Paul Gertner performs Triple Die Lemma on TheTonight Show starring Johnny Carson

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  • Magician Paul Gertner performs Triple Die Lemma on the Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson. 3/16/89. This is Paul's second Tonight Show Appearance.
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  • @Kragatar
    @Kragatar Před 7 lety +153

    I think my favorite thing is magic is when some absurdly huge object appears unexpectedly.

    • @ScorpioHR
      @ScorpioHR Před 7 lety +13

      Woah.. what a coincidence!
      That's EXACTLY what SHE SAID!

    • @lobobaltazar1322
      @lobobaltazar1322 Před 3 lety +1

      @@ScorpioHR To mailman.

    • @kamuzu
      @kamuzu Před 3 lety +5

      That's what she said.

    • @DCronk-qc6sn
      @DCronk-qc6sn Před 11 měsíci

      That's what she said.

  • @tylervsnyc
    @tylervsnyc Před 5 lety +27

    One of the things I love most about Paul is his youthful spirit that stands unchanged against the test of time.

  • @bwalsh1105
    @bwalsh1105 Před rokem +7

    I think what makes Paul such a great performer is his wonderful cadence on stage. Reminds me of some of my greatest teachers throughout school.

  • @crystallake6198
    @crystallake6198 Před 2 lety +3

    He just did this on Penn and Teller Fool Us recently.

  • @ImVeryOriginal
    @ImVeryOriginal Před 11 měsíci +4

    Johnny sounds so unimpressed until the "small" die comes in, and then his mind is just blown repeatedly. Love that routine.

  • @wilstandridge7388
    @wilstandridge7388 Před 7 lety +35

    watched it over and over, WOW

  • @HenkJanBakker
    @HenkJanBakker Před 7 lety +50

    Not many men.... magicians can handle a man as secure and boyishly naughty as mr. Carson. You handled him perfectly staying always one step ahead. Love the trick too but handling Johnny boy was the real challenge here. Kudos.

    • @srj34
      @srj34 Před 4 lety +2

      Yeah, early on Carson was kind of gently mocking the routine since it's well-known stuff to magicians at first. But by the end, when Gertner added the new twist, the gentle mocking gave way to genuine appreciation.

    • @miamimagicians
      @miamimagicians Před 4 lety

      I think you’re confusing Carson with letterman who was a total asshole to a lot of magicians on his show. Carson I always found very respectful to magicians as he was one himself

  • @MrJfrederici
    @MrJfrederici Před 11 měsíci +5

    Paul Gertner continues to blow away Penn and Teller today.....fun to see him when he was much younger. Paul is one of the magicians who makes Penn say bad words.

  • @rizzorizzo2311
    @rizzorizzo2311 Před 3 lety +3

    Paul is the master. I love the way he makes simple illusions so entertaining.

  • @playingcrazy.
    @playingcrazy. Před 5 měsíci

    Wow Paul you were great back in the day!! and still beat penn and teller today. :)

  • @purplemouse580
    @purplemouse580 Před 5 lety +11

    Even when you know how he does it it's still amazing.

    • @rickrick5041
      @rickrick5041 Před 2 lety

      How?

    • @ismailberatduzenli2939
      @ismailberatduzenli2939 Před 2 lety +1

      @@rickrick5041 First of all he has 4 dice. When he has three on table he is holding one in right, while closing hat he put one in the right. While he is faking first dice to his left hand there is already one ın hat, and also he dont put dice to his left hand and keep in right. Then show prior dice and while closing hat he puts dice (the first one taken from table) in hat. And basically repeat, if you slow mo you can see. When this trick is done he still has one in right and 3 on table. While taking 2 to his left hand in step second he dropp off secret one too so can have three in left. Then faking his right dice to put in pocket and holding in hand secretly. Then same trick. In third, he never dropp dices to left and basically faking (still holding all in right). Then putting them in pocket. Big dices are secretly taken behind table whenever he move hat to there

    • @whodidit99
      @whodidit99 Před 2 lety

      @@ismailberatduzenli2939 And how did the bid die get under the hat?

    • @vashon100
      @vashon100 Před 2 lety

      @@whodidit99 watch the hat when it's over his lap and how he holds it when placed back on the table.

