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  • Penn and Teller set out to prove that they're not just comedy magicians, they're the greatest magicians in the world. In order to do that, they perform their entire act upside down. Aired 02/08/86
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  • @choojunwyng8028
    @choojunwyng8028 Před 3 lety +10776

    I was so confused at the audience's random laughter, and why penn and teller had unusually great posture.

  • @theratking1704
    @theratking1704 Před 3 lety +7700

    TIL: Teller isn’t actually short at all, Penn is just fucking massive.

    • @CustomFiguresGuy3
      @CustomFiguresGuy3 Před 3 lety +422

      I saw them in Vegas and met him afterward. I can confirm that he is indeed a GIANT

    • @gotchagamingl.1563
      @gotchagamingl.1563 Před 3 lety +147

      He’s an absolute unit of a man

    • @vincentjohnflorio
      @vincentjohnflorio Před 3 lety +291

      I am 5'11" and standing in front of him was like being a kindergartener and looking up at your teacher.
      Also he was super nice and friendly. There's a talent in making someone who figures nothing into your life feel like they're the most important thing you've got going on in that moment. Really pleasant conversationalist!

    • @lucash741
      @lucash741 Před 3 lety +16

      Well he did play a giant on Sabrina the teenage witch

    • @Powermeta11
      @Powermeta11 Před 3 lety +39

      Height, width, strength, gravelly roar. Penn is a genuinely a shaved wookie.

  • @MrJagermeister
    @MrJagermeister Před 3 lety +5119

    I’m watching this from so far into the future that I thought Penn & Teller were being portrayed by SNL cast members.

    • @epicvideosandmore2857
      @epicvideosandmore2857 Před 3 lety +85

      Same

    • @texasgodfather3672
      @texasgodfather3672 Před 3 lety +65

      ....TIL that was Penn & Teller....

    • @winterlongone
      @winterlongone Před 2 lety +36

      ...and I'm so old, I watched this live. But it's great to rewatch...

    • @trvman1
      @trvman1 Před 2 lety +33

      I remember watching this live at the time and and when I saw they were doing it upside down, I thought holly crap. Most people would have passed out doing this.

    • @crystalheart9
      @crystalheart9 Před 2 lety +4

      You know what, so did I.😆

  • @logix8969
    @logix8969 Před 3 lety +7292

    Amazing how nobody's even considered how impressive it is that they were upside-down for over 6 minutes and didn't fall unconscious and were able to do a full performance, talking, bending "under" the table and juggling things around without even getting out of breath. Penn stumbling around at the end shows just how dizzying it must've been for them, they both can barely stand, hopping around all over the place! Serious props to them!

    • @nordaxglass6572
      @nordaxglass6572 Před 3 lety +629

      According to a video I just watched Pen in, they were upside down for hours before shooting, and they didn't get their trick right in any practice runs, but did perfect it live.

    • @Frazer227
      @Frazer227 Před 3 lety +200

      And teller eats

    • @Grokipoq
      @Grokipoq Před 3 lety +108

      i dont know how anyone does it to be honest, if im upside down for 5 seconds my vision starts to darken and i feel like passing out... thats prob just me though, idk!

    • @cameronm.c.7824
      @cameronm.c.7824 Před 3 lety +22

      Lol why are we all here 7 years later

    • @Celticshade
      @Celticshade Před 3 lety +72

      Their faces didnt even get very red which is impressive. But im betting they were already upsidedown for a while so when they came on you wouldnt notice a difference.

  • @AlluttajaYT
    @AlluttajaYT Před 4 lety +18111

    This was in my recommended after watching the vanity video lmao

    • @ryuhitsuya21
      @ryuhitsuya21 Před 4 lety +137

      I can watch a channel's videos im subscribed to all day and youtube wont even have their videos in the up next category and yet this happens to us.

    • @jennifercope7765
      @jennifercope7765 Před 4 lety +32

      Sameee tho

    • @AlluttajaYT
      @AlluttajaYT Před 4 lety +2

      @@jennifercope7765 yezz

    • @dreamhillzone8505
      @dreamhillzone8505 Před 4 lety +55

      @@ryuhitsuya21 I think cases like this are based on the fact that a large amount of users decided to watch this after the Vanity Fair video, so the algorithm assumes most people would want to, which is perfectly reasonable.

    • @theunholysmirk
      @theunholysmirk Před 4 lety +1

      lol same.

  • @yoda5436
    @yoda5436 Před 4 lety +20420

    everyone at home must of been so confused at why everyone was laughing at all times for no reason

    • @Jesse__H
      @Jesse__H Před 4 lety +608

      I absolutely was until reading these comments.

    • @jeffrey44
      @jeffrey44 Před 4 lety +1323

      I'm always confused when people laugh at Saturday Night Live.

    • @afloyd4976
      @afloyd4976 Před 4 lety +142

      no Name *must have

    • @Karin_Allen
      @Karin_Allen Před 4 lety +119

      We were. I saw this live. :-)

    • @Pratanjali64
      @Pratanjali64 Před 4 lety +24

      A Floyd correct but pedantic.

  • @StevenBanks123
    @StevenBanks123 Před rokem +1963

    I've listened to Penn talk about this trick. It was physically so hard. When Penn go home and took off his makeup there were burst capillaries all over his face. They rehearsed this again and it got harder every time. Things screwed up again and again. The ONLY time everything went right was the live take.

    • @Grievous-
      @Grievous- Před rokem +24

      Did you also hear that on Penn's Sunday School?

    • @StevenBanks123
      @StevenBanks123 Před rokem +13

      @@Grievous- yes indeed: my favorite Podcast. I don’t care for “magic” but I love that guy!

