Penn & Teller: Fool Us (season 10)

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{4.5/5} “A lot of people don’t know this but origami is the leading cause of paper cuts.” Penn & Teller: Fool Us season 10, aired in 2023-24 Moxie Jillette, Penn’s son, tries to fool his dad and Teller — in fact, he did fool them because they thought he was in Scotland. Daxien from Taiwan […]

Whose Line is it Anyway? (season 20)

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{4.5/5} “You three are going to sing like a doo-wop group from the 50s but you’re going to sing about Mandy, who died tragically in a garden store-related accident.” Whose Line is it Anyway? season 20, aired in 2023 Several episodes contain outtakes from other shows — they are funny ones. They even play a […]

Penn & Teller: Fool Us (season 9)

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{4.5/5} “I want to bring the audience to a place that seems real but where the rules have changed.” Penn & Teller: Fool Us season 9, aired in 2022-23 Jon Mobley catches a bullet in his teeth that Allison fires from an invisible gun. The Van Hargen Twins from Britain are able to send each […]

Piff the Magic Dragon: Reptile Dysfunction

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{4.5/5} “And then one day, launch Piffland, the Piff the Magic Dragon-based theme park. Imagine a whole world just for dragons like me. Any time you see a knight, just punch it in the face. It’s like Dollywood, but for dragons.” Piff the Magic Dragon: Reptile Dysfunction, aired in 2022 This is a 1 hour […]

Penn & Teller: Fool Us (Season 8)

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{4.5/5} “Rock, paper, scissors is one of the oldest games known to mankind. It dates back to the stone age when it was called Rock, rock, and rock.” Penn & Teller: Fool Us Season 8, aired in 2021-22 Jandro from Spain has won a Fool Us trophy 3 times –this time he makes 3 people […]

Penn & Teller: Fool Us (season 7)

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{4.5/5} “It’s very hard to fool them. But against all odds, there’s still a group of intrepid magicians who dare to dream the impossible dream.” Penn & Teller: Fool Us season 7, aired in 2020-21 Magicians who have fooled Penn and Teller twice return to try for a 3rd. Penn surprises Teller by doing a […]

Penn & Teller: Fool Us (season 6)

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{4.5/5} “We’re about to do something that no judge on any talent show has ever done before. No judge on any show, really. We’re going to do a trick, and we’re going to let someone else judge us. And we’re not just going to let anyone judge us, we’re going to let ourselves be judged […]

Penn & Teller: Fool Us (season 5)

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{4.5/5} “One empty paper bag… One empty magic gesture.” Penn & Teller: Fool Us season 5, aired in 2018 Card tricks, mentalism, beer glasses appearing out of thin air. A levitating table, a machine that prints and unprints money, and blocks that float in mid air. And Penn and Teller giving us their brand of […]

Penn & Teller: Fool Us (season 4)

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{4.5/5} “We live in a world where we don’t get to experience a lot of wonder, and a lot of joy, and a lot of mystery in our daily lives. We have jobs and kids and responsibilities. And magic is an art that gives people an opportunity to sit back, to relax and — as […]

Penn & Teller: Fool Us (season 3)

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{4.5/5} “It’s a very simple game called ‘You’ve Got No Choice’… I would ask you if you want to play, but it’s not really in the spirit of the game.” Penn & Teller: Fool Us season 3, aired in 2016 Alyson Hannigan is now the host — she does a fine job. A couple of […]