Penn starts juggling, teller reaches into his pocket and grabs the knife and the razer. He pretends to adjust the knife with his left hand and palms the razer before pretending to adjust the shaving cream and the rag as he hides the razer in the rag. He feels the rag again later to adjust the blades location. While cutting the grapefruit, he feigns that his hands are wet with juice and cleans the knife putting the razer in his right hand again. You can see it pressed against the knife blade with his thumb. Pretending to realign the knife with the original cut, you can see teller stick the razer in there and it almost looks like Conan sees it happen and is fake surprised by the result.
1:07 "You usually think of using these to, like, you know..." *gets out his wrist* ...I thought he was going a whooooole different direction just there.
Teller is just so casual about planting the blade on the knife, and inserting the blade into the grapefruit with his initial cut. Everything about his body language says he's just performing ordinary innocuous tasks.
Unfortunately, it's a major tell when he initially inserts the knife into the grapefruit to plant the razor blade, wipes the grapefruit to hide his cut a little, and then nonchalantly gives the grapefruit a quarter turn to actually start cutting it in half.
@@disassemblyrequired3438 It's a major tell to someone who knows what they're looking for, but to the vast majority of people it'll just go unnoticed. Of course, it highlights one advantage Penn and Teller have by working as a duo - Penn talking is able to distract from what Teller is doing.
I wouldn't have caught that without you pointing it out. I can't ever figure these tricks out even if they tell me what happened so nice to finally see one for once. :)
"You can see them in the Rio Hotel and Casino July 20th - August 19th." More like you can see them from July 20th until the heat death of the universe.
Ok, so Teller obviously lifts the blade from conan's palm as they spray the cream, then places it inside the grapefruit when he goes to wipe it off with the napkin, the juggling and reading of the magic word is all distraction. But I'll be damned if I can see teller actually swipe the blade to start with. Quick bugger.
Watch Teller's right hand. He waits for Penn to spray cream, then starts, the magnets in his can pull the razor blade up. He pulls it off the can with his right hand, then when he uses the knife, the first stab, his thumb is pressing the razor blade against the knife blade. That's how it's moved from Conan's hand to the grapefruit.
No the wiping has nothing to do with it: he always keeps the razor in his right hand and only wipes with the left hand. Instead I'm pretty sure he's holding the razor on the side of the knife with his thumb and he pushes it in when making the first puncture. That's also why he makes it at an angle and then pulls the blade out and cuts the fruit at a different angle, and you can see he's no longer holding the knife with his thumb.
When I was younger I didn't want to learn how magic tricks work because I didn't want them ruined. But now that I've learned something about magic I feel like I have a whole new appreciation for magicians. Even if you know the theory the execution can still completely sell it.
+Random Person He's expecting to get his right hand, dude, what's your problem? That's how you shake hands: you present your hand and the other dude shakes it with the exact right hand. But obviously not when he's a razor blade palmed in his hand. Stupid!
it would have been amazing if they had replaced the razor blade with a blood packet, so when he squeezes, fake blood would have exploded out of his palm xD
I can't believe it. I saw Teller reach towards his pocket at a critical moment. The first time I watched this. I have never, ever, caught them doing anything they don't want the audience to see, before. This is also probably the earliest Penn & Teller footage I've ever seen. Great bit. Don't practice sleight of hand this way, that's just a joke. You will slice your hand open.
I met these Gentlemen in the Fairlawn Hotel in Calcutta in Feb or March 2000. They were delightful. They had been filming the Indian rope trick and wore traditional Raj attire. As I wear a proper uniform when in the tropics, I offered to buy them a drink. The little fella, a charming man, saluted me and bought everyone in the beergarden a drink. My pith helmet was a Korean plastic thing that I had bought in Kanchanaburi for 2 dollars, but these gentlemen had acquired their hats from the BBC, apparently last used by Michael Palin in Ripping Yarns. Happy Days!
5:05 - notice the thumb position on the blade, then at 5:26 - the first puncture is where the razor will be and the next cut is nowhere near the first stab. I love Penn and Teller so much, and love spending time watching your tricks for practice.
also he but it in half with the second cut starting at 12and going all the way around the clock ion a diff angle then the first puncture...but hes smart and flips it over like completing the half cut but does a full cut
You should go see their Vegas show. Penn and teller will wait outside afterward and take photos. Penn IS super tall and, more amazing, Teller will talk to you!