    • @redactedname247
      @redactedname247 Před rokem +46

      I can't imagine being upside down that long, let alone being able to talk straight through the ordeal

    • @BigBoiiLeem
      @BigBoiiLeem Před rokem +76

      I remember him saying in an interview years ago that it was the lightbulb trick that got him specifically. He could never get the throws right, and he always ended up dropping it. He even had a cop-out line ready, in case it didn't go as planned, and SNL was the only time it went right.

    • @StevenBanks123
      @StevenBanks123 Před rokem

      @@BigBoiiLeem right!

  • @Dazyet
    @Dazyet Před 3 lety +2898

    The upper body strength teller had to have to keep “crouching” under the table

    • @bluemobster0023
      @bluemobster0023 Před 3 lety +140

      @Daniel Plant you clearly never tried to do a hanging sit up

    • @bluemobster0023
      @bluemobster0023 Před 3 lety +64

      @Daniel Plant its super fucking hard

    • @bluemobster0023
      @bluemobster0023 Před 3 lety +13

      @Daniel Plant i must have replyeded to the wrong comment then

    • @bluemobster0023
      @bluemobster0023 Před 3 lety +88

      @Daniel Plant actually i take it back your an asshole

    • @MisterAleksandr
      @MisterAleksandr Před 3 lety +73

      @@bluemobster0023 The duality of man

  • @askthepizzaguy
    @askthepizzaguy Před 4 lety +7500

    And Teller sounds EXACTLY the same today.

  • @michelboustany8644
    @michelboustany8644 Před 4 lety +8900

    the hardest part must have been swallowing that bagel

    • @4ctmam
      @4ctmam Před 4 lety +494

      @@lofine4617 Well, actually your esophagus works in any position. Sure, it's more difficult to swallow anything when you're working against gravity rather than with it but it's totally doable.

    • @SushiPat
      @SushiPat Před 4 lety +88

      It's called peristalsis

    • @CatskillOne
      @CatskillOne Před 4 lety +140

      4ctmam I read it in a book when I was like 12 and I tried it. It works when you’re upside down. Drinking on the other hand... wouldn’t recommend.

    • @Uatemydoodle
      @Uatemydoodle Před 4 lety +4

      I didn't even think about that...

    • @shatteredrain1
      @shatteredrain1 Před 4 lety +72

      You actually can swallow while upside down, the muscles in your esophagus do the work rather than gravity. My biology teacher got a guy in my class to do a headstand and eat some bread to demonstrate it

  • @SuberDuberUberEvan
    @SuberDuberUberEvan Před 3 lety +1170

    I literally didn’t suspect a thing until the moment they panned out. I just thought everything was on strings lol

    • @mrlion9719
      @mrlion9719 Před 3 lety +25

      3:14 gave it away for me. His face is red, bloated and has watery eyes.

    • @SuberDuberUberEvan
      @SuberDuberUberEvan Před 3 lety +35

      @@mrlion9719 Watching on my phone at night, I had no clue haha

    • @orangefox1231
      @orangefox1231 Před 3 lety +1

      Me neither. Incredibly done.

    • @SkazkiPeredSnom
      @SkazkiPeredSnom Před 2 lety +2

      Oh come on, their face skin and the fabric of the shirts give it away.

    • @JBBost
      @JBBost Před 2 lety +12

      @@SkazkiPeredSnom Skin always grows on the outside of the face
      - tip if you ever get lost

  • @raystinger6261
    @raystinger6261 Před 3 lety +857

    They look exhausted and disoriented after the trick. Also, Penn once said they failed this trick at every rehearsal they had but managed to do it perfectly live.

    • @mikesully52
      @mikesully52 Před 3 lety +37

      Only the juggling part is i recall correctly

    • @drewford4548
      @drewford4548 Před 3 lety +25

      He also routinely says “remember, I lie.”

    • @SavageGreywolf
      @SavageGreywolf Před 3 lety +16

      It was the upside down juggling that threw Penn off. Also, he said he had been upside down for hours beforehand practicing.

    • @murph1329
      @murph1329 Před 2 lety +31

      1:56 Penn was unable to get the deck of cards to stick to the table so he put it under the table...i'm assuming there was a magnet involved which he struggled to get lined up. That was the only mistake I saw.

    • @timothyclapsaddlejr.7331
      @timothyclapsaddlejr.7331 Před 2 lety

      Vanity fair

  • @calamari9436
    @calamari9436 Před 4 lety +1469

    "Its 1986 get a haircut" is such a funny thing to hear in 2020

  • @Deeke777
    @Deeke777 Před 4 lety +8592

    They look painfully young. Like they're so young it's causing them extreme discomfort and pain lol.

    • @xroukle8137
      @xroukle8137 Před 4 lety +809

      Deeke777 I think it’s just the fact that they upside down for like 6 minutes.

    • @Draknalor186
      @Draknalor186 Před 4 lety +327

      Penn looks very Young, but imo Teller has not changed much in appearence over the years

    • @shuothewildfire
      @shuothewildfire Před 4 lety +231

      Pain and Terror

    • @marioperez7375
      @marioperez7375 Před 4 lety +30

      Penn is one ugly mug.

    • @kingofsludge7262
      @kingofsludge7262 Před 4 lety +14

      If I’m doing the math right I think penn was about 31 in this video...

  • @alecman95
    @alecman95 Před 3 lety +336

    I don't know why but I couldn't have imagined them being """young""" once. Penn doesn't even look like he's finished growing yet

    • @Boredman567
      @Boredman567 Před 3 lety +17

      Being upside down certainly helps your face look less saggy. I think it made Penn's cheeks look chubbier like a child's.

    • @uknownada
      @uknownada Před 3 lety +1

      @@Boredman567 so Penn has just spent most of his adult life upside-down?

    • @tdawgson
      @tdawgson Před 3 lety +1

      Right? He looks shorter here.

    • @DavidNorthMusic
      @DavidNorthMusic Před 2 lety +2

      He's 10 feet tall now.

