Close-up card magic with a twist | Lennart Green

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  • čas přidán 19. 08. 2008
  • www.ted.com Like your uncle at a family party, the rumpled Swedish doctor Lennart Green says, "Pick a card, any card." But what he does with those cards is pure magic -- flabbergasting, lightning-fast, how-does-he-do-it? magic.
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  • @rockybilbao
    @rockybilbao Před 3 lety +106

    12 years later here I am watching this again. it 's better everytime I watch

  • @mjallan123
    @mjallan123 Před 8 lety +1138

    'l'll do it quick this time, but in slow motion so you can follow" hahahahahha

    • @JakeBroe
      @JakeBroe Před 5 lety +5

      didn't help!

    • @niklas8523
      @niklas8523 Před 3 lety +1

      axertrybal itsss a yolllk

    • @Valerie_On_Yt
      @Valerie_On_Yt Před 2 lety

      I know right!?

    • @blackgoku678
      @blackgoku678 Před 2 lety +2

      I deadass opened the video and just touched the seek bar to a random point , and it was exactly this quote, not even a second ahead or behind.

  • @Clossbone
    @Clossbone Před 8 lety +891

    Queen with misdirection
    Awesome.

  • @SynchroFPS
    @SynchroFPS Před 3 lety +185

    I remember watching this as a kid and being totally amazed. 12 years later and it's still my favorite routine.

    • @iamdb1990
      @iamdb1990 Před 2 lety +1

      I wish I was a kid 12 years ago, you're so young! lol

    • @psterud
      @psterud Před rokem

      Me too.

    • @MrKoenPieter
      @MrKoenPieter Před rokem +1

      I am 63 and amazed

    • @gijsheufkens5117
      @gijsheufkens5117 Před 8 měsíci +1

      @@iamdb1990 that 1990 in your name better not be your birth year or you got no business calling other people young ;)

  • @edison4eva
    @edison4eva Před 9 lety +866

    His jokes are on another level. Haha.

    • @garrett.zimmer
      @garrett.zimmer Před 9 lety +121

      his "yokes"**

    • @lhagiduty
      @lhagiduty Před 9 lety +14

      dunno if I enjoyed the jokes more or the tricks.

    • @josephblanchard6248
      @josephblanchard6248 Před 4 lety +2

      @@garrett.zimmer beat me to it lol. That's what I actually came in here to reply lol 😂.

    • @sabre22b
      @sabre22b Před 4 lety +6

      My favourite topic is .......... shortcuts.

    • @rjkral
      @rjkral Před 2 lety +1

      His whole thing is on another level!!!!

  • @johnjhope
    @johnjhope Před 9 lety +368

    He just works on a whole different level. I think he's really more of a magician's magician than anything. Just unbelievably original in both his style and content.

    • @orion410
      @orion410 Před rokem +7

      I would agree, but my dad, who doesn't know any magic says Lennart Green is his favorite magician. I don't think he's just a magicians magician, it's just that there aren't many close up magicians that laypeople have heard of.

    • @stigtuneback1966
      @stigtuneback1966 Před rokem +5

      late respond , he acts like a foolish and stumbling magician , when he actually knows what hes doing , MR sharp .

    • @dal8770
      @dal8770 Před rokem +1

      Tommy Cooper

  • @sandhests
    @sandhests Před 7 lety +953

    from a magicians perspective this is close to impossible to do . Hats of to this legend.

    • @michaelcorleone6852
      @michaelcorleone6852 Před 6 lety +10

      sandhes thanissery yeah right, indian magician..

    • @acershund1
      @acershund1 Před 5 lety +2

      He is amazing. Wowow!

    • @NickC_222
      @NickC_222 Před 4 lety +11

      It's all in his lap. Richard Turner is infinitely better at this sort of routine.

    • @mattwood5493
      @mattwood5493 Před 4 lety +10

      I see where shin lim got some of his act

    • @AtlantaTerry
      @AtlantaTerry Před 4 lety +7

      Hats of what?