Teller had the razor btw his thumb and the knife. He pushed the blade in with his thumb on the initial cut. When he made the next perpendicular cut it pushed the blade into the center. Turning the fruit perpendicular again made the next cut appear to be a fresh cut into the center. Still amazing.
@4:36 teller takes the blade out of the magnetic can in his right hand @5:28, the first two cuts are just to insert the blade inside the fruit or else those cuts were not required to open the fruit. Also it was at right angle perpendicular to that of what fruit was half cut open.
It's because he lost the blood pack Conan was supposed to squeeze for the surprise end. Works better if you just see the act, but that's what you missed.
I think the way they made the blade “disappear” was they put a magnet inside tellers shaving cream spray bottle if you notice he picks something up from the tip after they finish spraying Connans hand, then when pen starts juggling you can see teller taking a knife out of his right pocket and attach the razor blade to the knifes end, then when he begins to cut notice that he takes a deep cut takes out without the razor blade and continues cutting, at least that’s what it looks like to me
Ye, look how carefully teller places the razerblade off his hand to the side, then he pushes the bottle against his hand when he sprays. All he had to do then was push it along the side of the knife as he cut.
Magnetic spray can to lift the blade from Conan’s hand. Keep your eye on teller you’ll see him remove it from the can , then keep your eye on him when pen is juggling he presses the the razor flat to the blade of the knife and on the first incision he squeezes the fruit to keep the razor blade in there when he pulls the knife out
The best thing about the great magicians, is even knowing how it’s done you are still amazed at how it is done. You are still captivated by the performance. It is so clean you are amazed at the magic of it all.
Teller's can has a magnet, the can grabs the razor blade and you can see Teller take it from the can and save it to his right pocket. No matter what grapefruit is chosen, the razor is on Teller's knife (which is also a magnet. The first this Teller does is to stab the grapefruit, inserting the razor blade, then he proceeds to cut the fruit like it should be.
magnet on the shaving cream can removed it from his hand then teller takes it and sticks it to the knife and deposits the razor on the first puncture of the grapefruit then cuts it open to reveal the blade. lol love these guys
I'd say there's a magnet on Teller's shaving cream can which catches the razor blade. He then palms the blade and holds in against the knife blade while making the first cut which inserts the blade into fruit. Then he turna the fruit to make the final cross section which reveals the blade he just inserted.
Penn will be the first one to tell you that Teller is the actual magician of the duo. His entire role is basically to be the distraction/assistant. Now obviously he does tricks himself, but he's said time and time again that when it comes to actual skill, he's a novice compared to Teller.
4:30 if you notice , Penn was the 1st that put cream on Conan's hand, and Teller for some reason reached with his cream bottle too near Conan's hand. As soon as Penn's cream covered Conan's hand, Teller used his device on his hand (probably has a magnet or something) to grab the razor blade and hide it in his pocket (4:36). Notice how he shakes the top of his bottle for no reason, probably to clean the razor blade so it doesnt leave any traces when it goes to his pocket
I think when he makes the first slice, you can see him push in the razor blade with his thumb 5:27 and then he sort of makes a half-cut. That's him pushing the blade to the middle of the grapefruit. Then he rotates it and starts cutting from a different side. Edit: Also when Penn is juggling, you can see Teller position the blade onto the knife
Conan is the only late show host to not be boring or go for the easy laugh with politics. He even makes himself the butt of the joke most the time soemthing you dont ever see
Yeah...just remove Conan and you'd have a great team
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Teller grabbed the razor from Conan's hand. He attached the razor into that special blade when Penn was juggling and then stabbed the grapefruit with the blade-razor. There is a release button that releases the razor into the grapefruit when inside. And then he changed the orientation of grapefruit and started to cut.
"This is Halloween gone wrong." Uh, I know, right? What kind of sicko would give out grapefruits on Halloween? I mean, they're only _marginally_ in season at the end of October.
All of the tricks leading up to the big final one are SHOWING THE AUDIENCE all the pieces of that final trick. Teller palms the razor blade more than once; the "four aces" shows how sliding the blades can be hidden (Teller slides the blade along the knife); the "linked razor blades" demonstrates magnetic pull (like the shaving cream can). It's all right there, cleverly hidden in plain sight.
Magnet on shaving cream can teller is holding. Presses razor against knife blade and pushes it into grapefruit during 1st cut. Turns grapefruit 90° then cuts it in half with 1st cut towards the palm.