  • @awesomefrankrapid
    @awesomefrankrapid Před 3 lety +493

    I’m most impressed by Teller eating upside down. Sounds hard

    • @samstevens2945
      @samstevens2945 Před 3 lety +25

      astronauts actually have to practice swallowing without the help of gravity. try it for yourself!

    • @swafty5813
      @swafty5813 Před 3 lety +8

      Also how tf do you bounce an object upside down.

    • @Haze__
      @Haze__ Před 3 lety +22

      @@swafty5813 By just throwing it in the air?

    • @twat3789
      @twat3789 Před 3 lety +5

      @@Haze__ still requires a lot of skill and practice to be able to consistently catch it with how weird gravity is upside down

    • @PowerChief
      @PowerChief Před 3 lety +3

      @@samstevens2945 I'd choke on my food and die trying it

  • @_MrMoney
    @_MrMoney Před 4 lety +1963

    Nobody:
    Australian Magicians:

  • @overworkedcna412
    @overworkedcna412 Před 4 lety +1427

    “His best trick - the *rising* card!” (Audience cracks up)
    Damn, that was amazing. I bet everyone at home was so confused!

    • @kevinw712
      @kevinw712 Před 4 lety +27

      the best part though is them hanging upside down has nothing to do with the answer for how they vanished the toy plane or the Statue of Liberty figure. Since they obviously couldn't stuff them up their sleeves, best I can figure is each was made out of some type of material that could instantly be crushed to a point so small just mild slight of hand could then hide what was left over.

    • @eatyoursouls
      @eatyoursouls Před 4 lety +69

      @@kevinw712 he threw the jet out of frame to the ground. pretty sure you can see it

    • @EpicRavenclaw42
      @EpicRavenclaw42 Před 4 lety +50

      @@kevinw712 He just drops each item out of frame, look closely.

    • @kevinw712
      @kevinw712 Před 4 lety +10

      @@EpicRavenclaw42 @ayo lamayo Okay honestly, upon first watch, I didn't notice it. I mean, knowing how most of the "magic" is performed in the bit (I saw this years ago so knew what the gimmick was) that's what I would've assumed. But now looking at it much more closely, I see that those tricks are more dependent on the camera movement than anything else. That with each case, either Teller's hand moves to where the top of the frame already is, or the camera zooms in closer at the right moment to make sure his hand is at the top of the frame, thus the home audience can't see it simply falling up out of frame (or down, as is the real case). cause with everything else, objects are clearly "dropping up".

    • @headoverheels88
      @headoverheels88 Před 4 lety +2

      I was SO confused. I skipped the video description and was bamboozled lol.

  • @kimyongtaikim4025
    @kimyongtaikim4025 Před 3 lety +330

    0:53 a dude screams “upside down” lol

    • @coltenh581
      @coltenh581 Před 3 lety +25

      Nice catch lol

    • @potat5140
      @potat5140 Před 3 lety +173

      Imagine being such a loser to need and ruin such an amazing trick lmao

    • @katcoe1079
      @katcoe1079 Před 3 lety +47

      I bet he was dragged out pretty sharpish hahaha

    • @CONEHEADDK
      @CONEHEADDK Před 3 lety

      @@katcoe1079 It was me - they just "abracadabraed" me into eternal limbo....

    • @colegrant4943
      @colegrant4943 Před 2 měsíci

      I bet two men dressed all in white escorted him out of the studio never to be seen again

  • @Boredman567
    @Boredman567 Před 3 lety +26

    The disappearing jet at 2:40 was a super precise movement. His hand was only at the top of the picture for 2 frames.

  • @gawayne1374
    @gawayne1374 Před 4 lety +4594

    Notice right at the end. Teller starts a spinning hoop on the table. It's the only object throughout the show that actually defies gravity. Subtle, but incredible

  • @NxDoyle
    @NxDoyle Před 4 lety +7637

    This is one of those times when the CZcams algorithm is perfect. It seems as if most people had this play right after Penn's Vanity Fair segment. Brilliant.

    • @epederson92
      @epederson92 Před 4 lety +80

      ITS LEARNING

    • @insanenative445
      @insanenative445 Před 4 lety +7

      It did

    • @ke6gwf
      @ke6gwf Před 4 lety +13

      I had the vanity fair segment suggested because I have seen this video before lol
      And I followed the recursive loop and watched it again!

    • @scrub_jay
      @scrub_jay Před 4 lety +10

      Possibly because he specifically mentions this bit in that video... no, it must be a perfect algorithm...

    • @twilightzone39
      @twilightzone39 Před 4 lety +8

      I watched that video on my PlayStation, opened my phone (CZcams was already open) and this video was the first thing on my recommended

  • @pooperdooper3576
    @pooperdooper3576 Před 3 lety +17

    "That sucker is gone, David."

  • @jwilder2251
    @jwilder2251 Před 2 lety +51

    I watched this live as a kid, and it was even more amazing then. Way before the internet, seeing something like this really was magic.

  • @rustyreview
    @rustyreview Před 4 lety +4964

    no wonder teller looks like he's holding his breath the whole time.

    • @acc.x.cc.x9888
      @acc.x.cc.x9888 Před 4 lety +48

      Jon Larson I was thinking he looked stoned😂

    • @acc.x.cc.x9888
      @acc.x.cc.x9888 Před 4 lety +7

      Jon Larson I was thinking he looked stoned😂

    • @KutWrite
      @KutWrite Před 4 lety +80

      Yeah, his eyes are red from being inverted so long that day,and also rehearsals that week.

    • @An6ryMonk3y
      @An6ryMonk3y Před 4 lety +18

      I was gonna say that the only real give away is that Teller looks like he is choking or something because his shirt comes up just enough

    • @ShelbyGTMustang60
      @ShelbyGTMustang60 Před 4 lety +20

      I'm just impressed how Penn looks completely normal. I'd be beetroot! 😅

  • @Max_Jordan
    @Max_Jordan Před 4 lety +5627

    Woah! How'd they get the entire audience updside down?

