Penn & Teller MMT CHINA
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- Penn & Teller's Magic and Mystery Tour is a 2003 television documentary miniseries starring Penn & Teller. The program was created by the CBC in association with Channel 4 Film.
The show focuses on street magic, and the subjects of each of the three shows are China (Chinese Linking Rings), India (Indian Rope Trick), and Egypt (Cups and Balls, Gali-Gali men). Unusually for Penn and Teller, Teller speaks in the Egypt episode, even though part of their trademark performance is that Penn does all the speaking. - Zábava
It's amazing to see how Teller's Silence allows him to completely bypass the language barrier.
ummm.... do you think before you speak?
@@jonb3167 what?
@@jonb3167 lol salty
Why are these assholes dissing ur very poniant ....point??? Guess what that little alien with the guitar there sounds like? Yeah he doesn't f****** talk either. Sorry douchebags but Mr Teller is so much freaking smarter than you it actually makes me kind of sad
Penn’s endless English patter somehow crosses boundaries too ??
"His whole life is just one trick, and its perfect"
Love that line.
yes...where is the music in your videos?
@@Bloontyphoon u talking Sinsharvest?
@@Bloontyphoon haha....its okay...i will change dp....
Not all one trick ponies are bad. There are a few gems that the bowl guy and the mask guy.
The acrobatic school was heartbreaking. Jackie Chan went to an acrobatic school and he talks about the abusive environment there. These kids are forced to practice painful and difficult tricks for hours on end and they aren't getting a real education. Sad really.
+Cilly Honey hahhaa
But look where it got him…
ALAKTORN
So because one guy managed to rise above his abusive childhood and made himself famous, that justifies the systemic abuse of thousands of other children? Is that what your saying?
Cilly Honey
“Rise above his abusive childhood”? No, it’s thanks to his childhood that he got where he is. I wouldn’t say it’s legitimized but I’m impressed by what can be done by abusing children. North Korea is similar.
ALAKTORN
Well, you're a fucking monster.
What the heck...that guy with the masks is amazing...
Old trick Xd
@@tutuuo - Yes, several thousand years old actually .
@@haraldpettersen3649
Yup
Yeah- that was special
@@tutuuo great trick
I m a bred and born Chinese from Shanghai. I didn't even see a lot of these tricks before as most of them seems to be in some remote villages. I really appreciate Penn and Teller's effort for not only bringing this to the world, but also to lot of young people like me. Thanks!
I wasn't even aware we had a world of magic in our history
@@Winteramen gotta love the ccp
@@Winteramen well that's the beauty and magic of communism.
They are great about only letting you in on what they want you to know, and not what you should know. Especially about your nation's history....
@@josephblanchard6248 I am born and raised in China, and I know there is some history of magic and acrobats, or at least I have an expectation of their existence. It is also in the TV shows, novels, and movies. For all those who are bilingual: 还珠格格里的小燕子就是杂技团出身，你在中国长大不知道中国有杂技？曲苑杂坛没听说过？
magic tricks were broadcasted on national tv, if you were raised in a commusim country you are supposed to be aware of them.
here is an example from 1983: czcams.com/video/ph2jlCYy0Rs/video.html
I totally agree that my country is very fishy about covering up history events and manipulating public opinons, but this is not the case.
@Willz __ It takes time for a society to envolve and moving forward, consider China is only a 70year old country, the dog meat consumption is already dropping--i know it is not fast enough.
but think about what America was doing when it was 70 years old?
they were TORTURING AND ENSLAVING PEOPLE!
That part where Penn and that woman were juggling the fire was actually beautiful. Him counting in English, her counting in Chinese, yet they were both on the exact same page without ever having to speak to each other
But can he also do it on horse back
The juggling between Penn and the woman almost brought a little tear of joy to my eye. I absolutely love when language barriers are broken with passion. It proves there's nothing between humans but words and water. Amazing!
b1n1sb101 -Juggling- jugglers -is- are a lot like -music- musicians that way.
language can be purely optional when there is a common craft.
b1n1sb101 She was delightful!