When Penn was juggling , Teller took the razor blade and palmed it. When Penn handed the grapefruit to Teller, he put the razor blade into the grapefruit through the partially peeled flesh. The reasoning for all the shaving foam is so Teller could do this and no one would notice the partially peeled flesh of the grapefruit as easily as they would if he didn't have it covered in foam.
I like how Conan is actually making funny comments that don’t detract from the already cool things Penn and Teller do. I hate when hosts get in the way of guests.
Part of their gig has always been criticising other magicians, and usually whoever is popular at the time. When they first appeared on British TV in the late 80s or maybe early 90s they used to take the piss out of Paul Daniels all the time.
There was something about David Blaine I didn't like much at first. It wasn't his tricks, just something about his personality. I like his later stuff. Criss Angel is just awful. His tricks are awful. His personality is grating. Just awful.
Well the video quality is early online garbage. I thought we were talking about the shitty "public access" feel that a lot of TV programs had still in the early 00's before the digital age.
This looks so old, yet Penn and teller still perform all time, Sarah Silverman is hotter now than she ever was and Conan recently renewed his eternal youth by drinking the blood of an intern. Some things change, some things stay the same.
When they put cream in his hand, teller grabbed the blade. Then he had the blade into his special knife and when he touched the grape and pressed the knife in it, that's when the razor blade got in there.
Little known fact, Penn is the only one using sleight of hand. Teller is just a real wizard
Fun Fact: Teller is actually immortal, and has gone by many names. Such as Merlin
Interesting tidbit, During his hippie phase Teller turned water to wine but the Romans didn't much like it.
I have always suspected that was true.
so basically Penn and teller are either Warlocks or Jesus himself
@@eksine penn is a warlock
Teller is his patron
From watching these two, I've learned one thing. When Penn starts juggling something, always look at Teller.
Thanks for pointing that out
They're too clever, by the time you look across you've already missed what Teller did and are currently missing what Penn is doing ;)
@@Camberwell86 Yeah Teller had the sign blade an put it in the fruit before the first cut.
Well yeah, you always look to the master to make sure you're doing well.
Penn starts juggling, teller reaches into his pocket and grabs the knife and the razer. He pretends to adjust the knife with his left hand and palms the razer before pretending to adjust the shaving cream and the rag as he hides the razer in the rag. He feels the rag again later to adjust the blades location. While cutting the grapefruit, he feigns that his hands are wet with juice and cleans the knife putting the razer in his right hand again. You can see it pressed against the knife blade with his thumb. Pretending to realign the knife with the original cut, you can see teller stick the razer in there and it almost looks like Conan sees it happen and is fake surprised by the result.
"This is not Juggling!
.... This is called 'misdirection'."
C'mon Grocery Clerks I get that ad a lot. And it fits this. That’s exactly what he did.
let the ad play, first time I've heard Teller's voice... truly magic lol
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ah i see it now
TyphoonThaEmcee Yeah.
Teller with the left handed shake at the end cause he was palming a razor blade in the right lol hes a dangerous little dude.
Good find.
He’s 5’ 9”. There just unusually tall lmao.
@@hairycrocs5038 5'9" is small
@@marcsannicolas4074 5'9 is 1 inch below average
@@Chizypuff so below average?
1:07 "You usually think of using these to, like, you know..."
*gets out his wrist*
...I thought he was going a whooooole different direction just there.
Lol cutting wrists
I think this was the joke.
That's called misdirection
@@CreepX no it's not. He wasn't trying to misdirect.
I think the audience knew exactly what he meant that's why he quickly followed that motion with "shaving bits of hair"
Teller is just so casual about planting the blade on the knife, and inserting the blade into the grapefruit with his initial cut.
Everything about his body language says he's just performing ordinary innocuous tasks.
Unfortunately, it's a major tell when he initially inserts the knife into the grapefruit to plant the razor blade, wipes the grapefruit to hide his cut a little, and then nonchalantly gives the grapefruit a quarter turn to actually start cutting it in half.
@@disassemblyrequired3438 It's a major tell to someone who knows what they're looking for, but to the vast majority of people it'll just go unnoticed. Of course, it highlights one advantage Penn and Teller have by working as a duo - Penn talking is able to distract from what Teller is doing.
