07x06 - P&T in 3D...Glasses

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From the Penn & Teller Theater

at the Rio Hotel in Las Vegas,

here's our host,

Alyson Hannigan!

Welcome to "Fool Us."

In this envelope are predictions

written by Penn and Teller about tonight's show.

Will we see four amazing magicians tonight?

Will any of them fool Penn and Teller?

And will I get sawed in half?

I'm supposed to wait till the end of the show

to open this,

but I just can't wait that long.

Yes, no, uh-oh.

Wait. Really?

Oh, that can't be right.

I gotta talk to these guys right now.

Ladies and gentlemen,

two magicians who hopefully get it wrong from time to time,

Penn and Teller!

Any magician that performs a trick

that fools Penn and Teller earns a spot performing

in their Las Vegas Magic Spectacular

plus an official "Fool Us" trophy.

If they fool me or the rest of you,

they don't get squat.

With that in mind, let's meet our first magician.

I'm Hans Klok, the fastest magician in the world.

I can do 15 illusions in five minutes.

That's a stage show worth of magic

in the time it takes to make a coffee.

It's a gimmick, of course.

You need one if you do big magic like me.

It's important that you have a certain image,

with the wind machine and the shirt too far open.

But don't take it too serious.

I think I will trick

Penn and Teller, but I don't know

because they're very clever, these guys.

It's a scary thing because things can go wrong

and sometimes do.

So who knows?

Maybe they will be frightened by me.

Please welcome world-famous illusionist

Hans Klok!

Thank you.

Thank you very much.

My escape looked impossible.

But because I'm standing here in front of you now,

of course, it was not.

Working at the speed I do has an element of danger.

Things can go wrong and sometimes do.

You've probably heard stories.

Magician dies attempting to catch a b*llet.

Another drowns in a water-filled tank.

The trick I'm about to show you right now is so dangerous,

I would never ask anybody to do it but myself.

I will balance my entire body on the tip of a sword,

a feat that requires total concentration.

If I lose focus,

I lose my life.

Hans Klok!

I'm fine.

I'm completely fine.

Thank you.

Um...

I feel like interviewing you

is kind of not the right thing to do right now.

Like, maybe you need a medic?

Maybe, yes, I should see a doctor first.

Okay.

Well, that was definitely something

I will see over and over again

when I try to go to sleep tonight.

I'm sorry for that.

It's a bit in the-- in the Penn and Teller style.

- Yeah.
- They love blood, so...

So you're the world's fastest illusionist.

- Yes.
- Wow.

A producer in--in Holland

asked me how many illusions you can do in five minutes.

So I started with doing eight.

And then it became ten.

And I start slow, and then we speed it up.

But then still, you also have to perform.

And it's, of course, my style, the Hans Klok style,

it's a little bit over the top, you know?

And the shirt is too wide open, and the hair is too long,

and the wind machines, and the beautiful girls around it.

Yeah.

But don't take it too serious, you know.

- No, definitely.
- It's entertainment.

It's great.

Well, Hans, it's time for Penn and Teller

to take a stab at solving your trick.

Thank you.

- Hey, Hans.
- How you doing?

I wanna thank you.

My daughter went over to see your show

and loved the show

and insists that I come back and take her again.

So I'll be at your show very, very soon.

You're always welcome.

And that also tells people here

that you're one of our magic siblings

performing here in Vegas.

And we do know you.

And for people at home,

we didn't know that you were going to be on.

- We're not allowed to know that.
- Mm-hmm.

But people who are friends of ours are allowed to come on.

Otherwise, we would have very few people on the show.

Right.

And when it comes to big illusions,

no one is better, and certainly no one is faster,

and certainly no one has better hair than you.

Thank you.

The first trick made us laugh a lot,

because that trick is called Assistant's Revenge.

And the way that's normally done

is that the assistant is tied up,

and then it reverses and becomes the magician.

You've turned it back around, so...

Magician's Revenge on the Assistant.

Right.

And it's a cutting-edge version.

It was a wonderful version.

And the impalement,

you do that great thing

of putting yourself in danger,

which is really very, very exciting,

which allows you to do

the Assistant's Revenge backwards first

because you get the final payoff

of you now standing onstage

with a sword sticking through your stomach.

So we will be over

to the Excalibur to see you.

I'll bring my daughter back again.

We love you so much,

but do not think you fooled us.