Had the same experience with Teller's needle trick
YES!!!
She showed off her skills then I think she might've had the beginnings of a little crush after he showed off a bit and pulled the broken bottles out. As a juggler she would know the difficulty of juggling something that's unfamiliar, on top of each piece being balanced differently and each being very sharp. She probably would've let him hit it lol.
I feel sorry for those magicians who are preforming at freezing temperatures and getting no audience. They're so good at what they're doing but have no one to show it too.
I love how it was like, "Translate 'Goddamn that burned my mouth'", and she said "It was really hot."
"But seeing Penn and Teller at that magic amusement park and seeing no one broke my heart."
I just can't believe that the amusement park would be built in the Chinese equivalent of Siberia though. Chances are they went there in the middle of the winter and that they have plenty of visitors in the summer. The place probably put on a show specifically for P&T.
I agree with Penn, real magic = shirtless guy in subzero temperature
Technically, he is just practicing and performing Chinese Martial Arts. A lot of it involves doing things that normal humans cannot do such as withstanding extreme cold/heat, breaking rocks with your body, bending steel, etc. They claim it is using Qi, but it just comes down to practice and honing the body.
@@flewkisdead Umm... Unless you're out there for long it won't get too cold if it's not windy and you keep moving. I am just a normal guy from Finland and I down hill skied 10min without a shirt at -15 C*. My skin got a bit red but the exercise and adrenaline kept me plenty warm until I got down the hill. No need to "hone the body" just get used to the cold by being in the cold. Penn & Teller are from Vegas so I understand why they're feeling it. :D On the other hand I've been sweating like a roast pig this summer with + 25-28 celsius weather.
@@Reth_Hard Absolutely flawless logic
@Squad 47 Growing up in a colder climate is honing?
@@OsKuukkeli- I completely agree.
20 degrees Celsius is the limit for me and even then my friend the fan has to work constantly so I don't evaporate. I am wondering to buy EC for our apartment, it gets hot here in the north as well.
"Daivid Koppa-field" is Chinese for Penn & Teller LOL
wow some of this is so sad, I know penn and tellar felt bad for those performers who left that school to become a circus act for that region they live in.
They didn't left school, they just show where those kids would end up after they graduated. A stage with no audience because people are not interested in magic anymore.
But when they come to the States they get on talent shows immediately. Tossing bowls onto your head while riding a giant unicycle is always impressive.
Penn - Flirts with Chinese juggler
Cut
Penn - "So were now on our way to WangKing" XD
Lol🤣
I hadn't seen that part yet and didn't understand the joke at first because the Chinese pronunciation of "Wang" is more like "wong" than "whang"...
Then I imagined Penn trying to pronounce it lol
@@Michael-Hammerschmidt nahhh, Wang in chinese is pronounced Wang, like Aang but with one a
@@sangasa6721 Not in Mandarin Chinese. Like in 王国. Which is pronounced like Wong Gwoha if you were to spell it out in English phonetics.
P
That magic world part was depressing. Old metal guy was badass though.
That was my favorite part
Craven Morstead I have tears running. The barren magic land is so crazy.
Doesnt matter if we dont get the language.....we love ppl all around the world
so was the magic academy. Way to take something fun and suck all life and individuality out of it. Just mass produced ''art'' to fool people into thinking you aren't a dystopian nightmare.
Funny that the communist circus is one of the loneliest places.
That juggling lady made me feel some type of way
facts
Penn was about to bring home that juggler chick IMAO
she is cute
did u realise, they went to wanking right after that juggler chick scene
And be unfaithful to Teller? No way!
I wish he would've, China makes me really sad, a communist dystopia. I wonder how she's doing now...
@alugwin No, not really. Uyghur Muslims being put into "reeducation" camps is sad. The fight for Hong Kong's freedom is sad. Their alliance to the DPRK is sad, that's what China's Gov. defends? The fact they tried covering up Covid-19? Look at what's it's done to the world! I know it's not really the people, just the government who has control, it was a similar (ish) situation in Mexico, which is why I came to the US.
