be right back--aside from that one key difference, when you put all these knives together, they look the same." "Yes?" " They do." "Let Teller look, too, 'cause I'm the idiot." " Yes, I'd like you to." "They feel the same." "Here, I'll take them." "They feel the same, yes?" "So when we put them all together on top of this table, and Louie steps over here and mixes them up, nobody in this room, not even me, is gonna know which one is where." " Okay." " You can put your card right there for me please." " You got it." "Mix these up?" " Give them a good mix, absolutely, however you feel so inclined." "Who knew he had a natural gift?" "Satisfied?" " Satisfied." " Then please stay right there, because here is where the game gets fun." "Now... everyone loves to be scared... when they think they're safe." "Louie?" " Yes." " Do you believe you're safe?" " With you?" "Well, I'm not sure." " Really?" " I'm excited though." " Oh, that makes me happy to hear." "For the first time, will you please pick up your card and show them and me which number it was that you chose." "What is it?" " It was two." " That's a two?" " I think it is." " Oh." " Hm." "Okay." "We'll use two." " You can use any one." " No, you picked two." "We'll use two, so I guess we won't use number one." "Number three is obsolete." "You didn't choose number four." "You chose... number two." "I have another question for you, Louie." " What?" " Do you feel lucky?" " Yes, I do." " Good." "Then please put your hands behind your back, take a big, deep breath, and count with me." "Everybody, ready?" "Knife goes down." "Knife stabs Louie." "Guys, this could be the end of life with Louie." "We may have to take you out of here in baskets." " Well, you better get three people." "[laughter]" " Are you ready?" " Yes." " Big, deep breath." "Are you ready?" "Here we go." "One, two, three." " Ahhh!" "Whew." "[cheers and applause]" " Thank you." " Hi." "Made it." " Emmy award-winning actor and comedian Louie Anderson." " Thank you so much." "Thank you, guys." "Bye." "Goodnight." " Hi." " Hi." " It's nice to meet you." " Nice to meet you." "I'm so glad you didn't kill him." " I'm disappointed, but, you know, we get on with it." " And then what inspires you?" "Like, how do you come up with your ideas?" " The first thing I do is, I start with what I like." "People say," ""Oh, have you really cultivated this brand of creepy?"" "No, it's just what I dig, you know." "I mean, I collect glass human eyeballs." " And then how did you choose Louie Anderson?" " I didn't." "He was a wonderful surprise." " Wow." " When I got here, they said," ""Introduce Louie Anderson." "You're about to meet Louie Anderson."" "And I was like, "That's awesome,"" "'cause I love Louie Anderson." " All right, let's go to the boys." " Oh, boy." " Boys." " Yeah." "Um... it is so good to see women in magic." "That's the first thing, and not only a woman in magic, but also a woman taking an aggressive role in magic, not playing the gender role of a victim but playing the gender role as the aggressor, which I just love." " Thank you." " I mean, that's just so rare in magic and so wonderful to see, and the whole thing is tremendously entertaining from beginning to end." "The dropping of the knives to show the ones that aren't and doing the final drop at the end, even though you've got the huge punchline of Louie being up there and ramming the knife into his heart," "the audience is really paying attention to that other knife sticking in the bottom." "And handing the knives out, having us look at them is wonderful." "The knives are also-- along with your wardrobe, along with all the props, the knives are also beautiful, just perfectly polished." "You can see so much in those knives if you know what you're looking for all the way through." "It's just great the way you had that." " Thank you." " The way the cards--you said you tailored the front, the back." "Everything was tailored exactly the way you wanted on that and stuff." "I'll bet there's all sorts of stuff all over the stage that, as beautiful as it is to someone watching the first time, it's also stuff that you just enjoy on your own that other people can't even see." " Totally." "Appreciate that." " Fabulous job." " Thank you." " All right." "Well, I feel like there must've been some sort of code in there that would tell you that they knew how you did the trick." " Yes , they know exactly how I did the trick." " Okay." "Well, so you didn't fool them, but you certainly entertained us all." "Thank you, Misty Lee." " Thank you for having me." "Thank you, guys." "Thank you." "Thank you." "[cheers and applause]" "Penn and Teller still have a lot of work to do, more magicians to bust, and a trick of their own to perform." "More "Fool Us" when we return." " This next performer is a graduate of Fool Us University, and we are thrilled to have him back." "Take a look." " My name is Shin Lim." "I was here on season two." "I didn't expect to fool Penn and Teller at all." " You, sir, fooled us." " And now it's, I think, the most viewed video on "Fool Us."" "After season two, I was pretty busy." "I started getting a lot of gigs, and my career was taking a huge leap." "Right after that, unfortunately, I had an accident while I was rehearsing an illusion." "I had severed two of my thumb tendons, and I had to get the tendons sewn back together." "Most of my magic is sleight of hand, so I had to cancel everything." "It was devastating." "It felt like my career was over." "For me, that wasn't good enough." "I just pushed through, and I went farther than I was supposed to." "After just six months," "I was able to hyperextend my left thumb." "This piece I'm doing right now is about four times more difficult than the act I did on season two." "There's a 40% chance I could mess up because my nerves are not all there yet." "However, if I pull this act off," "I'm gonna feel very, very accomplished." "With everything I've gone through, this will prove that you shouldn't give up." "[cheers and applause]" " His first appearance on "Fool Us"" "has over 35 million hits on social media." "Please welcome the popular Shin Lim." "[cheers and applause]" "[dramatic music]" "♪ ♪" "[cheers and applause]" "[cheers and applause]" " Whoa!" "The incredible Shin Lim." "Wow." "It's so nice to meet you." "That was beautiful." " Thank you, thank you." " That was just incredible." "It was like watching a ballet with cards." " Perfect." " Oh, my goodness." "Is this easier to come on a second time, or was it harder to come on the first time?" " I think it's a little bit easier to come on the second time." "I'm used to the theater and everything." " So you were supposed to come on again last season, but then something happened." " Yeah, I severed two of my tendons on my thumb." " That must've been terrifying for you." " Yeah, it was a challenge, 'cause this is a really difficult act." " And so obviously, while you were recovering, you couldn't practice." " Yeah, I tried to do it with one hand, but that didn't work out so well." " Were you worried that your card days were over?" " Yeah." "Yeah, definitely." "I mean, the doctor was like," ""You're not gonna be able to pick up a deck for two years,"" "so, for me, that was pretty bad news." " Well, lucky for us that you recovered so well." " Yeah, I'm really glad to be back." " All right." "Well, let's go to the guys and see what they have to say." " You know, we like you, but you're starting to annoy us." " In a good way?" " I don't think so." "This is our show." "It's called "Penn  Teller:" "Fool Us."" "When we're in airports and stuff, and people recognize us, they ask us about you." "They say they saw your show on YouTube." "They say they saw your routine, and they just loved you on there, and we watched you closely the first time you were on." "We watched you even closer the second time." "I mean, you're just so wonderful and so beautiful, every move you make." "But we've been watching carefully, and I think I can demonstrate a little something about the routine if you'll allow me." " Yeah, yeah, yeah." " And if you'll allow me to step back over here if I could, just right here." "[chanting] [dramatic music]" "♪ ♪" " Oh." "Yeah. [laughs]" " He fooled us." " Thank you so much." " Yay!" "Oh, congratulations." "[cheers and applause]" "Fooler, we have a fooler." "Fooled them twice, two times." " Thank you so much." "Thank you." " Aww, congratulations." " Thank you." " Shin Lim." "[applause]" "Penn and Teller have been fooled." "Let's see if it can happen again when we come back." " I hate him." " Welcome back to "Fool Us."" "We've got one fooler in the books tonight." "Can we make it two?" "Let's find out." "Meet our next potential fooler." " My name is Andi Gladwin." "I grew up in a really small town in the UK." "I was a computer programmer, but I decided I needed to make some changes." "So I put together a list of 100 things to do before I die." "Number one, become a full-time magician, and that's what I did." "Since we're here in Vegas, it's time to check some items off my bucket list." "I always wanted to be just like Elvis." "[bell dings]" "I always wanted to get so drunk that I got married to a stripper." "[bell dings]" "And I really wanted to do something crazy, like zip-line off a building." "[screaming]" "I've changed my mind." "[buzzer]" "And I'm about to do my biggest one, performing onstage in Las Vegas." "[cheers and applause]" " Our next performer is floating in right now." "Here's