Totally necessary for you to call that out
I wouldn't have caught that without you pointing it out. I can't ever figure these tricks out even if they tell me what happened so nice to finally see one for once. :)
Starcraft is dope
so apparently, Conan O’Brien doesn’t age. this was 17 freaking years ago and he looks exactly the same as he does now.
Hell of a plastic surgeon.
@@solomon_shurge 😂😂😂
Illuminatii
drinking human blood does wonderful things...
Duh
The absolute titanium testes on Teller to attempt, let alone pull off, this level of sleight of hand with a close up camera shot is simply amazing.
"You can see them in the Rio Hotel and Casino July 20th - August 19th."
More like you can see them from July 20th until the heat death of the universe.
Pretty sure there's new info that suggests there won't be a heat death of the universe.
August 👍
@@augustgreig9420 ... do you know what that term means?
@@trequor Yes
@@augustgreig9420 alright what does it mean?
Teller is so good at sleight of hand, that the “razor blade in the glass” trick doesn’t even qualify as a warm up.
4:58 I swear I heard teller vocalise “it’s gone”
Ok, so Teller obviously lifts the blade from conan's palm as they spray the cream, then places it inside the grapefruit when he goes to wipe it off with the napkin, the juggling and reading of the magic word is all distraction. But I'll be damned if I can see teller actually swipe the blade to start with. Quick bugger.
I think there was a magnet in the shaving cream can. You can see teller removing something off the can
Watch Teller's right hand. He waits for Penn to spray cream, then starts, the magnets in his can pull the razor blade up. He pulls it off the can with his right hand, then when he uses the knife, the first stab, his thumb is pressing the razor blade against the knife blade. That's how it's moved from Conan's hand to the grapefruit.
No the wiping has nothing to do with it: he always keeps the razor in his right hand and only wipes with the left hand.
Instead I'm pretty sure he's holding the razor on the side of the knife with his thumb and he pushes it in when making the first puncture. That's also why he makes it at an angle and then pulls the blade out and cuts the fruit at a different angle, and you can see he's no longer holding the knife with his thumb.
The razor blade would have been stuck on the knife as he cut it in... hence he pulls the knife out mid-cut to make sure it’s in.
When I was younger I didn't want to learn how magic tricks work because I didn't want them ruined. But now that I've learned something about magic I feel like I have a whole new appreciation for magicians. Even if you know the theory the execution can still completely sell it.
Penn is massive. Conan is 6'4 (193cm) and yet Penn is taller and larger than him
EdoloChannel penn is 6"7
Ali-A intro absolute unit
Yehh dude especially before losing weight he was larger than life
google says its 6'6" and 6'4", which seems to agree with the eyes a bit better.
Penn is 6’6” & Conan is 6’4”
Three Immortals discuss sleight of hand
I like that, near the end (6:05), Conan tried to shake Teller's *loaded* hand.
But still Teller won't shake hand with a razor blade in it....
Good catch!
Duh lol had right hand occupied
+Random Person He's expecting to get his right hand, dude, what's your problem? That's how you shake hands: you present your hand and the other dude shakes it with the exact right hand. But obviously not when he's a razor blade palmed in his hand. Stupid!
That moment when you are explaining someone how a handshake works :D Maybe "random person" was raised by wolves? It would explain a lot
4:30 Teller's shaving cream cane attracts the razor blade (magnet) 4:36 He (Teller) gets rid of the razor blade
1. They're all so young.
2. So weird to see this not end in Teller spurting blood.
it would have been amazing if they had replaced the razor blade with a blood packet, so when he squeezes, fake blood would have exploded out of his palm xD
Timmah ST😁😆👍
"That's a familiar sensation isn't it?" xD
I lost it there, such a great act!
That line was perfect on multiple levels
Couldn't help but notice there was 251 thumbs up would I be fair to assume they're all men's thumbs.😉
Yep I once CUT MY HAND !!
i dont understand
I can't believe it. I saw Teller reach towards his pocket at a critical moment. The first time I watched this. I have never, ever, caught them doing anything they don't want the audience to see, before. This is also probably the earliest Penn & Teller footage I've ever seen. Great bit. Don't practice sleight of hand this way, that's just a joke. You will slice your hand open.
I think a lot of people these days don't recall their earliest work where they went in big on gory, shocking special effects.