36:24 Teller expression translation:
"It's freezing cold and I found out that instead of grabbing my gloves I brought a sock"
This is the best MMT episode out of the 3 by far. Absolutely amazing. The bowl/water guy and the Chinese Magic Disneyland is fascinating.
I think there are 3 or its one big episode cut into 3 parts. (Indian, Egypt, & China) I know the whole thing was on nexflix like a year ago, not sure if it still on there. But like I said the china section is by far the best.
Bevis Cumia this reminded me of " *Tuva or Bust* - Richard Feynman's last Journey".
I think the mask guy is a real magician, no joke. Lol. That was unbelievable.
right? he made the damn masks himself not only to make the trick better but also so no one can discover how he does his magic.
that guy is a real one.
i think some are torn off, others recoil to the crown in a split second ( spring loaded ) doesn't tale away from the trick though.
Im seen it done live and my god its a beautiful trick
I was just in China last year. It is SO interesting to see how much different the country is compared to what we see here from just 16 years ago.
Yup, now they want to conquer the world.
16 years is a long time
dude they were in villages
Sees people in small rural US towns
Goes to USA 16 years later but visits new york
"Dude you have no idea how different they became in 16 years!"
What happened?
29:05
"How much are these?"
"She said 15 each, or 30 for the two."
"That's a good deal." lol
haha
Funny how they didn't have time stamps back in the day
@@vasiapupkin1853 Lol funny how one of my comments has been on youtube long enough to be considered "back in the day."
@@Monker4444 Omg you're still around? lol.
amazing, necroing 7 year old comments!
Reason everyone like Teller is because he is smooth with a trick, doesnt distract your attention and makes it look like its real
I moved to China from Atlanta, where I saw P&T perform live; even talked briefly with Penn! I wish they could see the magic in China today! You can still buy the Chinese magic rings in the same box.
"They're working under conditions that have no reason to exist!" - Penn Jilette
Chinese juggler women: "Yeah, ok, wow, you did it. Just please stop."
i think the cutest thing is when Teller is fascinated with a magic trick. 8:22 you can just see how much he's amazed. it's adorable!
A very interesting video and seeing another culture. Teller's needle trick is amazing!
My all time favorite magic trick China has ever done was the complete disappearance of anything relating to the 1989 - *[REDACTED]*
What happened then?? The hongkong agreement ?
@@magmafang7187 The Taianamen square massacre
Nothing happened on the 4th of June 1989
Heheheheh China bad right hehehehe but let's just ignore that the US has been involved in over 70 wars killed millions of innocent people in the last 100 years.
only china bad, US could never be bad. It's not like the people of US are paying for innocents to be killed everyday with their taxes in countries they can't even point out on a map.
@BloodyDogProductions lol nice one. fuck china equally may I add.
Penn and Teller are two of the most modern respected magicians.
The school thing freaks me out slightly but the bit with the juggling lady was kinda wholesome
Edit:
also, why haven't I seen this before
i cant help but think those kids being forced to toss jugs on their head arent there because they want to be
These guys are, good they should have a show where magician perform and they'll try to guess how it's done
Right?! It could be called something like "Trick Us" or "We've Been Bamboozled." Maybe that cute redhead from How I Met your Mother can be the host, she's not doing much these days anyway.
It has to be called more edgy. How about a show called "Fuck Yuuu"? (Even though Penn nowadays is much mellower). For the host I much prefer a quick witted Brit guy, but USA networks will not allow a full sausagefest and will insist on some female eye candy or whatever.
@@everhirstseyt2667 I agree...whats more American than American pie? Hey, that reminds me of a movie of the same title. Hey, there's a cute redhead who plays a big role in that movie. She might be interested, she hasn't much going on these days anyway.