Andi Gladwin." "[applause] [dramatic music]" "♪ ♪" "[laughter]" "[applause]" " Hello." "By the way, is anyone else cold in here?" "Just me." "Before the magic, a few quick impressions." "This first one is for the iPad generation." "Angry Birds." "[laughter]" "Oh, you know, I'm weirdly orange, my hair's a mess, and I'm full of hot air." "Any guesses?" "Yeah, I'm Donald Trump." "That was just for you, Penn." " Thank you." " So you're probably wondering what I'm doing inside a balloon." "Well, tonight I will perform a world first in magic:" "a trick using only my head, but I will need a safe pair of hands, so please welcome Alyson." "[cheers and applause]" " Hello." " Hello." "Thanks for helping, Alyson." " Sure." " It's kind of strange, I realize." "On the table there is a special deck of cards." "It has 52 different professions written on it." "Fantastic." "I'd like you read out some of those professions for me." " Okay." "Artist, golfer, teacher, doctor, dentist..." " That's great." "So you get the idea." "The cards all have random jobs on them." "I'd like you to turn them facedown for me, and then please go into the audience and choose somebody at random to help with our trick." "Fantastic." "Now, go for somebody you don't think I would pick." "Going straight to the back there, okay." "Excellent." "This man here?" "Hello, sir." "What's your name?" " Dario." " Dario, thanks for helping." "Now, Alyson, I'd like you to spread the cards facedown, so that Dario can reach in and pull out any card." "Dario, once you have that, please remember the job written on it, hold the card against your chest, so that nobody, including Alyson, can see." "And then, Alyson, please return to the stage." "You can put the cards on the table, and I'm sure you will receive a thunderous round of applause." "[thunderous applause]" "You're doing great." "Thank you." "Thank you, Alyson." "Don't get too close." "I could explode any minute." "So Dario has picked a random job from the deck of cards." "I will now attempt to divine that job using yet another of my amazing impressions." "So, Dario, just look me in the eyes, and I will try to get this." "Okay." "[clucking]" "Dario, my impression was of a chicken." "That means I believe you selected a chicken farmer." "Is that correct, yes or no?" " No, sir." " No?" " No." " My mistake." "Just a farmer?" " No." " No?" "Just a chicken?" " No." " Okay, I'm afraid you've got me, sorry." "What job did you pick?" " It's a scuba diver." " Scuba diver?" " Yes, sir." " Alyson, I'm afraid you didn't fool Penn and Teller." "A scuba diver." "Do we have time for one last impression?" " Sure." " Okay." "This is my impression of a scuba diver." " Wow." "[applause]" " Thank you for your help." " Andi Gladwin, everyone." "Wow." "Wow." "How do you even begin to come up with an idea like that?" " Well, you know, I was sitting in my office one day in a giant red balloon thinking," ""I should do something useful with my life,"" "and I did it." "Sorry, these are really heavy." " Yeah, I would imagine." " If you think the balloon's difficult to get into, though, you should try getting into the wet suit." "It's a lot harder." " Yeah." "Did you do this just for Penn and Teller, like, come up with it?" " Well, actually, it's a trick I've been working on for almost ten years, because while it looked pretty simple, there's a lot of science behind it and a lot of acrobatics to squeeze into the balloon," "so it's come into fruition over the last year or so, but it's really been a journey to get this to where I want it to be." " Okay, it's time to go to the boys." " Boy, there's just so few things you can do in magic, especially with, you know, that kind of trick to divine what's going on in the audience." "It's really a wonderfully funny, terrific presentation and really good and really inventive and really great." "And, you know, when I was a child, my goal was not to be a magician, but rather to be an oceanographer." "I used to read a lot about scuba diving, and I finally became a scuba diver myself, and you go underwater." "One thing that amazes me about being a scuba diver is all the force that's down on you from the water." "It's a fabulous thing." "And the other thing about the whole outfit is functional, you know." "I always think of scuba diving as mostly fashion." "Of course, I think that of beekeeping, too, but every part of the outfit that you have is actually useful." "You know, the fins to help you go when--and the tank is not just decorative." "It's also functional for a scuba diver and also for the magician." "I thought it was a wonderful, wonderful act." "Did I give you any hint of what we're talking about there?" " It's been my dream for a long time to perform on a show