  • @JBMoney.
    @JBMoney. Před 3 lety +81

    Penn looks like a skinny version of Peter Griffin

  • @adamboof6769
    @adamboof6769 Před 3 lety +169

    These dudes have remained hilarious and original for over 30 years. Thats gotta say something

    • @scribe570
      @scribe570 Před 2 lety +2

      And climbed to the top of the magic world. Wouldn't you say they are the most famous magicians in the country? Copperfield has kind of faded.

  • @maxnullifidian
    @maxnullifidian Před 5 lety +3273

    I think Penn's really the quiet one, and Teller's a ventriloquist...

    • @xin.3633
      @xin.3633 Před 5 lety +20

      Walt F. teller is the small guy and the tall guy is penn

    • @nathann3405
      @nathann3405 Před 5 lety +193

      That would be the biggest plot twist in history

    • @holymaryfullofshit3790
      @holymaryfullofshit3790 Před 5 lety +43

      Tellers got the voice of an angel. he would have to be a ventriloquist whos really good at voiceacting.

    • @kirkpritchard
      @kirkpritchard Před 5 lety +13

      @@xin.3633 🤔

    • @vherchristianlagmay5834
      @vherchristianlagmay5834 Před 5 lety +14

      Christian CJ. you don't get it, do you?

  • @AMcGrath82
    @AMcGrath82 Před 4 lety +3034

    For a moment, I thought these were Saturday Night Live comedians impersonating the actual Penn & Teller.

    • @gkkato9249
      @gkkato9249 Před 4 lety +34

      Me too 😂

    • @tubasaur
      @tubasaur Před 4 lety +77

      Same. I was trying to figure out who was up there with Al Franken.

    • @Rao665
      @Rao665 Před 4 lety +32

      that's what I was thinking when the audience kept laughing...

    • @michelle1
      @michelle1 Před 4 lety +49

      Yes! I thought it was Al Franken, too! Penn doesn't sound like Penn in the video. ..Teller does, but, well...

    • @sherlockwatson101
      @sherlockwatson101 Před 4 lety +43

      If I hadn’t checked the comments I’d have no idea they weren’t snl comedians - look so different - especially Prnn - he’s so young!

  • @B---tw3kh
    @B---tw3kh Před 3 lety +43

    I noticed Penn kept drinking, so I assumed the cup had something to do with the trick.....
    Technically I wasn't wrong

  • @caw1539
    @caw1539 Před 3 lety +30

    I know it's magnets but the ring spinning upside down is still impressive

  • @chasezly
    @chasezly Před 4 lety +898

    "If we are not using any sort of camera edits"
    *subtle laughter*

    • @Bob5mith
      @Bob5mith Před 4 lety +57

      They didn't use camera *edits* or blue screen or rear projection.

    • @cobbsta88
      @cobbsta88 Před 4 lety +10

      True enough, just gotta turn the camera upside down haha

    • @irielion3748
      @irielion3748 Před 4 lety +4

      @@cobbsta88 misdirection?

    • @commanderebony
      @commanderebony Před 3 lety +1

      U mean a chuckle

  • @wtf1231122
    @wtf1231122 Před 4 lety +2833

    Looks like Penn almost passed our when he went right side up lol

    • @demospolsion6539
      @demospolsion6539 Před 4 lety +102

      The Critic All the talking and the blood rushing to his head probably got to hin

    • @MegaMAWG
      @MegaMAWG Před 4 lety +27

      Definitely a head rush.

    • @James-ip5gz
      @James-ip5gz Před 4 lety +20

      He was probably exaggerating a little

    • @michaelblasko2406
      @michaelblasko2406 Před 4 lety +45

      He probably nearly did, he recently talked about his SNL act, and said that he'd been practicing all day the day of the performance, and no matter how good of a magician you are, going upside down for long periods of time isn't good for the human body

    • @DarkLordDiablos
      @DarkLordDiablos Před 4 lety +5

      @@michaelblasko2406 indeed due to the immediate rush of blood from the head would be similar to what happens when pilots experience G-Forces.

  • @tanmaytikle8521
    @tanmaytikle8521 Před 2 lety +33

    Just how did they practice this?
    How many hours of training it must have taken to sit in such perfect posture, without any change in expression or voice, keeping their composure throughout a LIVE PERFORMANCE!!!!!!
    My respect for them just went over 9000

  • @mikepants35
    @mikepants35 Před 4 lety +671

    1:57 Penn trying to glue the deck of cards to the table but giving up.

    • @YasonYou
      @YasonYou Před 4 lety +14

      your'e right!

    • @Ninjamanhammer
      @Ninjamanhammer Před 4 lety +10

      Good catch!

    • @dogsandyoga1743
      @dogsandyoga1743 Před 4 lety +3

      Fool Us!

    • @breathedarlingokay
      @breathedarlingokay Před 4 lety +3

      oh i thought he was feeling the table cause he couldnt see it to put the cards on a ledge so they dont fall "up"

    • @douggiewood
      @douggiewood Před 2 lety +3

      He's trying to get the magent to work but can't find the spot or maybe had the box upside down. Amazing recovery LIVE to 8 million viewers!

  • @lookfordog
    @lookfordog Před 6 lety +3481

    All these years and Teller sounds the exact same!!

  • @tobiaschaparro2372
    @tobiaschaparro2372 Před 3 lety +81

    Is nobody gonna talk about how they stayed upside down for like 8 minutes???

    • @SavageGreywolf
      @SavageGreywolf Před 3 lety

      They were upside down for hours. Penn says he was practicing all day and never once got the juggling right in rehearsal, but when it was live he pulled it off without a hitch.

  • @Hera3_37
    @Hera3_37 Před 2 lety +8

    Jerma sent us

  • @barmetler
    @barmetler Před 4 lety +2441

    if I'm upside down for 1 second, my head just explodes. Takes a lot of training to pull that off, I'm sure.

