@@dadikkedude Gotta agree. Moment that note left the stage and when it was inside the card, i knew how he did it. Gotta give it to him, he did pull most convoluted distraction on history of magic, but just give it two second to think where the note and card went and you realize it was all smuggled to back stage and then back to stage.
Seriously. With most magic, the stagemanship is just to build to the reveal. This was just a straight up comedy show with magic thrown in. Enjoyable from start to finish with incredible comedic beats
I would say that piff has succeeded where more skilled magicians have failed, by creating a wonderful and entertaining event with magic at it's center.
One of the most convoluted and ridiculous tricks I have ever seen. With that said I couldn't stop smiling the entire time. Man this is why I am subscribed to you! Such a legend in your own right! Never change!
They cut this down from 20 minutes and Piff was depressed afterwards because of the low key reaction. He killed it, but the dead empty room did not return his energy.
Not sure he did force the 3 of clubs to be honest, she could have easily kept the previous card which wasn't. Don't think you needed a force on this trick from what I saw?
@@MrSirFluffy Oh yeah I'm sure the yacht was a joke (especially given its name). But I'm thinking Lim definitely posed for a photo for the sake of a photoshop joke and gave Piff his blessing.
Piff hails from the "just throw as much misdirection as you possibly can at them" school of thought, and at least for me it totally worked because I completely forgot about the $20 until the very very last moment of the show haha
I don't think Piff was trying to fool them. He may as well have put a bright red bullseye in the middle of stage to call attention to what he was doing.
@@thegeneralstore3169 The whole act is planned out in advance including his casual snack break. His having an over-sized bag of chips on stage was planned. We see at the end that the cage behind him did not have an elephant but a person. This person was given the card and $20 bill. He placed second layer on with the card with the bill tucked between. To pass these items to him Piff needed a way to conceal the hand-off. This is why he had a bag so large you could see his head.
@@conniethesconnie How did the $20 end up back in play, he definitely gave it to the delivery man. My assumption is we don't get to see when that happens because they change cameras which is annoying, but wondering what you think
He does the classic, most well-known tricks which is why he can't fool Penn & Teller but his presentation is simply perfection, very entertaining dude...
I see him more of a comedy magic act and he does classic tricks, but does them in a way to get a laugh of amusement over a gasp of amazement. He did a pen vanish while under a spotlight, and that deck tuck case vanish was perfectly executed.
He's not trying to fool them, it's publicity, lots of people watch fool us, so he puts on a show and entertains us and makes us want to see more of him
I saw Piff about 3-4 years ago in Vegas in his theater and it was awesome. Small crowd maybe 20 people and we were up front. We just came from 50 cent beers at Margaritaville an I was middle of the road drunk. I forget what he asked me to do but it involved counting or something like that and all I said was "you can't ask me that I just came from 50 cent beers" and oh man did he make fun of me the whole night haha. Every time he would show a card he would walk up and put it real close to my face and ask me if I know that number. He called me 50 Cent more than once. I was the butt of all the jokes that night. At the end we got a great picture with him and the lady in yellow (his wife? I believe) and he signed some packs of cards for us. Awesome dude awesome lady awesome show. I recommend it to everyone.
Whoa! I might have been at that show. I saw him back in 2018. And I remember something with "50 cents" lol I do remember being glad I wasn't in the front row. Lol.
@@ronnie-sillyme0560 I was there with 2 friends and 2018 is right. We were there to see Reba and Brooks and Dunn so would’ve been like October so you may have been there haha
@@AlwaysBolttheBird Yep. October is correct. I had saw system of a down the night before and do remember seeing advertisements for Reba with two other dudes lol.
@@Tikorous Maybe he means the auction (which many people skip) if you land on a property while choosing not to buy it? I've surprised a few people with that rule when they decided to pass on a property and I scooped it from under them.
@@Vincent_Beers They said "bought off of you" though, so maybe a gross misinterpretation of that rule, coupled with the "if you don't collect rent before the end of the turn the player doesn't have to pay" rule?
I just saw Piff’s show live in Vegas. He only did 5 or 6 tricks the whole night, but he was so hilarious and knew how to work the crowd, it was a fantastic show. Far more entertaining than many other magicians who have more “impressive” tricks, but much less personality.
I honestly don’t think he was meant to win from the start. Piff is a magic comedian. He could blatantly show how the magic was done and I would still enjoy his shows
He didn't intend to be a magic comedian though, unfortunately for him. He's even stated in interviews he was purely a magician, and people found some of his comments funny so he incorporated it. But that doesn't change that he legitimately wanted to be viewed as a skilled musician. Bummer
@@suzannenichols6900 He's won multiple awards , including close-up magic, over the last 2 decades in multiple countries and has developed illusions for other magicians, including Penn & Teller. He's as good a magician as any. Pretending to be a doofus is part of the comedic element of his act.
Yeah, it's kinda weird, because there's only really one trick here which is controlling the three. We see him give the 20 to the guy who goes off and puts it in the modified card (then gives it to him as the elephant), like that part is all so obvious that it feels like part of the joke. Likewise him hiding the deck behind the nachos is very clearly telegraphing shenanigans. It's the manic bizarre performance of it that's the show, not the misdirection. And like, it's amazing! I want to see more of that, that's not at all a criticism. But it can't possibly be an element he's trying to fool them with. So it ends up just being a question of, how does he control the three to hand it off in the first place. There are so many ways to accomplish that, it seems odd to think you'd fool Teller with that alone, and he knows them both really well. He can't possibly be actually trying to fool them here, can he? I think, honestly, the publicity he gets from this (deservedly!) is probably the main reason for it. Unless there's some other small element that's hard to do that I'm missing? Either way, one of the best acts I've seen on this show.