Because you know with big stage illusions,

it's wicked hard.

It is, it is. But thank you for being here.

It was great. And I love the show, so...

- Great.
- Happy to be here.

Well, we loved having you.

Please get to a medic soon.

I will go the doctor. Yes.

- Thank you.
- All right.

Hans Klok!

Be right back.

I just have to go grab a world-class magician.

I'll have him ready to go when "Fool Us" returns.

Welcome back to "Fool Us."

Say hi to our next hopeful Houdini.

My name's Michael Bourada.

I'm from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

I'm a magician on and off the ice.

Yes, a Canadian that plays hockey.

I know it's very typical.

Anxiety runs in my family.

It really halted my career at one point

till I learned how to deal with it.

You know, sometimes, like, your car needs a tune-up.

Sometimes someone's mind needs a little bit of a tune-up.

And I actually went to talk to a professional.

It was probably the best decision I could've made.

When I'm onstage, I feel really relaxed.

It's a great way to cope with everything

and really allows me

just to focus on the audience and enjoy myself.

To fool Penn and Teller would be an absolute dream come true.

Please welcome Ottawa's own Michael Bourada.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Alyson, I've always dreamt of performing a big illusion

on a Vegas stage.

You know, like making someone appear, disappear.

A levitation.

Cutting someone in half.

But don't worry.

I'm not allowed to do that anymore,

not since "the incident."

Hmm.

But the one I love

and what we're gonna attempt today

was actually made famous by Harry Houdini,

the Metamorphosis.

And that's when two people would...

Switch places in an instant.

I came up with my own way of doing the Metamorphosis.

I brought two markers, two envelopes,

and two picture frames.

So we'll start with the markers first.

I'll take one, and you take one.

And to do my version of the Metamorphosis,

we're gonna need to draw two people.

And, Alyson, seeing we're both here,

I thought that we would draw each other.

- Okay.
- Yeah.

So I'll start, which means I need you

to...strike a pose.

I love it.

I just need to focus.

Here we go.

Okay. So far, so good.

Already looks just like her.

We'll draw some lovely hair. Yes.

She's got sparkling eyes, mm-hmm,

pert nose, and a glowing smile.

- Aww, thank you.
- And we'll finish it off.

And just so you know,

this is actually my daughter's favorite trick.

- Her name's Alexis.
- Aww.

I named her that because that's the type of car

I could drive if I didn't have kids.

But it's done.

- It looks so much like you.
- Oh.

She's speechless.

I'll flip it over, and I'll sign my work.

Now it's your turn.

You get to draw me.

Okay, I'll hold these here for you.

And you can just draw away. Go.

- Okay.
- Mm-hmm.

Okay, a nice egg-shaped head.

Thanks. That's nice of you.

How about a little bit of hair? That would be nice.

Yeah. Just a little peach fuzz.

That's good. Okay.

- Gotta have ears.
- Yeah, very nice ears.

Excellent.

Awkward-looking smile. Go ahead. Yeah.

For the body too, probably quite muscular.

- Right.
- Oh, very scrawny. Okay.

Wow.

You've really captured my essence.

- You wanted hair.
- Yeah.

I'll tell you what.

Like any great artist, we'll get you to sign your work.

Go. Yes.

- Awesome.
- I don't know what that was.

Now, we've done a lot over the last few minutes.

So at this point, I think it's really important

that we recap.

Lastly, we have these envelopes.

Both are empty. But can you double-check?

Reach inside the first envelope, Alyson.

- Empty?
- Yes.

It is.

And the second envelope, it should also be empty.

Double-check. Reach inside.

- Yeah.
- It is.

We'll start by taking

your amazing drawing that you drew of me.

And it goes inside the first envelope like so.

Gonna hold it one arm on each side right in front of you.

Excellent.

Then we'll take my incredible drawing that I did of you,

and it goes inside the second envelope.

And here's where the Metamorphosis begins.

Because we want my picture

to incredibly switch places

with your picture.

So to do that,

you're gonna keep holding with your left hand.

And with your right hand,

you're gonna put it up in the air like this.

You're gonna turn your palm toward me.

And you're gonna stick out your favorite finger.

Oh, do thumbs count as fingers?

- That works.
- Okay.

Hold it there.

I find this part of the trick quite touching.

Aww.

It's done. I felt it.

Lower it down.

Reach inside, Alyson.

Pull the picture out.

