abra kadabra

The Ten Best Tricks In The History Of 'Penn & Teller: Fool Us'

The Ten Best Tricks In The History Of 'Penn & Teller: Fool Us'
The show has been on the air for more than a decade, and very few have been able to stupefy "Penn and Teller." The ninth season is airing now on The CW.
· 45.7k reads ·
· ·

"Penn & Teller: Fool Us" is a magic competition TV series that has aired on The CW for eight seasons (there's a ninth from another network) and is the preeminent way to see the best illusions right now.

Show creators Penn Jillette and Teller invite upcoming magicians to perform acts, and they try to figure out how the trick is done. The success rate is only like 10-15 percent, but when they get duped or bamboozled, it's a sight to behold. Also, Penn and Teller are no slouches. The two are the greatest to ever do it, and the show's been around since 2011, so there are a lot of acts that have graced their stage.

If you win, you get to perform in Vegas as an opener to their show, so it's quite the high honor and challenge to fool them by doing something they've seen before, and in a way they haven't. What's also great is that Penn and Teller (and CW) let the magicians post their own clips on their own YouTube channels to give them a following, which we appreciate.

Here's our list of the best tricks ever done on the show, and be sure to not spoil how things are done in the comments; please and thank you.


10 - Javi Benitez and the eye


9 - Dani DaOrtiz and Donny Osmond


8 - Andy Gershenzon and his impossible card trick


7 - Ryan Hayashi and his vanishing coins


6 - Lea Kyle and her wardrobe


5 - Eric Leclerc and his cardboard box


4 - Adrian Carratala bares it all


3 - Mario Lopez and his moving nipple


2 - Garrett Thomas and his magic ring


1 - Kostya Kimlat and the greatest card trick ever


Bonus list! Here are the five best reoccurring magicians on the show who have fooled Penn and Teller multiple times because they are awesome:

  • Shin Lim, who is pound for pound the best magician working today.

  • Jandro, the most innovative and creative fooler, he's an automatic surefire fooler with everything he comes up with.

  • Ondrej Psenicka, who is akin to a demon having fooled them so many times.

  • Paul Gertner, clearly their favorite magician and friend, he's gold every time he takes the stage.

  • Kostya Kimlat would have been the GOAT if he pulled this one off, too.

Comments

  1. Andy Gershenzon 1 year ago

    Honored! Thank you!!

  2. Jay Carter 1 year ago

    What about Helen Coghlan?

    1. Ray Sadler 1 year ago

      Yes! She fools them every time.


Cut Through The Chaos With Digg Edition

Sign up for Digg's daily morning newsletter to get the most interesting stories. Sent every morning.