I met these Gentlemen in the Fairlawn Hotel in Calcutta in Feb or March 2000. They were delightful. They had been filming the Indian rope trick and wore traditional Raj attire. As I wear a proper uniform when in the tropics, I offered to buy them a drink. The little fella, a charming man, saluted me and bought everyone in the beergarden a drink. My pith helmet was a Korean plastic thing that I had bought in Kanchanaburi for 2 dollars, but these gentlemen had acquired their hats from the BBC, apparently last used by Michael Palin in Ripping Yarns. Happy Days!
Wow what a memory to.keep
5:05 - notice the thumb position on the blade, then at 5:26 - the first puncture is where the razor will be and the next cut is nowhere near the first stab.
I love Penn and Teller so much, and love spending time watching your tricks for practice.
It's so cocky that they do most of the sl6of hand in plain sight. Love it
also he but it in half with the second cut starting at 12and going all the way around the clock ion a diff angle then the first puncture...but hes smart and flips it over like completing the half cut but does a full cut
Wow. Penn makes Conan look like a normal sized human
You should go see their Vegas show. Penn and teller will wait outside afterward and take photos. Penn IS super tall and, more amazing, Teller will talk to you!
@@jjmanzano9 they do that! I gotta go!!!
yup😊.. one of the first things i noticed
Teller had the razor btw his thumb and the knife. He pushed the blade in with his thumb on the initial cut. When he made the next perpendicular cut it pushed the blade into the center. Turning the fruit perpendicular again made the next cut appear to be a fresh cut into the center. Still amazing.
Penn, Teller, and Conan are an amazing comedy team, they bounce off of each other really well XD
@4:36 teller takes the blade out of the magnetic can in his right hand
@5:28, the first two cuts are just to insert the blade inside the fruit or else those cuts were not required to open the fruit. Also it was at right angle perpendicular to that of what fruit was half cut open.
Exactly two months later he performed an amazing magic trick in New York!
I can never get enough of Penn and Teller. They are seriously the best entertainers, I would say, of this generation and the last.
Well that’s simply a fucking absurd statement.
4:47 what Penn says and it cutting to Conan's reaction had me in STITCHES.
I dont get it :/
@@daveed467 It's a masturbation joke.
SQUEEZE! SQUEEZE! SQUEEZE! *Squish* *Cream all over hand*
The real trick is Conan's lack of aging.
The power of makeup
he has aged obviously unless your blind
@@joshuafult84 you're*
"I don't know how to feed a horse." David Letterman's plan was hatched that day
I somewhat know the reference.. even though i am not from the West!
Did this just magically pop into everyone else’s recommend?
Yes
Not everyone, only people who have been watching Penn and Teller videos.
cringe stfu
Two months, to the day, that the world changed forever. Thank you, P&T for enduring the times, continuing magic through the ages to come.
Teller's natural miming makes this pair the crème de la crème of magicians... 😋
👍
Little known fact that a similar trick would be used and broadcasted on tv just 2 months later.
@4:58 you can hear teller say "It's Gone"
No you can only see him
It's because he lost the blood pack Conan was supposed to squeeze for the surprise end. Works better if you just see the act, but that's what you missed.
No, you can't. And based on his lips he definitely doesn't say "its gone"
If you fucks want me to watch something, link 3 seconds before it happens
@@BlastinRope L
"SQUEEZE!"
"NO!"
"SQUEEZE"
Penn's wrist cutting joke was killer, no matter how you slice it.
I think the way they made the blade “disappear” was they put a magnet inside tellers shaving cream spray bottle if you notice he picks something up from the tip after they finish spraying Connans hand, then when pen starts juggling you can see teller taking a knife out of his right pocket and attach the razor blade to the knifes end, then when he begins to cut notice that he takes a deep cut takes out without the razor blade and continues cutting, at least that’s what it looks like to me
Ye, look how carefully teller places the razerblade off his hand to the side, then he pushes the bottle against his hand when he sprays. All he had to do then was push it along the side of the knife as he cut.
Magnetic spray can to lift the blade from Conan’s hand. Keep your eye on teller you’ll see him remove it from the can , then keep your eye on him when pen is juggling he presses the the razor flat to the blade of the knife and on the first incision he squeezes the fruit to keep the razor blade in there when he pulls the knife out
The best thing about the great magicians, is even knowing how it’s done you are still amazed at how it is done. You are still captivated by the performance. It is so clean you are amazed at the magic of it all.
Why is everyone commenting "2 months before 9/11?" Yeah, we were alive and living our normal lives. It has nothing to do with this video.