Because the Metamorphosis is complete.

I have yours.

You have mine.

Give Alyson a big round of applause as well.

Wow. Thank you.

Michael Bourada!

- Thank you.
- Wow.

We were so good.

- Oh, thanks very much.
- Don't you think?

I try.

So do you prefer a helper

that can draw or not?

I like someone who's just gonna have fun up here,

such as you.

It doesn't have to be, like, a Picasso

or anything of that nature.

What went through your mind

when you got the call to be on the show?

I was so excited.

It was just my whole, like, career

flashed almost before my eyes.

And, you know, here I am

performing in front of two of the greats.

Have you performed in Vegas before?

Never. This is a first.

So how does that feel? This is your first.

So cool.

And this is your first Vegas performance.

Yes. So cool, so cool.

- Pretty big.
- Yeah.

It was just something that's been on my checklist forever.

And now I get to check it off.

- Yeah.
- Yeah.

All right.

We're gonna see if Penn and Teller

know how you did your trick.

- Right on.
- Boys?

Michael.

Great trick. Really funny.

Really funny, got good laughs

in a room that's hard to get laughs in.

And did a good job

and a very nice drawing.

You know, behind you, when we're doing bits,

I often don't look behind us at all

- at what's up there.
- Yeah.

And--but there behind you,

there was Munch, "The Scream," and there was Monet.

But you weren't inspired by any of them.

You were inspired by a slightly

lesser-known artist named Gene Anderson...

I think, for some of this.

Your style of drawing, your style of working,

- very, very inspired by him.
- Oh, yeah.

And loved the trick.

And I don't know why

I feel like saying this, but I just do.

You know, I like birds.

But there's something about birds that bothers me.

And it bothers me so much.

And that is that birds don't have arms.

And that makes me creeped out

by them walking around with no arms.

Oh, they got those wings.

And those wings will flap.

But they don't have arms, and that bugs me.

I don't know why I said that,

but I don't think you fooled us.

I don't think I fooled you either.

- Aww.
- But this was so much fun.

- Oh, thank you.
- Aww.

Thank you, two of the greats, thanks so much.

- Thank you.
- Thank you.

- Michael Bourada!
- Thank you. Thank you.

Hold on for more hocus-pocus.

More magic after the break.

Welcome back.

Take a look at our next world-class act.

I am Hedné from Norway.

Even since I was young, I had two passions:

music and magic.

So now I work as a choir conductor

with one of the top female choirs in Norway.

My local newspaper did a piece on me a few years ago.

They labeled me "Hjernedirigenten,"

the "Brain Conductor,"

because I have a master's in experimental psychology.

I published a scientific paper

on intuition and problem solving

where we used magic tricks.

Knowing psychology has been quite an advantage

because it helps me steer you

towards the decisions I want you to make

without realizing it.

In Norway, it's quite a small magic community,

but a lot of us work together really tight.

Norwegians tend to be somewhat reserved.

But I have some tricks up my sleeve.

With a randomly selected member of our studio audience,

please welcome Norway's Hedné.

Yes. Thank you.

And thank you both so much for joining me.

You know, as a magician,

I sometimes have to just trust my gut instinct

or, like, intuition.

But I wonder for you--I mean,

do you trust your intuition, Alyson?

- Yes.
- Perfect.

So you'll be great for this.

Could you please just think

of any of the four suits

in a deck of cards, okay?

Don't let me influence you.

But just follow your...

Hmm.

And you, sir, would you please think of a value

to go with her suit?

- Okay?
- Sure.

Just keep those in mind for now.

And let me show you something.

This is a deck of marked cards.

Now, I'm telling you that it's marked

because, well, you can see it.

The cards are marked on the back

with numbers from 1 through 52.

I did that.

They're marked on the front as well.

You see? As per uzh.

The factory did that.

Now, Alyson, what suit you're thinking of?

- Clubs.
- Clubs, okay.

And your value, sir?

- Ten.
- Ten.

So the ten of clubs.

Okay.

You don't want to change your mind

or anything like that?

I'm good.

I have to say I do not envy those closest to you.

Sorry. I'll tell you why.

I'll tell you why.

Because later tonight,

in the middle of the night,

you'll wake up kicking yourself, screaming,

"Why didn't I say anything but the clubs or the ten?"

- But hey, that's your life.
- Yeah.

Okay.

Now we also need a number.