  • @samtheman982
    @samtheman982 Před 9 lety +521

    the guy laughing so hard in the audience every trick LOL

    • @sealand000
      @sealand000 Před 5 lety +5

      Yeah, it would be extremely annoying to sit near that guy.

    • @Norsketrutt
      @Norsketrutt Před 4 lety +21

      @@sealand000 What u mean? he was amazing!

    • @MrRenou
      @MrRenou Před 4 lety +9

      I'ts john from the audience of L and L publishing

    • @ChampakBasumatary
      @ChampakBasumatary Před 3 lety +7

      The guy laughing hard every time is the girl's father.

    • @tonk82
      @tonk82 Před 3 lety +1

      The only one that gets it

  • @EaglewolfMagic
    @EaglewolfMagic Před 7 lety +610

    I absolutely love Lennarts approach to magic, I love that "sloppy" style of his, makes you think that hes never touched a deck of cards in his life then when the climax comes he's not one not two but 100 steps ahead of you! hahah love from and icelandic fellow magician :)

    • @unclejacksimulations9423
      @unclejacksimulations9423 Před 4 lety +5

      dude we all know iceland is the land of real magic STOP TRYING TO FOOL US >:C !!!

    • @Rowgue51
      @Rowgue51 Před 4 lety +16

      The false illusion of sloppiness and the slow lumbering style he presents add an element of surprise for the viewer when the payoff of a trick comes that somebody using a standard slick polished approach doesn't get. At the same time though his style also creates a certain level of awkwardness and leaves a lot of the audience unaware he's even done a trick some of the time.

    • @kingairA100
      @kingairA100 Před 3 lety +18

      Very well put. And, for all of you magicians out there, you realize that Lennart is a genius - a veritable god among conjurers. He is really the complete package as to what a magician should aspire to be: a hard worker, a great routine creator, technically excellent, very humorous in a subtle way, great interactions with the audience, flexible in the heat of battle. Long ago, he asked himself, “How can I make people want to see/care about what I do with a deck of cards?” He then set about to create precisely that and, obviously, succeeded. In short, a great entertainer. In my opinion, this is the most entertaining magical clip on CZcams.

    • @joshuacamp3191
      @joshuacamp3191 Před 3 lety

      @Elvis Leong likes sour cream and onion chips 0

    • @SamJ.J.
      @SamJ.J. Před 3 lety +5

      The fact that he starts out slow where you can guess what he's doing and then halfway through it slowly ramps up to the really amazing stuff gets me. Truly a performer.

  • @shinelord1156
    @shinelord1156 Před 4 lety +65

    "I had to use a little force there" cracked me up with the double meaning

  • @osquigene
    @osquigene Před 4 lety +170

    This guy is a genius: foreign language, jokes and hard tricks all at once. I can't even brew my coffee while talking

  • @voodoochile80
    @voodoochile80 Před 8 lety +110

    30:08 Queen with misdirection... this guy is just on another level, brilliant!

  • @rhodahaque
    @rhodahaque Před 3 lety +35

    I keep coming back to this performance because Lennart is unmatched in control and humour. Absolutely brilliant.

    • @4EyedAnimation
      @4EyedAnimation Před 6 měsíci

      The girl sits there wide eyed...like the rest of us

  • @KinnereyB
    @KinnereyB Před 4 lety +77

    Lennart Green is a living legend man. He invented some of the most amazing table sleights the card world has seen in a long time. And I’m sure I don’t have to tell any layperson that this stuff is extremely difficult and he makes it look way too easy! Thank you so much for what you have brought to this art👏🏻

    • @kingairA100
      @kingairA100 Před 3 lety +4

      Yep, Lennart is a veritable god among us conjurers. I could watch him forever!

  • @occipita_ca
    @occipita_ca Před 7 lety +460

    guy in the back: HAH!

  • @WhatTheNetherITA
    @WhatTheNetherITA Před 10 lety +108

    This is, NO JOKE, the best card performance i ever seen, i laugh i've been amazed, it's wonderful.