with these guys, and I did." "I got to do that." "I've had a wonderful time." "But they got me, but we had a great time." " It's a great act, great act, and I love scuba divers." " Okay, thank you, Andi Gladwin." " Thank you." " Thank you." "[cheers and applause]" "Okay, I need a minute to make our next magician appear." "Just give me a short commercial break and I'll figure it out." "Thanks." " Welcome back to "Fool Us."" "Take a good look at our next act." " I'm Murray Hatfield, this is Teresa, and what we specialize in is a large-scale style of show." "We have people appearing and vanishing and floating in the air and cutting pieces and just magic with people as opposed to cards and coins." "My favorite part of the show is when Teresa makes her appearance." "Oh, like that." " Every prop is a different challenge." "They don't come with instructions." "They can hurt." "So I have to just figure out how to not make it look difficult." " I have to say, it's an incredible honor to perform in front of Penn and Teller." "It's a little daunting, but hopefully we'll come together and make it happen." "[cheers and applause]" " Please welcome Murray Hatfield and Teresa." "[cheers and applause]" " Thank you." "Ladies and gentlemen, the laws of physics state that two bodies can't be in the same place at the same time." "Or can they?" "[laid-back bass music]" "♪ ♪" "Ready!" " Hey!" "[cheers and applause]" " Yes." " Murray Hatfield and Teresa." "That was amazing." "Wow." " Thank you." "That's so cool." "I have no idea how that was done." "Hopefully they don't either." " I hope not." " Yeah." "So you guys obviously are married?" " Yes." " We are." "We've been married for 18 years." " So does this ever affect your marriage, like, you know, if a magic trick goes wrong or something?" " If he stabs me, yes." " Oh, that hasn't happened, has it?" " Yes, in a prop, yes." " Oh, no." " Oh, we've had all kinds of interesting moments in our shows." "Teresa broke her thumb in the middle of a show and finished the show." " Oh, wow." "That's amazing." "So you sound like very good partners." "Equal partners, I'd say?" " Absolutely." "Sometimes, people watching our show seem to think or tend to think that Teresa's just "the girl in the box."" "The truth of the matter is, she is intimately involved, as we both are, in every aspect of the shows that we do." " All right, well, let's see-- oh, Teller looks--looks excited." "Let's check in with the guys." "Boys?" " Well, you know, this-- this is the best one of these we've ever seen." "It's Houdini's closer." "It's metamorphosis." "It's the greatest trick in magic." "A person's one place, then they're another, and everybody wants to do it because it's such a good idea, and they usually end up with a box on the stage that looks very, very fishy," "pull the cloth up, two people change." "They change quickly." "Even done badly, it's a good trick." "Done beautifully like this, it's a wonderful trick." "I haven't seen a better version of metamorphosis ever." " Thank you very much." "[cheers and applause]" " We think--we think this is called suspended animation." "If we're right on this-- ah, how can I best put this?" "You know, you're a team." "We're a team." "We do a lot of forehanded magic." "I think you've done one even better on this." "I think you've done it better than we do with our forehanded magic." "That's how we think-- you might get the drift of what I'm saying here." "But if you like this kind of thing, you're not gonna see better than that kind of thing." " Thank you." " Oh, I, I-- it seems like that made sense to you guys." " It absolutely made sense, and you know what, regardless, it was an honor." " Well, thank you so much." " Well, you didn't fool them, but you certainly wowed them, so thank you very much." " Thank you." " Murray Hatfield and Teresa." " Thank you." " Thank you." "[cheers and applause]" "Coming up next, two magicians who have been wearing the same suits for 40 years, making them either the original hipsters or two filthy hobos." "You decide." "Penn and Teller perform when we come back." " Penn and Teller's hero and also the mysterious judge of our show is Johnny Thompson." "Johnny wowed audiences for decades with his epic routine," "The Great Tomsoni and Company." "Johnny retired the act years ago, but tonight it lives on." "Here are Penn and Teller performing" "The Great Tomsoni and Company." "[lounge music]" "♪ ♪" "[cheers and applause]" "[cheers and applause]" " Whoo!" "[cheers and applause]" "The Great Tomsoni and Company!" "Time to put our genies back in the bottle." "If you wish you could watch more "Fool Us,"" "just close your eyes until next week, when "Fool Us" returns." "Good night from Las Vegas." "[cheers and applause]"