So, Alyson, would you please

just call out any random number,

whatever feels right, from 1 through 52?

Oh. 33.



Perfect.

You don't want to change your mind

or anything like that?

Nope.

Again, I do not envy those closest to you.

Eh, they're used to it, so it's fine.

Yeah, but it's not just gonna happen tonight,

because the next night as well,

you'll wake up kicking yourself, screaming,

"Why didn't I change my mind?"

So the ten of clubs.

Let's start here. The ten...

- Of clubs right there.
- Yes.

And as you can see, that's the only ten of clubs

- in the entire deck.
- Mm-hmm.

And then we had the number 33, right?

Okay. 33.

So...

Let's see here. Oh, there we go, 33.

So using your intuition,

the two of you have created this...

Unique snapshot right here.

Had any of you done anything different,

this would never exist.

- Yeah.
- Okay.

I should explain.

Earlier--earlier, I used my intuition.

And I removed two cards from this very deck.

And I placed one faceup like so

and the other with the number side up,

creating my own snapshot which is photographed

and printed.

And this picture has been here the entire time.

And I haven't touched it.

Now, wouldn't it be amazing if that picture

matches your unique snapshot?

- Definitely.
- Yeah, yeah.

It'd be a cool trick. Yeah.

- Aww.
- I mean--I mean,

the more astute among you have, though, probably observed that

there is one more thing that's sort of off here.

Because this should actually be facing upwards,

and this should be with the number side up.

So then it would all look...

Ahh.

Like this.

Thank you so, so much.

And thank you for coming up.

Wow!

Ladies and gentlemen, Hedné!

Ah.

- That was very impressive.
- Thanks.

Have you always done close-up magic?

For a while, I actually went on to do illusions.

But I realized that lugging them around

is really, really hard work.

Mm-hmm.

And this and mind reading,

which is what I do the most,

is--only requires this.

So as long as I have this, I'm good to go.

Yeah.

And so you're, like, a huge deal in Norway.

I mean--

You'll have to ask the other Norwegians about that.

I know one, and I asked. And yes.

Oh, okay. Thanks, yeah.

A couple years ago, I went on

the Norwegian Magic Championship.

And I won the first prize in stage magic.

So I'm still the reigning champion

in stage magic in Norway, yeah.

- That's amazing.
- So that's kind of cool.

Thanks. Yeah.

All right.

Well, let's see if you get to take

a "Fool Us" trophy home to Norway.

Gentlemen...

Wow. What a really beautiful trick.

Thanks.

Before I get to any of the code words

or any of that, I wanna talk abstractly

about a really important thing in magic

that this is the best example

I think we've ever seen on the show.

And that is that

people try to figure out the trick that they saw,

not the trick that you did.

Hmm.

It's a really important point.

When people think back on the trick,

they think back on what they saw.

Then they try to put it back together.

And when we first saw that, afterwards,

the trick that we saw,

we could not figure out.

It was impossible.

And the brilliant thing about this routine

is that you made us see a trick

that didn't actually happen.

And it's amazing 'cause the props

are still laid out there.

It's all crystal clear. Nothing is gimmicked.

Totally clean.

And the story is laid out there.

But the story you gave us

is a different story than the one we remember.

And Teller and I had to walk

all the way back and say,

"What the hell did he really do?"

Because what everybody in the world

thinks you did and what you actually did

are two different things--

very thinly separated,

very thinly separated, but one

is impossible to figure out.

And the other one, we think we did.

Did that make sense to you?

It did.

Aww.

So they saw through your trick?

- They saw through me.
- Aww.

Through the veil. Yeah.

- All right.
- Thank you, though.

Thank you so much. And thank you for having me.

- Beautiful.
- Sure. Hedné!

Not enough magic for you? I agree.

We'll show you another fantastic performer

when we come back.

You've found "Fool Us."

Can our next magician find a trophy from Penn and Teller?

Let's find out.

Hi, my name is Vincenzo Ravina,

and I'm from Nova Scotia, Canada.

You might call me a jack-of-all-trades

and a master of...some?

I'm a writer. I teach English online.

I'm a magician. And I make T-shirts.

I got into magic quite young.

Started doing birthday parties,

and they would heckle me a lot.

So I stopped doing magic for a while.

And I came back to it in the past three, four years.

I mainly perform at a bar down the street

at their open mic nights.

When I do magic now,

as opposed to when I was a kid,

I'm a lot better at handling the hecklers.