  • @IamScoHo
    @IamScoHo Před 7 lety +472

    Too many of his quips and slight of hands went under appreciated because of heavy accent and such speed. Well done.

    • @haxxorlord7327
      @haxxorlord7327 Před 4 lety +25

      no his accent is the one of the best parts about the video

    • @MrAvocadoMan
      @MrAvocadoMan Před 4 lety +9

      @@haxxorlord7327 he meant the audience didnt understand some of the things he said so they didnt know what was going on

    • @billyd4eva
      @billyd4eva Před 4 lety +4

      @@MrAvocadoMan Totally agree. I found a few things "off" with what he was saying. Hard to follow/a bit confusing. If his English was a bit better, this would be 10/10. At the moment it's 8/10 for me.

    • @MarttiSuomivuori
      @MarttiSuomivuori Před 4 lety +8

      You call that a heavy accent??? Where are you from?

    • @waqqashanafi
      @waqqashanafi Před 3 lety +20

      @@billyd4eva The accent and his supposed "struggle" with English makes it fun. He has a very good command of the English language - better than many native English speakers.

  • @miningballer3995
    @miningballer3995 Před 8 lety +42

    Wow. I am in absolute awe of his skill and especially the way he delivers the entire performance. The 'magic' and misdirection is only part of the routine; the way you deliver your performance is what makes it what it is. Lennart Green has truly mastered both the magic and the deliverance. All I can say is wow. He's truly a legend in the card magic community.

  • @KiryiMONZTA
    @KiryiMONZTA Před 4 lety +33

    This guy is so cool and I also like that one in the audience who laughs so hard everytime! What a great performance!

  • @TedTheTree
    @TedTheTree Před rokem +18

    This guy is a true card genius, he's one of my favorites of all time & he's funny;

  • @StrangeDuck
    @StrangeDuck Před 7 lety +182

    cracking me up, "say stop when the cards are in the air" drops all the cards, 5 seconds later "stop!"

  • @onefarm1184
    @onefarm1184 Před 7 lety +44

    "So here, to follow my cards I must look at the suffle from the begin.. Oh, you started already" that was a killed one.

  • @BardsApprentice
    @BardsApprentice Před měsícem +1

    Queen with misdirection was the icing on the cake for me. Lennart Green's style and tricks is out of this world!

  • @daryldietrich
    @daryldietrich Před 8 lety +139

    Up until now I thought Ricky Jay was at the top level of card mechanics, but this guy is also a grand master. His bumbling manor and sharp humor completely sell it to his audience.

    • @crywhit4619
      @crywhit4619 Před 7 lety +5

      Rick Jay just seems _smoother_ to me.

    • @crywhit4619
      @crywhit4619 Před 7 lety +6

      DARYL DIETRICH meh, I just watched some of his tricks, and while he is pretty good, he is missing that air of mysticism that surrounds Ricky Jay. RJ makes me feel like I'm watching a centuries old master of their craft magician.

    • @tpat90
      @tpat90 Před 7 lety +34

      To be fair, it is lennarts style, to actually break the illusion of smoothness.
      Whenever he drops a card or misses his palm. The amazing thing is when you notice, he actually wants to miss. His precision is more than amazing.

    • @acershund1
      @acershund1 Před 5 lety +3

      L Green is the BEST!

    • @Xanthopteryx
      @Xanthopteryx Před 4 lety +35

      @@crywhit4619 Pretty good? He is so good that they thought he was cheating on the World Cup of magic so he was disqualified. The experts said that what he performed was "impossible" without stooges. So he later came back, and did the same trick again, now with the judges taking part of it (selecting cards and so on). Then he finally won, as he should have done earlier.

  • @scottekim
    @scottekim Před rokem +23

    I had the pleasure of seeing Lennart in person in the company of other top magicians, and he was definitely who everyone else was talking about. He's the rare magician that developed all his own original techniques. Other magicians are now performing the trick where he deals cards and they vanish when they hit the table, but when I first saw it, I just about lost it. That really felt like magic. I can understand sort of how it is done, but what a mind to have thought of doing that in the first place.