    • @FinBoyXD
      @FinBoyXD Před 4 lety +92

      How are you writing this message if you have tested that already? Usually headless people cant write. Or if you haven't tested that already, how can you know?
      /s

    • @didyee1172
      @didyee1172 Před 4 lety +1

      @@FinBoyXD .

    • @barmetler
      @barmetler Před 4 lety +89

      @@FinBoyXD I'm like a chicken, I can type for exactly 10 seconds before I die. And this I'm writing from hell.

    • @LivvieLynn
      @LivvieLynn Před 4 lety +54

      It took them about 6 weeks according to the interview with Penn.

    • @casedistorted
      @casedistorted Před 4 lety +37

      Yeah I’m surprised both their faces weren’t red

  • @VenomXRaptor
    @VenomXRaptor Před 4 lety +419

    The juggle at 4:13 was the *first time* Penn successfully did that upside down. At rehearsal he never once did it, and then when it mattered, he did it. Absolute legends these guys.

    • @n16161
      @n16161 Před 5 měsíci

      That was so impressive!

    • @jasonbrown6113
      @jasonbrown6113 Před 5 měsíci

      You can tell, afterwards he seems pumped at having pulled it off. Even before I read this I was like, I think he thought he was going to drop it.

  • @KingTacoyaki
    @KingTacoyaki Před 2 lety +23

    jerma...

  • @fluxcap212
    @fluxcap212 Před 4 lety +1022

    Love how he drinks from the cup of nothing.

    • @NickC_222
      @NickC_222 Před 4 lety +90

      fluxcap212 It's such a simple misdirect but it remains brilliant in its simplicity even today

    • @bogbog
      @bogbog Před 3 lety +34

      That was a cup of Australian soda.

    • @kidlitfanful
      @kidlitfanful Před 3 lety +32

      It's amazing how many actors don't do a good job of "drinking" from an empty cup. Penn "sipped" for a reasonable length of time, seemed quenched, and noticed on the last sip that he had "run out."

    • @cashkromsupernerd1193
      @cashkromsupernerd1193 Před 3 lety +2

      @@binguscat2514 5:27

    • @rhythmandblues_alibi
      @rhythmandblues_alibi Před 2 měsíci

      Selling the illusion 🙌

  • @TypicalToyReviews
    @TypicalToyReviews Před 4 lety +1096

    the most impressive part is how fluently Teller reached under the table at 3:56 when you remember that they are upside-down

    • @kylezindel314
      @kylezindel314 Před 4 lety +3

      Typical Toy Reviews that’s so true

    • @j.yossarian6852
      @j.yossarian6852 Před 4 lety +63

      I was completely fooled the whole way through. They sold the hell out of it.

    • @drarf2225
      @drarf2225 Před 4 lety +9

      Ooo yeah..abs

    • @ammaleslie509
      @ammaleslie509 Před 3 lety +1

      He must have incredible abs

  • @jfryk
    @jfryk Před 2 lety +6

    Nobody ever seems to mention Teller spinning the ring on the table at the end, such a nice touch. 5:53

  • @patrickharrison4763
    @patrickharrison4763 Před 2 lety +6

    The cup was a nice addition to keep up the facade that they were right side up. Well done!

  • @Jeeves_0
    @Jeeves_0 Před 4 lety +3114

    I was so confused why they looked so weirdly strained throughout the whole thing.

    • @aaronwoodard1749
      @aaronwoodard1749 Před 3 lety +210

      I knew because I saw an interview with Penn where he was talking about doing this skit upside down on SNL and how they could never get it right in rehearsal but nailed it live.

    • @kidlitfanful
      @kidlitfanful Před 3 lety +149

      Even knowing the big reveal, this is pretty impressive. It's hard to act somewhat naturally when gravity feels reversed.
      Also, when Penn takes a "sip" and thunks the cup "down," it's great support for the reality they're creating.

    • @DavidLindes
      @DavidLindes Před 3 lety +9

      @@aaronwoodard1749 I watched that interview yesterday or the day before... and was excited to see this come up in my recommends today! :)

    • @DSAhmed
      @DSAhmed Před 3 lety +21

      i just thought that's how everyone looked during the Regan Administration.

    • @TheAlps36
      @TheAlps36 Před 3 lety +4

      That "are we live" must've been killing them

  • @domjosephb.1619
    @domjosephb.1619 Před 6 lety +2518

    Teller had to swallow food upside down

    • @jujment699
      @jujment699 Před 6 lety +133

      Ikr that would suck lol.
      and penn having the cup really fooled me before it showed they were upside down

    • @pppfan103
      @pppfan103 Před 6 lety +28

      It's not hard. Just a bit more effort than usual.

    • @chikinz100
      @chikinz100 Před 6 lety +22

      Jackson DeStefano eating is already extremely difficult right way up. I couldn't imagine trying to eat a sandwich let alone a BAGEL upside down.

    • @shanekelley2238
      @shanekelley2238 Před 5 lety +92

      Owen Gann lmao eating is extremely difficult? you're high

    • @BroWolfForever
      @BroWolfForever Před 5 lety +62

      Peristalsis actually makes it so that food will always go down your esophagus no matter if you are upside down or not (also how astronauts can eat in space). It's muscle contractions that move the food down your esophagus for you.

  • @ljhunter
    @ljhunter Před 2 lety +13

    jer’a

  • @oldschoolm8
    @oldschoolm8 Před 4 lety +1024

    The real trick was staying upside down convincingly for that amount of time without going red as a beetroot and passing out! Magic can be a feat of dexterity and endurance as much as “pick a card, any card”. Very impressive. Oh and, like everyone else, great link from the vanity video!

    • @OGREgaming420
      @OGREgaming420 Před 4 lety +25

      They had tons of make up on

    • @aredub1847
      @aredub1847 Před 4 lety +7

      they had to practice this upside down, many time. errf.