Ron Happold jeez lighten up will ya
9/11? Reminds me of that tragedy
LoneW0lf11 don’t laugh at 9/11 Adam
Amethyst Jean 7/11 in American date format would be two months AFTER 9/11, which is normally written as 11/9
Because for most Americans, 9/11 was a dividing line in our lives.
I waited on these two many, many times in D.C. at the Old Ebbitt..... They were absolutely delightful to serve.
Teller's can has a magnet, the can grabs the razor blade and you can see Teller take it from the can and save it to his right pocket.
No matter what grapefruit is chosen, the razor is on Teller's knife (which is also a magnet. The first this Teller does is to stab the grapefruit, inserting the razor blade, then he proceeds to cut the fruit like it should be.
magnet on the shaving cream can removed it from his hand then teller takes it and sticks it to the knife and deposits the razor on the first puncture of the grapefruit then cuts it open to reveal the blade. lol love these guys
6:05 why does Teller shake Conan's hand with his left hand? Because he's palming the razor blade with the right hand ;)
All I can think about is that this was broadcasted exactly 2 months before the US truly changed for the worst.
4:58 Teller breaks character and _speaks!!_
He talks all the time during acts, just never loud enough for the audience to hear.
video from 2001 looking like a commercial from the 1970's lmao
GREAT performance by Penn & Teller. Lots of respect. :)
One could mistakenly assume that Teller is a dwarf by watching this footage.
I'd say there's a magnet on Teller's shaving cream can which catches the razor blade. He then palms the blade and holds in against the knife blade while making the first cut which inserts the blade into fruit. Then he turna the fruit to make the final cross section which reveals the blade he just inserted.
Feel better getting to be a big shot exposing magic tricks? To what purpose?
scribe570 feel better being a condescending douche? xD This is what has driven human innovation, the need to figure out how things work..
Penn's stage presence makes it so much easier for Teller to do his thing.
Penn will be the first one to tell you that Teller is the actual magician of the duo. His entire role is basically to be the distraction/assistant. Now obviously he does tricks himself, but he's said time and time again that when it comes to actual skill, he's a novice compared to Teller.
Teller used slight of hand the entire time. Different visual tricks, very similar techniques
I love watching close, and it's all right there, like Penn and teller say in there show. But marvelous job
Teller really is good at palming, but he’s also an amazing and maybe even better actor
4:30 if you notice , Penn was the 1st that put cream on Conan's hand, and Teller for some reason reached with his cream bottle too near Conan's hand. As soon as Penn's cream covered Conan's hand, Teller used his device on his hand (probably has a magnet or something) to grab the razor blade and hide it in his pocket (4:36). Notice how he shakes the top of his bottle for no reason, probably to clean the razor blade so it doesnt leave any traces when it goes to his pocket
5:16 - One of my all time e-liquid favorites.
Bro can I hit your juul? Dude just the tiniest of hits. Please bro I'm fiendin
Can't believe this is 20 years ago. They are all look the same even today.
Sure
Notice that Teller and Conan haven’t aged a day, yet poor old Penn...
I think when he makes the first slice, you can see him push in the razor blade with his thumb 5:27 and then he sort of makes a half-cut. That's him pushing the blade to the middle of the grapefruit. Then he rotates it and starts cutting from a different side.
Edit: Also when Penn is juggling, you can see Teller position the blade onto the knife
The old timey baseball bit was by far my favorite Conan segment I've seen. Love your profile pic!
The subtle wrist slitting motion before saying shaving was a good one lol
“This is not juggling, this is called misdirection!” -Penn
Conan's scream when he's closing his hand was priceless.
Conan "This is my time. Never speak during my time" O'Brien
Back when Conan and NBC still loved each other.
Conan's come a long way from his days hosting the O'Brien Variety Hour.
Conan is the only late show host to not be boring or go for the easy laugh with politics. He even makes himself the butt of the joke most the time soemthing you dont ever see
As U2 would say, “Sleight of hand and twist of fate. On a bed of nails, she makes me wait.”
My favorite magicians and my favorite comedian together.
It's too fucking hard to catch them without HD video.
These three should have some type of show, they're perfect together.
Yeah...just remove Conan and you'd have a great team
Teller grabbed the razor from Conan's hand. He attached the razor into that special blade when Penn was juggling and then stabbed the grapefruit with the blade-razor. There is a release button that releases the razor into the grapefruit when inside. And then he changed the orientation of grapefruit and started to cut.