  • @FloydTheWolf
    @FloydTheWolf Před rokem +3

    The way he improvised the Armani trick is pure gold!

  • @vsri1015
    @vsri1015 Před 4 lety +28

    15:36 her reaction was priceless

  • @FrenchArrogance
    @FrenchArrogance Před 4 lety +22

    I used to love watching this video. I still do, but I used to, too.

  • @averyaugust
    @averyaugust Před 9 lety +76

    Not sure why this was at a TED talk, but this was absolutely wonderful.
    Gotta love the random Phantom reference at the end.

    • @Krokrodyl
      @Krokrodyl Před 8 lety +18

      averyaugust The E stands for Entertainment. There you go.

    • @commentcopbadge6665
      @commentcopbadge6665 Před 4 lety +5

      BOAB
      You mean they need to bring back people like him. His appearance here precedes all the self indulgent bullshitters on TED in the last 7-8 years. It's gotten so bad that that's what they created the TEDX branch for.

    • @PreservationEnthusiast
      @PreservationEnthusiast Před 3 lety +3

      @@Krokrodyl TED stands for technology, Engineering, design but they ran out of ideas, so included everything.

    • @katarinajanoskova
      @katarinajanoskova Před 2 lety +3

      @@PreservationEnthusiast No. It stands for Technology Entertainment and Design. And they indeed do include everything now. This talk however is from 2005.

  • @BBAACKE
    @BBAACKE Před 3 lety +3

    The brilliance and message behind his audience-involved wrist lesson is just gold.

  • @Mooooooot
    @Mooooooot Před 6 měsíci +2

    The assistant’s reaction about 15:37, is a dream for all performers.
    From audience control to card control, there was nobody better, for my money. Like many have said, you watch it all the way through, no skipping ahead, it is just that good.

  • @akmadsen
    @akmadsen Před rokem +1

    Keep coming back to this every 6 months or so. He's like the Columbo of card magic.

  • @Deejayirie
    @Deejayirie Před 4 lety +14

    This is the ultimate card routine. Watched it tons of times and will watch it tons more. Lennart Green is a true master of his craft!

  • @JoRoWi83
    @JoRoWi83 Před 2 lety +8

    Do you all understand how absolutely incredibly difficult this is
    There are about a dozen different methods going on and on top of it he has to act like this amd make it look completely out of control/random
    Absolutely genius level stuff

  • @magicman1086
    @magicman1086 Před 4 lety +3

    Wow. He uses the snap deal so much but in such different ways. The control and handling of the audience is just beautiful.

  • @mattiasskog89
    @mattiasskog89 Před 9 lety +194

    "I think there are lots of... I don't know how many, but ten, fifteen spades in the deck at least, right?" ahhahahahahaha

    • @ivanabcdefg9375
      @ivanabcdefg9375 Před 5 lety +2

      13 genius

    • @Alpha-1-Omega
      @Alpha-1-Omega Před 4 lety +19

      @@ivanabcdefg9375 Watch the video and get the reference genius.

    • @nickcosman1125
      @nickcosman1125 Před 4 lety +7

      @@Alpha-1-Omega quotations used to stand for something.

    • @Alpha-1-Omega
      @Alpha-1-Omega Před 4 lety +4

      @@nickcosman1125 I know. As you could see I was replying to Ivan abcdefg since he missed the point from Mattias Skog.

    • @therealpinktea4284
      @therealpinktea4284 Před 4 lety +5

      @@ivanabcdefg9375 it was a joke the magician said, genius.

  • @behemothokun
    @behemothokun Před 9 lety +26

    of course, on some of the tricks you can tell what he is doing but damn, he is fast and his execution is perfect

    • @tonedumbharry
      @tonedumbharry Před 4 lety +1

      He has a gift for making you think he is doing one thing, while doing another..