  • @vincentmayer2718
    @vincentmayer2718 Před 7 lety +3

    To me slight of hand is always as whimsical, even more, than those big "wait...whoa...how???" magic tricks. Cause you know they really really really practiced their craft to make it seamless. Amazing.

  • @PARAnomalyZONE
    @PARAnomalyZONE Před 4 lety +3

    What an honor to perform for the GREAT Johnny Carson....Awesome stuff, Paul. :-)

  • @jason420jv1
    @jason420jv1 Před 7 lety +21

    flawless and i liked the way you handled him picking up the hat to soon and i love carsons enthusiasm for magic as he really seemed to have love and a respect for the art.PS thank you for the clip and may Carson rest in peace.

    • @tombstoneharrystudios584
      @tombstoneharrystudios584 Před 9 měsíci

      Yeah Johnny Carson is so excited he does pick up the hat early but it doesn’t matter

  • @hungfao
    @hungfao Před 2 lety +1

    Gertner on Carson?? I had no idea. Of course, I scrambled to watch it.

  • @shannonsmith297
    @shannonsmith297 Před 11 měsíci +1

    I remember that night.❤

  • @shruthimaniyodath7755
    @shruthimaniyodath7755 Před 3 lety +3

    This is so beautifully performed!
    1:29 he taps the dice on the table to mask the sound of the dice under the hat. A little detail. Really neat!

  • @davidbohannon6148
    @davidbohannon6148 Před 9 měsíci

    I miss the good old days

  • @sagitswag1785
    @sagitswag1785 Před 6 lety +2

    My favourite cups-and-balls-esque routine is this. My favourite actual cups and balls routine is also yours. Incredible how good you are at this.

  • @shs1942
    @shs1942 Před rokem

    Great old style good humor! Thanks for posting!

  • @eddieking2976
    @eddieking2976 Před rokem

    Came here after watching him on Penn and Teller. Thing is I grew up watching Johnny Carson Show as a kid, so I probably saw Paul, but just forgot about it.

  • @ambalavanant
    @ambalavanant Před rokem

    Watch out viewers! Paul is a real sorcerer!!

  • @MagicMaxTheMagician
    @MagicMaxTheMagician Před rokem

    Sooooooo beautifully done!🙌🙌🙌🙌

  • @georgemolnar7344
    @georgemolnar7344 Před rokem

    Early 1980''s my software firm hired Paul to perform at trade shows. Unbelievable then, even more so now! Professional, talented and a great guy.

  • @weskal5490
    @weskal5490 Před 5 lety

    Absolutely brilliant!!!

  • @PickACard-wm2wu
    @PickACard-wm2wu Před 7 lety +1

    O M G you never cease to amaze me

  • @mtiller2006
    @mtiller2006 Před 5 lety

    That is so...magical! Absolutely incredible!

  • @coryhallett9907
    @coryhallett9907 Před 6 lety +1

    So good! You are definitely one of my favorite magicians!

  • @thomasemmerich6717
    @thomasemmerich6717 Před 6 lety

    wonderful performance!

  • @badgadfaddadaad
    @badgadfaddadaad Před rokem

    That was gold

  • @jairuskersey8311
    @jairuskersey8311 Před 4 lety

    WOW amazing skills !

  • @naazkhan7495
    @naazkhan7495 Před rokem

    This same trick was performed by him on penn and teller show…didn’t expect it was so old..and he already did that many many years ago

  • @dantrixter
    @dantrixter Před 2 lety

    Love that routine ! Using the hat is a great touch !

  • @edkwon9819
    @edkwon9819 Před 7 lety

    Fantastic.

  • @9and7
    @9and7 Před 5 lety

    Two Legends.

  • @fkirchner1
    @fkirchner1 Před rokem

    The best all time performer

  • @CalibreWings
    @CalibreWings Před 3 lety +1

    Great to see the young Paul , thanks for the video l.

  • @KevimationYT
    @KevimationYT Před 7 lety

    Wow Paul I would have loved to see you preform then or more recently.

    • @jcclayman
      @jcclayman Před 5 lety

      He's on Penn & Teller Fool Us

  • @skyfrostthunderrock
    @skyfrostthunderrock Před 5 lety

    very nice.. i can see how parts of this inspired your the cup and balls trick, which, btw, is amazing!