  • @newton2013
    @newton2013 Před 4 lety +1311

    4:26 That reinforcement with Teller crouching took a lot of stomach muscles...

    • @rawtrout3402
      @rawtrout3402 Před 4 lety +41

      ab

    • @garcia9529
      @garcia9529 Před 4 lety +36

      I mean he was upside down so he had to actually lift himself

    • @rjkral
      @rjkral Před 4 lety +11

      newton2013 wish I thought I noticed everything here (and there’s a LOT to catch) but I didn’t think of that!!!

    • @BOTzerker
      @BOTzerker Před 4 lety +34

      I'm amazed someone else noticed it given some of the other comments. I think it was the hardest part of the act, because he made it look effortlessly bending down.

    • @zakiaw4963
      @zakiaw4963 Před 4 lety +9

      Teller is probably ripped AF to do it that easily

  • @taylankammer
    @taylankammer Před rokem +52

    Took me 5 minutes to realize they were hanging upside down. And I was completely dumbfounded by the disappearing Statue of Liberty and Empire State Building until I realized it's just a trivial camera trick and the audience was laughing because they can see what's happening. xD

    • @Ben-pf9wx
      @Ben-pf9wx Před měsícem +1

      Wait, how do those work, does he secretly drop it out of frame?

    • @taylankammer
      @taylankammer Před měsícem

      @@Ben-pf9wx Yeah, the brief moment he lets go of it, and it drops down (goes up from our perspective), the camera is too close to his hand for us to see. At exactly 2:57, his hand is at the "upper" part of the frame (actually closest to the ground), and he just lets go of it.

  • @roberte-s2628
    @roberte-s2628 Před 3 lety +84

    I thought penn was being played by a snl comedian cause he looks so different

    • @SavageGreywolf
      @SavageGreywolf Před 3 lety +2

      or it was 35 years ago and he's hanging upside down

  • @JoshuaAnderson91
    @JoshuaAnderson91 Před 6 lety +762

    oh man the irony of "It's 1986, get a haircut"

    • @KombatGod
      @KombatGod Před 4 lety +10

      Yeah but if you google "Doug Henning 1986"... Penn does have a point.

    • @FallNorth
      @FallNorth Před 4 lety +2

      He meant to say "get a mullet" :)

    • @Anonymous-gn7xk
      @Anonymous-gn7xk Před 4 lety +2

      What's the problem with 80s haircuts, there were good haircuts back then.

    • @SomeUnsoberIdiot
      @SomeUnsoberIdiot Před 2 měsíci

      @@Anonymous-gn7xkstill are

  • @999KMX
    @999KMX Před 5 lety +1022

    The ending made so much sense because throughout the bit I kept wondering why teller's face looked like he was holding his breath for 12 hours

    • @GigDgee
      @GigDgee Před 4 lety +37

      @@chinonsopromise4962 Watch it again. He let go of the cup a few times.

    • @stacyelliott1747
      @stacyelliott1747 Před 4 lety +29

      Jesse Woodruff , magnets and no water.....

    • @kishorraika6411
      @kishorraika6411 Před 4 lety +25

      lol i came from video where penn was reviewing magic tricks and happened to mention this one xD

    • @joekenorer
      @joekenorer Před 4 lety

      @@kishorraika6411 Ha, me too!

    • @FrenkTheJoy
      @FrenkTheJoy Před 4 lety

      He's not holding the cup at the beginning though.

  • @vita-minus
    @vita-minus Před 2 lety +8

    Jerma sent me

  • @vsukr
    @vsukr Před rokem +24

    Audience started thinking this was all a joke then you can tell they these were real professionals.

  • @saraha180
    @saraha180 Před 6 lety +287

    This is fantastic. I had ideas for how I thought each of these might have been done, though I felt like I was probably wrong about a couple. It turned out I was wrong about _every single one._ Magic at its finest.

    • @SuperLapplander
      @SuperLapplander Před 4 lety +18

      First thought: Fan under the table
      Second thought: Strong ventilation above them
      Third thought: How the hell could they be upside down all that time?

    • @Dziaji
      @Dziaji Před 4 lety

      I thought the rings had diagonal slits.

    • @floggyWM1
      @floggyWM1 Před 4 lety

      they did the same bid on fools us

  • @schmittl1
    @schmittl1 Před 4 lety +355

    @2:37 at first I figured Teller used his slight of hand skills to make the plane disappear, but then I slowed down the video and he just dead ass threw it up at the end so quick we couldn't notice. The clap covered up the sound of it hitting the floor. Legend
    Actually now rewatching it... every damn thing "disappeared" by Teller just dropping it

    • @privatedadbod
      @privatedadbod Před 4 lety +32

      Leighton Schmitt they actually put pillows down below them, so no sound either way.

    • @Boredman567
      @Boredman567 Před 3 lety +45

      I think he threw it at the exact moment his hand was at the top of the frame. It's such a tiny window of opportunity and he nailed it.

    • @breakingaustin
      @breakingaustin Před 3 lety

      Cushions lol

    • @thekillerprawn
      @thekillerprawn Před 3 lety +2

      It gets funnier and funnier every time i watch

    • @cubicinfinity2
      @cubicinfinity2 Před 3 lety

      Nice

  • @estusflask982
    @estusflask982 Před 2 lety +10

    JermaSus

  • @MrErnieman7
    @MrErnieman7 Před 3 lety +21

    This whole thing just makes me smile. What legends. Quality entertainment.

  • @JoJoJoker
    @JoJoJoker Před 4 lety +269

    LOL @4:48 "he bothered to learn it, you're certainly going to watch it"

  • @ericbourque6389
    @ericbourque6389 Před 7 lety +1724

    So thats why they are all laughing at the start...