  • @TorSkywalker
    @TorSkywalker Před 7 lety +31

    The misdirection part was my favorite - great attention to detail!

  • @shankee1987
    @shankee1987 Před 3 lety +2

    Amazing hustling. To speak and to perform at the same time is incredible.

  • @DK_Son
    @DK_Son Před 6 lety +15

    What an absolute legend. That 30 mins went so quick. I thought that last card might be under the tape on his face though.

  • @Deady2012
    @Deady2012 Před 4 lety +7

    I think i’ve had this recommended every 6 months since it was recorded. And Year on Year this is still my favourite sleight/control routine. Brilliant to watch!

  • @lancetschirhart7676
    @lancetschirhart7676 Před 4 lety +46

    Lennart: "Name a suit"
    Guy: "Armani"

    • @lancetschirhart7676
      @lancetschirhart7676 Před 4 lety +1

      @Shan Jiang The word in this case is "proceeds". :)

    • @michaelwhitehorne5568
      @michaelwhitehorne5568 Před 4 lety +2

      @Shan Jiang the word in this case is "you're". :)

    • @stephenbochicchio4506
      @stephenbochicchio4506 Před 3 lety

      I just love the improvisation of this moment. It may have been a set up but it feels improvised. If you watch closely you can see him decide to take the heckler on as he realizes he can pull an Armani out of nowhere. This guy is a genius.

    • @randallchua1351
      @randallchua1351 Před 3 lety +2

      @@stephenbochicchio4506 it was already part of his act but just not at that moment. And he even implies it when he says "it was after the blindfold" meaning the blindfold act that he was gonna do next

  • @marcopezzini7022
    @marcopezzini7022 Před 7 dny

    I watched it once. So I said, let me sip just one min of it. But I ended up watching it all. What a brilliant and amazing skilled enterteiner was Lennart

  • @violinhunter2
    @violinhunter2 Před 10 lety +23

    This is impressive artistry - like a violinist playing a Paganini concerto and making it seem effortless.

  • @Cardtricks72
    @Cardtricks72 Před 12 lety +4

    Never get bored watching his performances.
    I love the Armarni Suite production in this video.
    Lennart Green... What a legend.

  • @gimpzilla
    @gimpzilla Před 7 lety +169

    if I could watch one video for the rest of my life it would be this video... it has everything my brain wants

    • @ianyboo
      @ianyboo Před 7 lety +26

      You are right, it even has a blonde in the background for some visual stress relief. They thought of everything!

    • @suzannerojek3756
      @suzannerojek3756 Před 7 lety +3

      "A blonde"? Not even "A blonde GIRL"? Just "a blonde" like that is what defines here. And what about her anyway. Shes just a girl. Why are so many magicians social misfits who HAVE to react to any girl on a magic video? No wonder so few of us are into magic! Pathetic.

    • @bloodlust1000
      @bloodlust1000 Před 7 lety +17

      +Suzanne Rojek a blonde

    • @gJonii
      @gJonii Před 7 lety +17

      "What about her". She looks absolutely stunning, and people like looking at pretty people.
      "Why are so many magicians social misfits who HAVE to react to any girl on a magic video?" You dug this one comment about the girl from reply to another comment among hundreds of comments where one mentions she looks nice, and you take that to mean **many** magicians are social misfits. For someone that seemingly tries to preach message of treating everyone as person regardless of their characteristics, you seem to have ironically just stereotyped a huge bunch of people in your search for social justice.
      "No wonder so few of us are into magic!" As someone that is somewhat interested in gender gaps, some fields being hugely male-oriented is a puzzle, but I really can't see you making shallow judgemental comments like this helping in figuring that puzzle out or improving the world otherwise :p

    • @DeAngelo77
      @DeAngelo77 Před 5 lety +4

      Exactly. Comedy, sleight of hand magic (the best kind of magic), great magician, great personality, and nice looking girl.