They actually have a show just like that,
It’s called Penn & Teller Fool Us
@@araleraskin r/woooosh
I like those local magicians, they seem really happy and their crowds are entertained. Even tho their tricks are not fancy or explosive, is still heart warming see local communities gather and have some giggles.
A lot of respect. Chinese traditional trick we call xi fa derived from those less urban areas. Penn and Teller really went deep and discovered stuff as most native Chinese wouldn’t know about. Those are the artist whose skills and talent have been buried by modern society and replaced by other pop culture. It is nice to see foreigners who have the passion and appreciation for those who still carries the bloodline of traditional art
45:42 Teller says "xie xie" (thank you)
He says it at 36:46 too
Aww so cute. Hard to believe that was Teller talking so loudly on the bus. And the old guy replied "no need to thank me" which is Chinese for "my pleasure".
pronounced "she she"
The part where they show Teller riding that bike HAHAHAHA, the look on his face just made the video worth it. That and "Now that our hair is clean we need to stop eating human flesh" HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
I hope CBC can do a sequel to this short series some day. It was a lot of fun to watch Penn and Teller go local around the world and explore the cultures let alone magic
"Its bigger then our wall". Little did He know
right on point my friend.
Sverre Hope , we don't need a southern border wall, we need land mines!!
It’s smaller than what our wall is going to be. We will have the biggest wall of them all going across the largest part of the Mexican border we’re talking like a 1000+ mile wall.
Dude... they're jokes, and it's not like everyone in America falls for chauvinistic, hollow promises
@Siedler Joe it's on the way dummy
"Daifid Coppa-feeld which is Penn and Teller in Chinese..." LOL HAhaha bring back this show!
yeah... those kids look thrilled to be part of that tradition...
Teaching Chinese kids to say "rule" is magic in itself...!!!
BaSH PROMPT *Insert comment* Enjoy your utopia that you live in!
+BaSH PROMPT (ಠ,ಠ) Way to share the love there buddy.
best comment ever u make my day lol
You should coming hunting with me sometime, Freeze is packed with wild boar,elk, deer, rabbit, and fish.. It feels good feeding the family with straight up organic meat that thos beautiful animals that gave their life for to nutrition my family.But would would think i am a monster right....
BaSH PROMPT 哪里来的优越感啊。西方以前不evil 那么evil这个词怎么来的。看着别人的国家就总是忘了自己国家的黑历史？噢不对 美国有历史？哈哈哈。欧洲有。你说的这些每个中国人都做么？就会给人盖大帽子 那是不是每个美国人都屠杀印第安人? 而每个欧洲人都是希特勒？ 搞笑。这好正义啊。
32:19 To me this woman is the highlight of the show!
Penn and Teller is a source of endless joy and happiness.
It kinda saddens me to know that Penn and Teller know so much more tricks and about trickery over all then the poor 50 year old magic teacher.
ויאמר סבבה! Pen and teller rule
They didn't know the secret to the linking circle until they bought one.
@nordhorny LMAO i was reading it then i look at your comment to realize what he was trying to say. One of those time where spelling matter A LOT
@@chickentowel7036 I'm quite sure they did, but they're just being polite to the chinese magicians. They themselves say right before the rings, that the school was only teaching very basic magic tricks.
@@chickentowel7036They already knew the secret WAY before they went to China. Most magicians would run into classic tricks like the linking rings in their journey in magic in one way or another and them being professionals, they definitely did
Teller looked absolutely enamoured by that mask change act
that museum was creepy! i love it!!
They were playing 52 pick up after flipping cards on the floor.😄😅
"would they have performed if we weren't there? there's no way to tell"
29:07 "how much are they?"
"she said 15 each, 30 for the two."
"thats a good deal."
sure is
It is sad to see that no one came to support the show. My blessing goes out to them.
The editing on this is fucking amazing. I can't believe I missed this show back when it was new. Always glad for more Penn & Teller. Thanks 770pratik for the uploads!