Plus, if you perform at open mic,

you get a free beer.

Tonight I hope to go away with a trophy

instead of a free beer.

Ladies and gentlemen,

the magic of Vincenzo Ravina.

My name is Vincenzo Ravina.

And I'm here to show the world

my new invention...

Mind-reading glasses.

Don't be jealous.

I brought enough for everyone.

Audience, please reach under your seats.

Put on your mind-reading glasses now.

And, Penn and Teller, you too.

Looking good.

Now we're ready to read minds.

Alyson, would you help me?

- Sure.
- Oh, thank you so much.

- Alyson.
- Yes?

- I'm a big fan.
- Thanks.

I have to warn you.

I and 500 members of our audience here tonight

are going to attempt to probe your mind.

Oh, dear. Okay.

- How do you feel about that?
- A little nervous.

Well, I can assure you it's perfectly safe.

Can I put this perfectly safe helmet on your head?

- I guess.
- All right.

- Put it right here.
- It'll do.

And if you could do up the safety buckles.

Oh, yeah, 'cause that'll help.

Okay.

This is the thought transmitter.

It's going to amplify and broadcast your thoughts.

- Okay, mm.
- But don't worry.

We're not going to look at your secrets.

We're going to use...

ESP cards.

Designed almost 100 years ago

and still the best method known to "science"

to test the ability to read minds.

Each card has a very simple shape on it,

which makes for a very simple font,

which makes mind reading easier.

We've got the circle, the plus sign,

the three wavy lines, the square,

and the star.

Alyson, would you mix those up

so that none of us have any idea what order they're in?

And then put them on the table when you're done.

Okay, take a look

at whatever the top card is,

but don't let anyone else see.

And hold the card to your chest.

And then I'll turn around.

Okay.

- You're thinking of the shape?
- Mm-hmm.

Audience,

probe Alyson's brain!

I'm not getting anything.

Oh.

So stupid.

- I forgot to turn this thing on.
- Oh.

Just a second. Sorry.

Yeah, that makes sense.

There. There.

Now this is gonna work.

- Oh, yeah.
- Okay.

- I feel it.
- Yes, all right.

- Alyson?
- Yes?

Could you also go like this?

It really helps a lot.

Yes. Exactly.

It's coming through clear as day.

Audience, look at the thought transmitter.

And on the count of three,

call out the shape Alyson's thinking of.

One, two, three!

Square.

Wow.

The psychic energy in this room

is awesome.

Ahh.

Alyson, are you in fact

thinking of the square?

- Yes.
- Show everyone.

Ahh.

We can move on from these five simple shapes

to a much more difficult test.

Okay.

During the break, we had 100 members of our audience

draw anything they wanted on a little slip of paper

and put it in that box.

Mm.

That box has been in the lap

of an audience member this entire time

and never in my control.

Isn't that right? All right.

Could you pass that up to me, please?

Thank you.

So let's take a look at a few of these.

There's a few in there.

So let's see here.

We have...

someone drew a little house

with a smoking chimney.

- That's a nice drawing.
- That's nice.

- Yeah.
- Hmm.

And somebody drew a spider,

which is creepy.

- Mm-hmm.
- Hmm.

The point is, the drawing could be just about anything.

And, Alyson, so far, you've been the pitcher.

Now you're going to be the catcher.

So you're going to wear the mind-reading glasses.

And you're going to read Teller's mind.

Teller, would you mind coming up here and helping out?

And you can stand right here.

It's a pleasure to meet you.

I'll take this.

- Teller, may I?
- Mm-hmm.

Oop, sorry.

And could you do the safety buckle, please?

- Aww.
- Perfect.

So, Teller, I want this to be aboveboard,

so I'm gonna get you to pick out

any of these drawings

that you like.

Pick one out.

That one right there? Okay.

Don't let anyone else see it.

But take a look at it.

Concentrate on it.

And get ready to send that thought.

Alyson,

put on your mind-reading glasses now.

- Mm.
- Let the cloud of thought...

Oh, this seems--

Around Teller's head resolve itself

into a single, clear image.

Ooh.

- Alyson?
- Yes.

Yes or no, are you receiving something?

Yes.

Perfect.

I don't think it's the right thing, but I am.

- Alyson?
- Yeah?

What is Teller thinking of?

Well, what I can say on television

is butterfly.