  • @fitzmagic
    @fitzmagic Před rokem +1

    I saw this amazing performer lecture for magicians in Phoenix around 20 years ago. No one knew who he was yet so there were only 10 people in the audience. It was probably the best magic lecture I had ever attended. So entertaining, technical, funny, and amazing.
    💥BOOM!!!💥™

  • @DanTheStripe
    @DanTheStripe Před 9 lety +20

    He's so entertaining and mesmerizing! Brilliant!

  • @vonlupinberg605
    @vonlupinberg605 Před 11 lety +8

    I have watched this well over 20 times now. I never skip to a part cause he is so funny. Easily one of my favorite magicians.

  • @kvmadj
    @kvmadj Před 12 lety +6

    I have watched this 37 times. Each time I watch it I'm just as entertained as the first time.

    • @InfluxDecline
      @InfluxDecline Před 7 měsíci

      Are you sure you didn't make up that number? 37 is the most commonly chosen number when people need a random number from 1 to 100... just kidding lol

  • @bartimaeus44
    @bartimaeus44 Před 4 lety +2

    I watched this 11 years ago and just found it again today.. still amazing!

  • @psterud
    @psterud Před rokem +1

    One of the all-time great CZcams videos.

  • @jbealsmusic
    @jbealsmusic Před 12 lety +10

    A true professional and master of the craft! This guy is so pro, it's unbelievable! Magicians and those who know sleight of hand will probably appreciate this guy's work more than anything. It's difficult to put into words how remarkable this performance is...

  • @Metroidam11
    @Metroidam11 Před 10 lety +6

    LOL! The Phantom of the Opera reference at the end was perfect.

  • @mRibbons
    @mRibbons Před rokem +1

    I come back here every once and a while. This dude is still hilarious.

  • @MattSoane
    @MattSoane Před 3 lety +2

    Love this. So talented. He couldn't have asked for a better volunteer - her reactions are brilliant.

  • @keithshowell6688
    @keithshowell6688 Před 4 lety +5

    This is actually pretty mind-boggling. Never seen this type of card magic ever.Brilliantly done...in English!

  • @scott21451
    @scott21451 Před 6 lety +8

    "At this distance, it works immediately. Argh! Argh!" You made me spit wine all over my computer screen and keyboard. Incredible.

  • @milesdyson7311
    @milesdyson7311 Před 3 měsíci +1

    I met him almost 25 years ago when I was a teenager, he’s an absolute genius.

  • @theworldrealm72
    @theworldrealm72 Před rokem +1

    Awesome, I've never seen anything like it, and I've seen a lot of card tricks and magic, but this guy is on another level. I realised he was something else when he failed to shuffle the cards and even dropped them a few times. That's one talented guy. Thx for the upload.

  • @ianyboo
    @ianyboo Před 7 lety +94

    In hindsight giving the entire audience tranquilizers before the big show may not have been the best plan.

    • @mrnicomedes
      @mrnicomedes Před 6 lety +14

      Except one…

    • @timq6224
      @timq6224 Před rokem

      being so awed by the trickery that they just plain forget to clap...

  • @hershycows
    @hershycows Před 8 lety +8

    Man I wish this was in Hi-Res, such an awesome show.

  • @LloydAlexander58
    @LloydAlexander58 Před 4 lety +2

    I just love this performance, such a wonderful combination of humour and slight of hands, skills....

  • @MikellineKash
    @MikellineKash Před 5 lety +1

    Man ! Saw This Back In The Beginning Of 2012 , Still Stays Fresh ! His Patter His Comedy His Misdirection His Everything Related To Magic Is Awesome . I Think Everyone Will Agree That He Is A Legend In Magic !

  • @lovethatmagic
    @lovethatmagic Před 14 lety +10

    30:10 "Queen with mis-direction" lol the girls reaction - couldn't have been more perfect - he's little hand gesture tops it - knowing exactly where she's been distracted haha funny guy

  • @jamescvarnell4850
    @jamescvarnell4850 Před 7 lety +45

    amazing performance, amazing misdirection, amazing slight of hand, amazing presentation, amazing humour from an amazing man.....trust me, it takes years of practice to be this good.

