Best Episodes
Illusionists Penn & Teller throw down the gauntlet to aspiring magicians to perform their most mystifying trick - and fool Penn and Teller. Penn & Teller have no prior knowledge of either the performers or the planned trick. They sit in the audience just like everyone else, watching every move the guest magicians make. If any illusionist fools the professionals, they win a five star trip to Las Vegas to perform as the opening act in Penn & Teller's world famous show at the Rio Hotel & Casino.
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Magicians Dyno Staats, Aiden Sinclair, Axel Adler, and David Parr try to fool the veteran duo with their tricks.
The episode was rated 7.78 from 190 votes.
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The episode was rated 7.81 from 128 votes.
Aspiring magicians try to baffle masters of magic Penn and Teller. Sweden's hottest magic double act perform 'The World's Most Difficult' - and painful - card trick.
The episode was rated 7.85 from 160 votes.
Magicians David Copperfield, Jan Reinder, Ondřej Pšenička, and Giancarlo Bernini try fool the veteran duo with their illusions.
The episode was rated 7.86 from 171 votes.
Magicians Leon & Romy, Mike Hammer, Shin Lim, and Peter Boie try to fool the veteran duo with their tricks.
The episode was rated 7.91 from 211 votes.
Magicians include Arkadia, Harry Keaton, Jandro and Derek Selinger.
The episode was rated 7.94 from 130 votes.
Magicians include Javi Benitez, Rebecca Herrera, Helen Coghlan and Danny Cole try fool the veteran duo with their illusions.
The episode was rated 7.94 from 132 votes.
In tonight's show, comedy magician Mark Shortland gives Jonathan the fright of his life, French genius Mathieu Bich is stupendously mysterious, double act Young and Strange give stage illusions their own special twist and card shark Daniel Madison shows why the casinos are scared of him. After facing the challengers, Penn and Teller will close the show with a fantastic new trick of their own.
The episode was rated 7.96 from 202 votes.
Ross hosts and a number of magicians attempt to fool Penn and Teller with their best trick. If successful they manage to snag for themselves a spot in P&T’s Vegas stage show. Tonight comedy magician Piff the Magic Dragon performs his amazing illusions with the assistance of his trusty Chihuahua sidekick Mr Piffles, Hungarian magician Soma mesmerizes using mobile phones, Alan Hudson performs some musical predictions and street magician Damien O’Brien shows off some unique card tricks. Penn and Teller themselves also make an appearance on stage with some of their trademark incredible routines.
The episode was rated 7.96 from 205 votes.
In today's episode, illusionists High Jinx, danger man Jon Allen and comedy mentalist Graham Jolley are the acts vying for a chance to win magic's greatest gig. After facing the challengers, Penn and Teller will close the show with a fantastic new trick of their own.
The episode was rated 7.97 from 264 votes.
This episode has 15-year-old Daniel Kramer from North London show card & physical tricks, Romany (Magic Circle Stage Magician of the Year 2006) performs while tied up with rope, Alan Rorrison shows off some close-up magic and Richard Bellars returns from a previous episode to see if he can fool Penn & Teller by predicting the outcome of some challenges he sets for them on-stage...
The episode was rated 7.98 from 173 votes.
Magicians Simon Pierro, Nicholas Wallace, Darcy Oake, and Alex Geiser try to fool the veteran duo with their tricks.
The episode was rated 7.98 from 129 votes.
This week, the reigning world card trick champion, Shawn Farquhar, does the impossible right under Penn's nose. Plus Cuba's greatest magician - Manuel Martinez, who now lives in Margate - takes to the stage, and one act performs the most stunning climax to a trick ever seen on TV. Will any of the hopefuls manage to fool Penn and Teller?
The episode was rated 8.15 from 151 votes.
French illusionists Cubic Act, who use a magical box on stage, card expert Michael Vincent, Victorian magicians Morgan & West and award-winning performer Nick Einhorn try to outwit the double act with mind-boggling tricks, in the hope of landing a gig with them in Las Vegas. The duo also perform a trick involving a nailgun.
The episode was rated 8.22 from 180 votes.
Jonathan Ross presents the last episode in the series in which Penn & Teller aim to find the brightest up-and-coming illusionists. Each show challenges aspiring magicians to try to fool the duo with their most baffling trick in a bid to win the prize of a lifetime - the chance to perform in Penn & Teller's stage show in Las Vegas. This edition features Laura London - whose trick is as amazing as her outfit, a 15-year-old card trickster with nerves of steel and a mentalist with a mind-reading stomach. Plus Martin Daniels, son of magic legend Paul Daniels, performs his dad's all-time favourite trick. To close the show, Penn & Teller perform the world's first underwater card trick - with a shocking twist.
The episode was rated 8.22 from 154 votes.