Are you thinking of a butterfly?

- Ah!
- Show everyone.

Let's give it up for the incredible

mind-reading Alyson Hannigan

and Teller!

- Thank you so much, Teller.
- Thank you.

Vincenzo Ravina!

Did you make that helmet yourself?

- I did.
- It looks like a b*mb.

I was actually a little worried,

having this in my luggage,

- bringing it here.
- Yeah.

But TSA completely did not inspect it.

- Oh.
- They actually,

strangely enough,

inspected the box.

The cardboard box, they inspected that,

not the helmet.

- And you're from Nova Scotia?
- That's right.

- I love Nova Scotia.
- You've been?

- I have.
- Oh, fantastic.

And everybody was so excited

that, like, Americans were there.

Or they appeared to be. -

They're like, "How'd you hear about us?"

And I was like, "Well, you're on the map."

- Yes, yes.
- Yeah.

But it's a small part of the map.

It's easy to miss.

I mean, we should stop talking about it

'cause now everybody's gonna go.

- Mm, yes.
- But it was really lovely.

Don't spoil our beautiful coastline by coming.

Yeah.

All right, it's time to go to the boys.

Boys.

Vincenzo, the question here

is only, how greedy are you?

That's the only question.

You have gotten an entire audience

to wear stupid 3-D glasses.

I think you've accomplished your goal here.

That's a fabulous, fabulous thing.

Including us.

You got the hosts of the show to wear stupid 3-D glasses.

Beautifully done. And a hat!

And a hat. Yes.

That--that's what I'm saying.

You got so much out of this.

And one of the things that's so interesting

about all those pictures, especially from the '50s,

of the whole audience wearing 3-D glasses,

is, there's the conformity, you know,

that all the glasses are the--well,

almost all the glasses are exactly the same.

That's what looked so beautiful

when you're looking over that whole thing.

But, you know, as we watched this

and saw it and loved every step of it

and the hat and everything, at the end,

just like Alyson, we saw the light.

Did that make sense to you?

It did.

And it makes me regret my decision

to not wear my tinfoil hat while they were deliberating.

Well, thank you. Vincenzo Ravina!

Thanks, everybody.

Stick around, because when we come back,

it'll be time for Penn and Teller.

Penn and Teller usually perform by themselves,

but this next trick involves a chunk of our studio audience,

a special guest, and one person sitting at home.

So here to close the show

are Penn, Teller, and a bunch of you.

Yeah, a bunch of you. Now...

We are all--we're all gonna do a trick together

for one person who's not even here

in the theater.

So Teller has handed out to 52 of you

these envelopes.

Now, all of you that are standing up have an envelope.

They all look pretty much the same.

But in the dot of the question mark,

they all have the name of a card.

Like, this one is the three of clubs.

So right now, if you got an envelope, don't open it.

But just look in that dot, and see what card you have.

This trick is called Multiple Outs.

'Cause really sneaky magicians

do this thing where they have

multiple endings to the trick.

They don't know in advance.

So one of you will have the card

that the person we call selects.

If that person picks the card that you have,

you keep standing.

All 51 of you that don't have that card

will sit down.

So we'll have one person who's standing

who has the card that is selected.

Now, we're gonna call somebody.

And to call that person, we have our buddy

and star of CW's "In the Dark,"

Rich Sommer!

Hey, Rich. How you doing?

- Hi, I'm very well.
- Good to see you.

Good to see you.

You are not gonna believe

how little you are gonna do in this trick.

Oh.

You're really just picking the person

- we're gonna do it for at home.
- Okay.

Now, I wanna--I wanna make sure this is all out in front.

We've already asked you to take your phone,

- put it on our Wi-Fi.
- Mm.

And we've asked you to text a friend

and tell them nothing

expect we're gonna do a trick with them.

And then we're gonna put them up on the screen.

Is that right?

He doesn't even know some of that.

Okay.

Could I have your phone, if you will?

Yes. Absolutely.

And who are we-- who are we calling?

We're gonna call my best friend from growing up, Matt.

His parents took us to our first Penn and Teller show

- when we were 13, so...
- Oh, really?

- Wow, wow, wow.
- Yes.

- Why don't you call him?
- Okay.

And I'll take the phone from you.

And then you can just sit down and watch us work.

Okay.

This is Matt here. We're gonna call Matt.

Hey, Matt, this is Penn,

Penn Jillette of Penn and Teller.