    • @aaron01999
      @aaron01999 Před 5 lety +6

      He wasn't asking lol

    • @lukewebb7424
      @lukewebb7424 Před 5 lety +9

      Aye ha I thought they just actually thought they were comedians ha

    • @trish8321
      @trish8321 Před 5 lety +14

      I saw this comment at the beginning of the video and was like "What is he even talking about?" 😂😂😅😅

    • @PaintMyTaint
      @PaintMyTaint Před 4 lety +1

      @@trish8321 No one likes you

    • @petesmith9475
      @petesmith9475 Před 4 lety +2

      One of the great thinkgs about p&t is their ability to get the crowd involved in to trick just to fool people who were watching this on tv lol.

  • @roger9328
    @roger9328 Před 2 lety +8

    thanks jerma

  • @mintisacream2013
    @mintisacream2013 Před 2 lety +10

    hi jerma

  • @edwardpiously140
    @edwardpiously140 Před 4 lety +382

    Love how teller sneaks in an actual magic trick at the end with the spinning ring

    • @eivind261093
      @eivind261093 Před 4 lety +59

      I would guess that there's a magnet on the other side of the table. The ring sticks to the magnet, which lets it sit on the table - or spin - instead of falling.

    • @edwardpiously140
      @edwardpiously140 Před 4 lety +57

      @@eivind261093 no magnets, pure magic combined with a handful of pixie dust, and don't forget, a lot of thoughts and prayers

    • @ygazgge1356
      @ygazgge1356 Před 4 lety +11

      I din't even notice. thanks for pointing it out.

    • @kidlitfanful
      @kidlitfanful Před 4 lety +4

      @Tim Portantno *up

    • @KutWrite
      @KutWrite Před 4 lety +2

      I noticed that, too.

  • @tidypog3272
    @tidypog3272 Před 4 lety +4716

    If they're upside down, why aren't their voices backwards

    • @IrvNation
      @IrvNation Před 4 lety +260

      This guy is asking the real questions....

    • @MikeBachful
      @MikeBachful Před 4 lety +67

      Queue the X files theme...

    • @SuperPhunThyme9
      @SuperPhunThyme9 Před 4 lety +30

      ...I hadn't even realized

    • @codywang1801
      @codywang1801 Před 4 lety +18

      I knew there were aliens in Area 51!
      Totally unrelated

    • @AcidropOSY
      @AcidropOSY Před 4 lety +4

      Cody Wang lets get clapping 👏

  • @SpinningSidekick
    @SpinningSidekick Před 3 lety +15

    I was like, "what's up with Teller's neck??", but then i got it.

  • @natchlan
    @natchlan Před 2 lety +9

    Here from jerma

  • @martinsriber7760
    @martinsriber7760 Před 7 lety +1905

    What a twist.

    • @GLu-tb1pb
      @GLu-tb1pb Před 6 lety +21

      m. night would be proud.

    • @asanosokato
      @asanosokato Před 6 lety +4

      That's what David Copperfield said!

    • @warmooze
      @warmooze Před 6 lety +4

      Heh. Twist.

    • @insolentish4529
      @insolentish4529 Před 5 lety +6

      More like what a flip

    • @thegael791
      @thegael791 Před 5 lety +3

      I figured it out a minute before the end, I feel wicked smaht! :P

  • @ss11111ss
    @ss11111ss Před 4 lety +549

    the trick is 100x more impressive when u know how they did it

  • @DustinPlatt
    @DustinPlatt Před 5 měsíci +5

    I think I remember Penn saying they practiced this trick so many times, and he could never juggle the light bulb, but once he had millions of people watching, he finally pulled it off for the first time. Saying that the pressure of real, live TV is the ultimate pressure.

  • @soonerredtx4896
    @soonerredtx4896 Před 5 měsíci +4

    I saw this on SNL when it first aired. I was a kid and got my dad to come and watch. We could not figure out how they were doing this until the end. I’ve been a crazy fan since then. Penn and Teller are amazing to see in person.

  • @TimeCodeMechanics
    @TimeCodeMechanics Před 4 lety +89

    "It's not that good of trick, but he bothered to learn it, you're certainly going to watch it." 😆😆😆

  • @justrodger8958
    @justrodger8958 Před 4 lety +484

    "It's 1986 get a haircut!" Is an absurd statement.

    • @dand8967
      @dand8967 Před 4 lety +27

      Not really. People in the 70s had big puffy hairdos, even white dudes.

    • @siegebristol
      @siegebristol Před 4 lety +14

      Its 2019, get a haircut like 1986!

    • @wendyleeconnelly2939
      @wendyleeconnelly2939 Před 4 lety +1

      @@dand8967 In the 80s though....

    • @elewie916
      @elewie916 Před 4 lety +1

      @@siegebristol No not really...

    • @peterg5383
      @peterg5383 Před 4 lety +5

      not when addressed to doug henning in 1986.

  • @Maurcusj777
    @Maurcusj777 Před 3 lety +9

    Wow, that trick at the end where they flip upside down and walk on the roof is AMAZING! And to do the same to the audience too... INCREDIBLE!

  • @kcat420
    @kcat420 Před 2 lety +12

    Jerma was right, this rules

  • @Nipponing
    @Nipponing Před 4 lety +782

    Damn, I could never hang upsidedown for that long.

    • @09soniciscool09
      @09soniciscool09 Před 4 lety +13

      Swedish Otaku they rehearsed for like 3 weeks body got used to it

    • @NuyoricanJoseph
      @NuyoricanJoseph Před 4 lety +18

      I was getting sick watching just knowing they were upside down from Penn's vanity video and then watching this video 🤢

    • @KrispyChurro
      @KrispyChurro Před 4 lety +2

      09soniciscool09 Penn talked about it and he said they actually rehearsed that bit for 6 weeks which is amazing. 6 weeks for 5 minutes of tv time .