"This is Halloween gone wrong."
Uh, I know, right? What kind of sicko would give out grapefruits on Halloween? I mean, they're only _marginally_ in season at the end of October.
All of the tricks leading up to the big final one are SHOWING THE AUDIENCE all the pieces of that final trick. Teller palms the razor blade more than once; the "four aces" shows how sliding the blades can be hidden (Teller slides the blade along the knife); the "linked razor blades" demonstrates magnetic pull (like the shaving cream can). It's all right there, cleverly hidden in plain sight.
"when you dont talk the audience will tell the story"
Magnet on shaving cream can teller is holding.
Presses razor against knife blade and pushes it into grapefruit during 1st cut. Turns grapefruit 90° then cuts it in half with 1st cut towards the palm.
“That’s a familiar sensation” 😂😂😂
This is how Shin Lim severed his thumb tendons (which he reveals in his second act of Penn and Teller fool us)
“Arteest.... artEEST”
>internal Conan< *kill me*
The trick is wicked easy to figure out but beautifully executed. Problem is nobody ever looks at Teller.
7-11 is a part-time job.
¿meaning?
Very good.
When Penn was juggling , Teller took the razor blade and palmed it. When Penn handed the grapefruit to Teller, he put the razor blade into the grapefruit through the partially peeled flesh. The reasoning for all the shaving foam is so Teller could do this and no one would notice the partially peeled flesh of the grapefruit as easily as they would if he didn't have it covered in foam.
At the end, Teller almost shook Conan's hand with his right hand that was palming a razor blade XD
"Conan, everyone has one of those"
Penn and Teller are the americans icon.
This guys are the magic institution in America.
This is great!
I wonder what crazy and whacky tricks Penn & Teller will be doing exactly two months after this aired
context?
They made the Twin Towers disappear
I tried palming a quarter while in the dark watching this and it fell out of my hand, now I can find it... Magic?!?! I think so!
Can't believe Conan didn't catch Penn's wrist cutting joke at the beginning
Ahh yes the old trick that my grandpa does when i come over: the razor blade behind the ear trick
4:58 Teller speaks!
Sure!
You can hear him talking if you see their world tour series
There's interviews with him talking and explaining why he decided on the silent character. He doesn't sound like what you would expect.
Agreed, he has a very rich voice.
His voice is very different than I imagined it when I first saw an interview with him.
I like how Conan is actually making funny comments that don’t detract from the already cool things Penn and Teller do. I hate when hosts get in the way of guests.
1:38 Penn takes a jab at David Blaine. I didn't know they had beef.
Penn has been taking jabs at David Blaine for years and years. They are friends though.
+the best It's just friendly banter.
Part of their gig has always been criticising other magicians, and usually whoever is popular at the time. When they first appeared on British TV in the late 80s or maybe early 90s they used to take the piss out of Paul Daniels all the time.
They've ripped into Criss Angel several times too. But I think they legitimately don't like him since his magic style is based on camera tricks.
There was something about David Blaine I didn't like much at first. It wasn't his tricks, just something about his personality. I like his later stuff.
Criss Angel is just awful. His tricks are awful. His personality is grating. Just awful.
I'm happy that I caught teller pulling a blade out of his pocket with his little fingers during the four razors bit
1:52 when your drunk uncle says you're cute
Whenever Penn starts juggling, you know somethings up
Quality reeeks of 90s but it’s the 2000s
People don't remember how crappy early 00's telly looked
My television never looked this crappy. This is early 00's online video.
Well the video quality is early online garbage. I thought we were talking about the shitty "public access" feel that a lot of TV programs had still in the early 00's before the digital age.
Especially in Australia. The US NTSC format converted to PAL here was awful.
It’s 2001 nothing was clear back the. It was all still 90’s ish
Teller pushed the razor in by holding it to the knife with his thumb and pressing it in on the first stab.
exactly! he took the blade from Connan's hand and placed it on the knife just before stabbing the fruit.
This looks so old, yet Penn and teller still perform all time, Sarah Silverman is hotter now than she ever was and Conan recently renewed his eternal youth by drinking the blood of an intern.
Some things change, some things stay the same.
Ehum... did you just say that Sarah Silverman is.... hot?
When they put cream in his hand, teller grabbed the blade. Then he had the blade into his special knife and when he touched the grape and pressed the knife in it, that's when the razor blade got in there.