It says 2003, but that can't be right. I moved to China at the beginning of 2002, and I remember watching this on CBC and I've been in China ever since so I know I watched it on TV back home. There are also signs in the background that say it's 2000. Great show. P&T are always a class act!
22:51 i'd like to place an order for a uhh damn how you say uhhh, chinese tomboy magician gf please.
8:59 I imagine Teller is trying to make sense of Badger Badger Badger Mushroom Mushroom.
EDIT: 7 years later in 2022 and my opinion of wanting to visit China has definitely changed 😅 Personally nowadays, I'm happy to stay on the other side of the world of the Communist Party's dictatorship.
(Original comment) Huh.. Of all 3 countries, China was the only one that I thought I'd actually like to visit from watching this. You get the impression a lot of the Chinese people are kind-hearted and welcoming in their nature. The country just seems to drip culture as well. Though perhaps that all changes in the bigger cities..
Mike Caldwell do you not see the irony of your comment?
thank you for your _vividly_ clear response.
phantomstrider8 :)
我仍然是一個陌生人，但他已經成為眾所周知
+Mike Caldwell Is your EX mainland Chinese?
geliba187 No I would never date a mainland chinese. I don't even want to date any chinese. I am white a prefer white women
The part with Magic World really made me sad. It reminded me of the VICE doc on North Korea. The whole government putting up a facade about their pride and culture and how hard they work for it, even though there is nobody there interested in such a thing. It makes me so sad to see all of that hard work go to waste. all skills are difficult to learn, but not all skills were created equally, for some are more lucrative and important than others... these unknown hidden cultural hotspots are a testament to the majority of China that is growing up and catching up to western society and leaving the 3rd world behind, but even though they do, there will be some, like the families shown in this doc, that will cling to their dying traditions..
DysfunctionalBubble, it's the same thing here in Australia. We have a government funding body called Screen Australia which channels taxpayer money into mediocre films. Their aim is to promote Australian films, but like any government program, the result is the opposite of the intention. Australian films are so boring that no one watches them.
To get a film made here, you have to convince some committee that your film has merit. I don't know what the criteria are. I imagine that the committee members pick films that will make them look good in front of their peers at their cocktail parties. So they pick films that make Important Social Commentary. They certainly don't pick films on the basis of likely commercial success.
It's the same in France too. They once made such inventive and innovative films. Now their films are just so tedious. I think if I were dragged along to a French film these days, I would take some headphones just in case so I could listen to a podcast if I couldn't stand the boredom.
so sad this is true.
@@DysfunctionalBubble lol
@@DysfunctionalBubble The NFB, it plays mostly cartoons on youtube and the NFB has its own channel. I like it.
DysfunctionalBubble no shit. What fish watches TV?
I'm happy I saw this, it's like I personally just explored a small portion of the other side of the world. plus parts of the mostly vacant themed parks, reminded me of the game series fallout.
Damn! Watching this in 2019. Chinese cities are barely recognizable 15 years later. Dunno about those rural villages though.
right, china sure has changed since then.
Rural China has not changed much at all since then. Party propaganda says they have made tons of progress in lifting people out of poverty but the reality is that they have mostly just redefined poverty in technical terms thus technically lifting a few hundred million people out of poverty without increasing their incomes and living conditions by a single inch.
@@bajsbrev4651 not really man, there are still many places in severe poverty indeed, but most of the rural areas in china really have developed rapidly.
Woah so this is where they got the idea for the beginning of their "Don't Try This at Home" special.
You know what's magical? Seeing people going around without masks, the most surreal feeling of all
That bit about having something in common despite being from so far away was incredibly connecting. 35:10
A National Magic Trick?! Pen and Teller should invent ours.
I loved this series. So glad to see it on CZcams.
47:42 so *THATS* where Penn & Teller learned that from "Dont try this at home".
There is a word in Japanese (KATA) that best exemplifies this. It doesn't matter if the trick is so over done that even the general population knows how the effect is achieved, the artistry is in the perfection of "form" or mastery of it. That's what's applauded. If there is an appropriate Chinese term please let me know!