Rich told you that we're gonna call,

But he might not have told you

we're gonna put you up on the screen.

Do you have pants on? Are you decent?

Can we put you up on the screen?

Sure, yeah. I'm wearing pants.

Okay, good.

Let's put you on the screen there.

And now everybody say hi to Matt.

Say hi to Matt.

Hi, Matt.

Matt, you're up here on the screens here.

Hi, everybody.

We're all set to go.

They're all looking at you.

We're gonna do a card trick for you, Matt.

And you can name any card you want.

But think carefully,

'cause we're gonna blow your mind on this.

So I don't want you saying later

that I manipulated you or I did something

or I leaned into something.

Really feel like you had a free choice, Matt.

Just name any card in a standard deck of 52.

All right, all right, all right.

- Eight of diamonds.
- Eight of diamonds, okay.

No special significance to you? Is that right?

- You just picked it at random?
- No, not at all.

And where are you right now, Matt?

I'm in the bathroom of my basement.

You're in the--okay.

That's more information than I needed.

I wondered what state.

Oh, I'm in Minnesota.

Minnesota!

And you just thought of the eight of diamonds.

You got it.

Now, we couldn't possibly know

that you picked the eight of diamonds,

but we set something up for you

that I think you're gonna find pretty remarkable, Matt.

We have one person in the audience

who, before we called you,

we had stand up

and gave an envelope to.

And that is Karen.

We had Karen stand up

before we even called you.

And we gave her an envelope.

And this is Karen right here.

- Hello, Karen.
- Hi. Hi, Matt.

Now, please, answer everything completely honestly.

Before we even called Matt, we had you stand up.

- Is that right?
- Correct.

And we gave you that envelope.

- Yes.
- And you have not opened it.

- Is that right?
- Not op--no.

So, Karen, for the first time right now,

would you open that envelope?

There will be one card in there, one card only.

Pull it out. Show it.

- To Matt.
- To Matt.

Please, turn it around.

- The eight of diamonds.
- Whoa.

And show it to that camera right there.

The eight of diamonds right there, Matt.

The eight of diamonds.

But you know something, Matt?

You were 13 years old.

You went to see Penn and Teller.

You went with your buddy Rich.

And now you're kind of left out of something

that everybody else knows.

And I wanna bring you up to speed

so you're on equal footing with everybody.

Okay, Matt?

Everything Karen said was true,

completely true.

But we didn't tell you everything.

Okay.

Karen was standing up before the show,

but so were 51 other people.



If you have an envelope, just hold up the envelope.

Hold up the envelope right there.

See? They all have envelopes.

If you'd picked a different card,

it would've just been a different person.

Like, if you'd picked, for instance,

the nine of clubs-- stand up, please.

If you'd picked the nine of clubs,

it would've been this person here.

And what's your name?

- Chris.
- Chris.

And I would've asked you--

you've been standing up the whole time?

And he would've been 'cause he wouldn't have sat down.

And I would've asked if you'd opened the envelope.

And you would've said no, right?

Yeah.

And he's telling the truth completely,

just like Karen.

And then he would've opened the envelope.

Open the envelope, Chris.

And then--and then read what it says

on the one card that's in there, would you, please?

"This is not the chosen card.

Wow. Penn and Teller fooled us."

It says, "This is not the chosen card.

"Wow.

Penn and Teller fooled us."

You picked the eight of diamonds.

It was Karen.

But if you picked the nine of clubs,

it wouldn't have been right.

It would've been wrong.

As a matter of fact,

the rest of the 50 of you,

would you all open your envelopes, please, right now?

There's only one card in each of your envelopes.

Would all 50 of you just open up your envelopes

and pull out the one card that's in there?

And would all 50 of you together

slowly, loudly, and in unison

please read what it says on the one card in your envelope?

"This is not the chosen card.

Wow. Penn and Teller fooled us."

Only Karen had your chosen card,

the eight of diamonds.

I think we fooled you, Matt.

Here's your buddy Rich. And thank you.

- Thank you so much, Rich.
- Thank you, Penn.

Was that too hard work for you?

- No, I get it.
- You did a fine job.

Fine job right there.

- Thank you.
- Beautifully done. Thank you.

Wow.

I have a card that says,

"Wow. Penn and Teller fooled me."

And I got another card that says,

"We'll be back next week with more amazing magic.

Good night from Las Vegas."