  • @Witchescouldrun
    @Witchescouldrun Před 3 lety +1

    I absolutely adored this performance. This is by far one of the best Ted Talks and magic routines I've ever seen.

  • @peterackermann1889
    @peterackermann1889 Před 7 lety +2

    great performance...could watch this all night long

  • @shaindarkart5412
    @shaindarkart5412 Před 5 lety +6

    ive been doing magic since i was little....this is guy is an old skool MASTER!!.
    one of the best magicians ive ever seen!!!
    had me laughing so hard one minute then in awe next minute!

  • @LeandroBaca
    @LeandroBaca Před 4 lety +4

    The guy's just non-stop, amazing

  • @MikeGervasi
    @MikeGervasi Před rokem +1

    He is extremely good. So many card techniques used. Card control, top and bottom deals, amazing use of holds. This man and a skilled dice controller would be dangerous at a casino.

  • @markdysinger4931
    @markdysinger4931 Před 3 lety +1

    Watching the assistant trying to process the tricks is priceless.

  • @Moviemaniac221
    @Moviemaniac221 Před 8 lety +8

    ending with a phantom of the opera joke, indeed funny from beginning to end

  • @nikolauswendl466
    @nikolauswendl466 Před 7 lety +6

    no words can describe the skills of this man!!! astonishing

  • @amzytheking
    @amzytheking Před 4 měsíci

    I don't think I've seen this in probably 7 or 8 years, but it's even better than I remember. That Armarni joke never gets old, Lennart truly is one of the greats for thinking on his feet for that one :D

  • @joydivider42
    @joydivider42 Před rokem

    Sleight of hand and comedy genius!!.....still fresh after repeated viewing.

  • @alanchipmilton
    @alanchipmilton Před 7 lety +5

    Lennart Green, that as got to be one of the best, if not the best, close up magic card trick performances I have ever seen. Brilliant just brilliant.

  • @BlackNWhiter
    @BlackNWhiter Před 7 lety +7

    i love her reactions

  • @AwesomenessHippopotamus
    @AwesomenessHippopotamus Před 9 lety +1608

    I wish this wasn't filmed with a potato so we could watch this performance without squinting.

    • @JonAdamich
      @JonAdamich Před 9 lety +30

      Awesomeness Hippopotamus I think going for the potato angle is a bit over played now.

    • @AwesomenessHippopotamus
      @AwesomenessHippopotamus Před 9 lety +34

      ***** you're right. Once they put on the cumquat lens it really brought the show to new light.

    • @delesgames
      @delesgames Před 8 lety +13

      +Awesomeness Hippopotamus www.ted.com, you can find better quality

    • @MrAvocadoMan
      @MrAvocadoMan Před 8 lety +6

      +shahin mostajir And filmed in 2005 I think

    • @normanbellamy
      @normanbellamy Před 6 lety +3

      Xelenium v

  • @R3volvR3
    @R3volvR3 Před 4 lety +1

    The best magic act I've ever seen. I love this!

  • @OliveroG
    @OliveroG Před 14 lety +3

    this is for much my favorite routine of all the times and this is my favorite magician.

  • @ImagoCanis
    @ImagoCanis Před 7 lety +334

    i don't think ppl realize how amazing some of his routine is. like when he changed the 5 clubs to the queen; it actually was one card. he ditched with the right hand and used the top shot w/ the left. the sheer speed and accuracy to top shot into a palm position WHILE ditching is completely unfathomable

    • @alistaircameron3237
      @alistaircameron3237 Před 7 lety +3

      I think it is 'fathomabile' as it's just card tricks, don't you people realise that if you hire a 'Magician' you want 'Magic' not card tricks FFs.