It's how we used to do it in the west as well. Even in literature for centuries writers started their stories with attributing their work to people who came before them. The ancestors, the old masters, et cetera et cetera. The need for originality is really something quite new in most artforms. Achieving craftsmanship and perfection has been the norm for most of history.
Linking Rings and cups and balls. As long as it’s beautiful and entertains, old tricks are still great. All depends on the artistry like you say.
Mao on the wall, sure. Stalin, makes sense. Marx and Lenin, yep they were famous communi- ALBERT EINSTEIN?
He was a socialist so...
Yeah, I was expecting Hitler or Malaria
Einstein was socialist, and a big one.
He belongs there also, we are all lucky he did not have political power.
@@henrique3865 Socialism is not the same as communism. I used to go to school in China. They hang Einstein's portrait on the wall simply because the Chinse highly respects his intellects and wants the students to follow his lead in creating scientific breakthroughs and achievements. The Chinese education put emphasis on maths and science above every other subject.
Penn and Teller Rule.
That last red hanky trick was the first trick I learned that really wowed my friends years ago. I'll have to look for my props and practice my technique and show it again.
What really makes this is that super-boss theme song!
You can disagree with the politics, but people are people, just trying to survive and grasp what happiness they can. That's what I love about these types of "road shows"-the people.
The juggler girl was so cute, open-minded, and cheery with them! I love it! XD
Also, where can I find the intro on its own? That was too cute!!
That quick change artist...
AMAZING! 😲
Thank you very much for uploaded this documentary, I really enjoy it
"those are boss kicks"... lol
wow teller said thank you in mandarin
22:50 That act. That music. That clapping. Absolute comedy gold.
I think this still my favorite of the three. Something about these remote towns and the freezing cold has something mythical and almost creepy in some places. Like when they went into that Magic show all alone and these Magicians performing for practically nobody. It's bizarre but makes me come back to this episode.
9:41 - nice to see Micky Rooney was still getting work in the early 2000's
20:52 I don't know about chinese but in Japanese this instrument is called "shô" so what Penn saying the show must go on was actually pretty funny
Man, Pen & teller are something else...
as in a cultural inclusive love I actually kinda cried because they were able to communicate through juggling
Actually you're right about that. Penn does know about the magic, but Teller is the real brains behind it. Penn even says so in his book! He's basically the assistant...which is actually cool if you think about it, since the perception is that Teller is the assistant. O.o
32:56 hehehe.... Wang King...
imma be honest cause I know some mandarin it went over my head. Cause wan is used as evening in mandarin so I totally missed it lol
I love how Teller has mastered the "knowing look". He doesn't need to speak - he only needs to look at you awry and you know what he's thinking.
this was excellent. PnT have some of the best shows on tv.
"I'd rather eat fire" . Perfectly dodges corona
33:30 .. “ this is exactly nowhere ”
LMAOO 😂 Damn you Penn
I liked this immensely. Thank you for sharing.
What a nice documentary
19:00 That reaction... my heart just melted...
I love china, they are such amazing people
+Nate Elliott some part...
Positive Vibes very true, there are many atrocities committed by the government and it's cohorts. But overall, I have never had a negative interaction with a native of China and the bulk of its population seems to be a very kind and welcoming people.
kid at 14:56 _has anyone seen my grey flowerpot? I left it around here somewhere..._
The fish bowl guy was amazing
that juggling woman kept a smile on my face the entire time
So does the first guy get the fool us trophy by default?
12:17 Tellers really loving that hair wash 😂😂
This is fantastic!!! Thanks for posting!
The lady who juggled was awesome and seemed very nice
Respect. These magicians are true artists.
It's been 9 years since you posted this.
teller reminds me of my self when Im stoned as fuck and just stand there smiling and nod my head..
Thanks for the upload!
These remind me of the top gear specials but with magic instead of cars.
Man I wish there were more than 3 episodes of this.