  • @webdesignerguy
    @webdesignerguy Před 5 lety +999

    First I watched this not knowing they were upside down.
    Then I watched it a 2nd time knowing they were upside down.
    Then I watched it a 3rd time with my laptop turned upside down.

    • @LewysC
      @LewysC Před 4 lety +13

      Stages of Penn and Teller 😂

    • @VictoriaSobocki
      @VictoriaSobocki Před 4 lety +1

      For real?!

    • @Aerox90
      @Aerox90 Před 4 lety +29

      Then a 4th time, being upside down.
      5th time, flipping the house upside down...
      *10 months later*
      uʍop ǝpᴉsdn sᴉ plɹoʍ ǝloɥʍ ǝɥʇ

    • @KellyClarkD
      @KellyClarkD Před 4 lety +3

      I used a phone with locked rotation and it's way easier. Thumbs up for your extra effort.

    • @yommmrr
      @yommmrr Před 4 lety +3

      @ಠ_ಠ you're just a little bit full of shit arn't you.

  • @YowietheBear
    @YowietheBear Před 3 lety +20

    One of the cooler things I noticed was that during the "flying 2 of spades" trick, Penn intentionally started rubbing the deck of cards really obviously on the table to sell the fact it was a trick, but not due to gravity. That plus the many sips of the cup to keep the illusion that they were the right side up.

    • @Dusty_B
      @Dusty_B Před 2 lety +2

      I assumed he was trying to find where the deck would reattach to the table via magnets and when they didn't stick he just gave up and tossed them under the table.

  • @konqueso713
    @konqueso713 Před 2 lety +8

    jer,a...

  • @natedavis4964
    @natedavis4964 Před 4 lety +386

    You can tell they do magic because they love it. Such great magicians

  • @shyguysd929
    @shyguysd929 Před 4 lety +51

    5:52 look at the metal ring teller is setting up

    • @troubleondemand7703
      @troubleondemand7703 Před 3 lety +9

      Magnets! How do they work?

    • @ianrosenbalm6555
      @ianrosenbalm6555 Před 3 lety +13

      At around 1:58 Penn is trying to stick the card deck to the "tabletop" probably with another set magnet. It woulda sold the illusion better if he'd gotten it, but in any case it was a good trick.

  • @j_vasey
    @j_vasey Před 3 lety +20

    So often you get one person trying to ruin it. “Upside down” he shouted why?

  • @jackdurie3356
    @jackdurie3356 Před 2 lety +9

    jerma

  • @sileegoose111
    @sileegoose111 Před 4 lety +5319

    Whos here from Vainity haha

  • @Snardvark25
    @Snardvark25 Před 4 lety +131

    Teller spinning the ring at the end is brilliant. Show everything has wires and your upside down but make a ring seemingly spin, stuck to the ceiling

  • @rogerioignaciomoya
    @rogerioignaciomoya Před 2 lety +1

    Can we talk about their AMAZING core strength to get off the rig like that? These guys are increible in so many lvls.

  • @tashyabraj
    @tashyabraj Před 3 lety +3

    The biggest plot twist coming at 6:00.

  • @aaronyeung585
    @aaronyeung585 Před 4 lety +66

    Anyone here after watching penn explaining magic on magic movies on Vanity fair and him telling everyone how he did well under pressure here?

  • @46monkeyes
    @46monkeyes Před 4 lety +145

    Anyone else watch this twice to see all the great efforts P&T put into this?
    Excellent entertainment!

  • @12feetup
    @12feetup Před rokem +1

    "It's not that good a trick-- he bothered to learn it-- you're certainly gonna watch it" 🤣

  • @damienhenning3298
    @damienhenning3298 Před 7 měsíci +1

    I saw this live on air in 86'. Just as great now as it was then. Thanks for posting SNL!!

  • @dominikblack8943
    @dominikblack8943 Před 4 lety +148

    Watch the shadow on Teller's shirt when the statue of liberty disappears. I don't know what he did there but it was brilliant.
    Edit: now that I finished the video it makes sense and I feel like a fool

    • @ammaleslie509
      @ammaleslie509 Před 3 lety +5

      He holds the plane at the top of the frame and lets it go

  • @gaurangpednekar5867
    @gaurangpednekar5867 Před 8 lety +1338

    I had to watch this twice.

    • @alumil2971
      @alumil2971 Před 6 lety +6

      Who didn't?

    • @tazestudios
      @tazestudios Před 6 lety +19

      thats why audience was laughing at start

    • @MUSICBUFF99TUFF
      @MUSICBUFF99TUFF Před 6 lety +10

      If you couldnt figure out it was them upside down within the first minute then I feel sorry for you

    • @Sukuraidogai
      @Sukuraidogai Před 6 lety +41

      If you can't figure out how to not be a little bitch I feel sorry for you.

    • @chriskramer2122
      @chriskramer2122 Před 6 lety +4

      MUSICBUFF99TUFF stfu

  • @masterimbecile
    @masterimbecile Před 3 lety +2

    4:36 And the amazing floating crumb!

  • @greenstonegecko
    @greenstonegecko Před 3 lety +9

    "It's 1986, get a haircut"
    Geez

  • @THEQ8XMAN
    @THEQ8XMAN Před 4 lety +60

    5:04 “ it’s 1986, get a haircut “
    -says the guy with THAT haircut

  • @jeanpierrevisualco5487
    @jeanpierrevisualco5487 Před 6 lety +71

    I love how he nonchalantly drinks his water

  • @rickyspanish4951
    @rickyspanish4951 Před 3 lety +5

    a quick guide to the comments section:
    - "I came here from the vanity fair clip"
    - "how did they do that for 6 mins??"
    - "omg now I understand why the audience was laughing at the start"
    - "penn looks like peter griffin!" (no, peter griffin was made 10 years after this and is a cartoon)
    - "my favorite part was when they walked on the ceiling at the end"
    - spoiling the act
    - random quote from the video, because no one else here watched it
    thanks for reading, you're now up to date.