    • @alistaircameron3237
      @alistaircameron3237 Před 7 lety +4

      If I was approached by a 'Magician' on the street that showed me a 'deck of cards' I would punch him in the face and say, you said you were going to show me 'magic' not a 'card trick' , 'card tricks are not magic' sad bastards. :'-(

    • @alistaircameron3237
      @alistaircameron3237 Před 7 lety

      Ok :-)

    • @ZarkowsWorld
      @ZarkowsWorld Před 6 lety +122

      Alistair Cameron, you may be a sociopath. Get checked out.

    • @WuWuWuTangTangTang
      @WuWuWuTangTangTang Před 6 lety +50

      Sleight of hand is the best magic.

  • @dlens2606
    @dlens2606 Před 2 měsíci

    So much of this goes over the audiences heads. What a guy

  • @krisley5178
    @krisley5178 Před 4 lety +1

    I rewatch this every so often. So good!

  • @markl2322
    @markl2322 Před 2 lety +3

    Even though I know how he's doing some of these amazing things, I still have the utmost respect and admiration for his unmatched skill and performance style. Lightning fast, and almost to quick to be believed. The hand, in this man's case, truly IS quicker than the eye.

  • @molewizard
    @molewizard Před 13 lety +7

    His techniques are so easy to see, yet when he performs them you're still wowed by them, they're just unprecidented in their precision.
    It's incredibly impressive.

  • @omardelmar
    @omardelmar Před rokem

    Brilliant. The genius of his generation in card magic. Him and Rene Lavand.

  • @AffordBindEquipment
    @AffordBindEquipment Před 5 lety +1

    I saw one clip of his that's only about 1 minute long and he puts 5 cards down, one at a time and they disappear as he puts them down, with no hint as to where they go. I have watched that clip dozens of times and it's truly magic. He is amazing.

    • @timq6224
      @timq6224 Před rokem

      he does an extended version of that in this vid with 7 cards, placed twice, and then revealing the picked card from the invisible cards on the table.

  • @easterdm
    @easterdm Před 10 lety +42

    He's so good that people can't even follow it.

  • @MagnusAnand
    @MagnusAnand Před 8 lety +13

    I have to see this video once a month!!!

  • @OnlyADownstat
    @OnlyADownstat Před rokem

    imho the most watchable, enjoyable and mesmerising routine ever... all others are copies in one aspect or another

  • @friedpuddycatgamer4682

    Just popped up on My feed. Lol in 2022. Quality. Love the led part.

  • @Chris_Silverhaze
    @Chris_Silverhaze Před 3 lety +5

    "Don't look at the beam, my fault. Because this is a high frequency laser, and it's enough with a fraction of a second to destroy the retina completely" lool this guy is hilarious and his sleight of hand is on point!!!! Great stuff

  • @NecrousSC2
    @NecrousSC2 Před 4 lety +4

    Every time I watch this I find some new gags, new subtleties, new funny ideas. This guy is such a legend. So much entertainment with just a deck of cards.
    I will never get bored of this performance

  • @suntexi
    @suntexi Před 4 lety +1

    He has an air of another Scandinavian who was supreme at his craft and could bring massive humour to his act.

  • @cristobalfigliolia3000
    @cristobalfigliolia3000 Před 2 lety +1

    One of the Best vids on youtube for sure. Amazing performance, simply sublime

  • @johnholmstrom4212
    @johnholmstrom4212 Před 2 lety +6

    Laypeople can't appreciate just how good Lennart Green really is. He's doing things that 99.9% of magicians can't do. His technical skill is incredible. One of a kind.

    • @chadrowan22
      @chadrowan22 Před 5 měsíci

      Thank you for not calling us muggles.

    • @terminat1
      @terminat1 Před měsícem

      Well, of course they can appreciate it. I mean, come on.

  • @taurtue
    @taurtue Před 5 lety +5

    I laughed so hard when he says "impressive" after she shuffled the cards

  • @libin6030
    @libin6030 Před 3 lety +2

    He is like a kid with a lot of cards and a lot of talent....

  • @martinthomas2867
    @martinthomas2867 Před 3 lety +1

    A Master at work.... his foolery masks his utter brilliance. I think Lennart Green is brilliant