  • @alexhetherington8028
    @alexhetherington8028 Před 4 lety

    I love this type or magic. what would make this even better is if before he reveals the first big die he lifts the hat and finds another smaller hat.

  • @simonrandall5471
    @simonrandall5471 Před 5 lety

    They were all on his lap!

  • @Ragnemalm
    @Ragnemalm Před 3 lety

    Variation of the cups and steel balls and both are great. Right when we think we know the trick, suddenly the impossibly large dice just appear out of nowhere.

  • @mguerra79
    @mguerra79 Před 6 lety

    Very, very nice! «Oldie but goldie», I presume!

  • @farmerdave33
    @farmerdave33 Před 7 lety

    good one Paul!

  • @larrybaker5316
    @larrybaker5316 Před 11 měsíci

    i caught the super large die under the hat slight of hand. around 1:27 you moved the hat down to your left picked up the die, put the hat back on the table and slammed the medium die down to misdirect.and cover the sound of the die hitting the table...and you did it twice to get the last large die,,,,,,,.but have no idea how you do most of them, thanks for sharing

  • @pmcelraft
    @pmcelraft Před 5 lety

    I'd love to learn this trick

  • @freeeflyer
    @freeeflyer Před 3 lety

    I saw one or two things.. Ok.. Vu. Joli, extrêmement bien fait..

  • @jvjv8545
    @jvjv8545 Před 3 lety

    I get the big dice but even with you showing the small dice thing I can't see it. Amazing

    • @wb5mgr
      @wb5mgr Před 3 lety

      That’s what makes it so beautiful. You know and are still fooled 😆

  • @Krishnajha20101
    @Krishnajha20101 Před 7 lety

    Amazing and elegant. Is it similar to the cups and balls routine you did?

  • @patbrooks9823
    @patbrooks9823 Před 19 dny

    "Pinky Lee lives. " 😂

  • @ApothercyCold
    @ApothercyCold Před 7 lety

    How much setup does it take to be able to perform this with different table types/sizes? When you put the larger die into the hat when it's near your lap, and then I'm assuming the slamming of the visible die on the table is to mask any "thump" sound from the one in the hat being released and hitting the table, do you do so having practiced with multiple table types?
    I mean i guess for doing a show like this you would have some sort of control over the table used, or would at least know what the table was like from watching the show (I was too young, but that's assuming they used the same table for each episode of this type), but how can you prepare for situations where a table is lower, or smaller, or even worse made of glass? Do you just have other tricks in your repertoire that you turn to, and you just avoid this one entirely if the table is not suitable?

  • @tsvtsvtsv
    @tsvtsvtsv Před 5 lety +6

    but i CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHERE IT COMES FROM!??!

  • @000MidnightSun
    @000MidnightSun Před 6 lety +3

    Holy shit that was awesome. Where do the big dice come from?? It's a magic hat.

    • @glendale6
      @glendale6 Před 5 lety +1

      He picks them up wth the hat from his lap

  • @J0hnny0
    @J0hnny0 Před 2 lety +1

    0:41 very slick how he moves the die from his right hand to left and, then flawlessly slides it under the hat.

  • @IzeFox
    @IzeFox Před 4 lety

    How old where u back then, paul😄

  • @behdadkho9593
    @behdadkho9593 Před 3 lety

    Amazing
    Why isnt it get repeated

  • @deelo2281
    @deelo2281 Před 3 lety

    This guy looks like Lloyd Braun!

  • @vinivon1
    @vinivon1 Před 7 lety

    do you or will you teach your way to do the art of magic?

  • @jdispensa
    @jdispensa Před 7 lety

    I figure out! At 0:54-0:58 is when the magician places his left hand underneath the table, then draws the hat off the table to his left hand and slips the big die underneath the hat. Very slick slight of hand!

  • @frazashraf21
    @frazashraf21 Před 3 lety

    Your match with Penn and teller is 2-2...why not a final ...? Lv from Pakistan

  • @Jace888
    @Jace888 Před 4 lety

    This trick would have fooled Penn and Teller more than cups and balls 😆

    • @1962underdog
      @1962underdog Před 2 lety

      Hah it didn't though...he tried that same one and was busted

  • @geneobrien8907
    @geneobrien8907 Před 3 lety

    If he can take something small and make it large, maybe.. never mind!