This is proof of how much presentation matters. I love Piff, he's one of my favorite magicians, but I knew he wouldn't win simply because his tricks are classics. Now, that might sound like a bad thing, but it's really not. He presents classic magic tricks in a really fun, funny new way that is so much fun to watch. His tricks just happen to be the kind of thing that Penn and Teller know how to do inside and out, backwards and forwards.
If I remember right those classic routines are cornerstone of magician's craft. Penn & Teller have said that cups n' balls-routine is most important as if magician can entertain audience with such an old routine they know everything about groundwork. Not every magician can be Houdini, Cardini or David Copperfield who pushed it further than ever.
I hope you’ll see this but you’ve truly entertained and made so so so many people laugh to tears, you’ve provided so many more laughs and so much more joy then you could ever imagine I’m sure. Thank you Claude ❤
How can one dragon have so much talent? The comedy, the magic, the performance and showmanship... Not to mention his bloody disguise skills damn. This dragon is gonna fly to even more places.
I remember watching Piff on the first Fool Us he was in. I loved everything about his style and presentation. He is perhaps one of the best comedy magicians I have ever seen. I then watched his meteoric rise after. I am so glad he has done well. I am happy to see him back.
how many people who win their first time become permanent guests of their act? thats how cutting edge piff is, he is literally what they are studying and learning.
You can see the drag at 4:15. didn't necessarily hide it well from the experts, But to an untrained eye, it was smooth. It wasn't until they said it, that I caught it. This was a great use of "look there while I work here" for this whole bit. Very entertaining.
This is the first time I'm seeing piff. People could pay any amount of money to go see you put on a show and it would be worth whatever that money is. that was awesome man
I was waiting for something to be in the last banana, after the rant started, when Teller opened the banana I was expecting a sleeve tug to stop Penn from going off but there was nothing in there. :-(
@@Daisysdomain if he could have misdirected Penn so long that he gave his "you lost" delivery and then it's like "Should you have waited for the end of the trick?" so we can finally see a good *blink blink* out of Penn lol
I remember seeing you all the way back in your first appearance and instantly becoming a fan- It's so great to see you smash it out there, I've seen you live and that was fantastic too- I think you embody why this is the best talent show on TV: doesn't matter if you fool them really, you "win" anyway because people like me get to see you and become fans- So I wouldn't be mad to see you come back every year because even if you fail to ever fool them we still have great tricks and great fun along the way!
Some magicians come up with a great revolutionary trick that is so well done it's amazing. They spend years perfecting the moves and when they come on stage they have very well rehearsed somewhat robotic movements and patter. Then you have Piff the Magic Dragon. Someone who has perfected casual patter, essentially a comedian with magic props. Does very basic magic, but entertains the shit out of you.
Its a bit like one of the first people to fool them on the programme was a comedy magician called John Archer and you could tell that Penn was annoyed that he got fooled by it (but later admitted that Archer had done stuff he'd never seen)
Sometimes i fear that magicians will need to do more to entertain solely because Piff. This magic dragon here bring us entertainment more than i ever have watching other magicians.
Alyson picking and signing a 3 of clubs was a soft force, and a pretty ballsy choice. Penn and Teller use the 3 of clubs as their iconic card for whenever they do that. Whenever someone picks a card, any card, that card is always 3 of clubs. Signing made it not matter, but still cool to see the reference.
I don't think it was actually a force, just coincidence. When they let you stop or keep going it's usually to show it's not a force. That said, he slipped the card out and put a sticker on the back, and having her count out the cards to verify one was missing was probably a bad move
@@Cheesus-Sliced Doubtful it's a coincidence, especially since they're old friends... a wink seems pretty on point. Even without fancy sleights, it's very simple to do using rough and smooth as long as you can convince them to keep going. And if not, no biggie--either it was just a wink and it's ok if the card ends up different, or if it is important that it be the 3 of clubs he just DOES MORE NONSENSE and she ends up with that card anyway. (I mean can you imagine adding multiple outs on top of a trick like this? You'd never be able to guess that it was happening.)
Piff may have planted the three but in the end it didn't matter what card Alyson chose all that was needed was a way to hide his passing the bill and card to the assistant in the tent so they could slap a second top on the card, drop the $20 bill in between, and prep it appear at the end of the trunk.
I think it was a look of amazement and disbelief, so impressed from how far Piff has come and improved his act while also shocking Teller as if he didn’t know he could do a move like that
@@Minimish28 I agree. He could have had that face on to trick everyone into thinking that they were actually fooled to! I love how penn and teller communicate with each other and others.
Haven't watched anything from you in years, and I forgot how fantastic of a performer you are. Great comedy, great amounts of effort and heart gone into everything. Hope to see you win it one of these days, you definitely deserve it.
not the best magician, but by far one of the best magic acts and performers out there. I have been a huge fan for years. Glad he is still going.. well done Piff...
I remember seeing you at the Edinburgh Fringe at least 10 years ago and absolutely loving you and your energy! It’s been incredible watching your career as it’s become more and more well known. Great work as always!
Total BAD ASS! Loved your show last night at Sycuan. And your last trick at the end of the show, absolutely excellent! Thank you, thank you so very much for coming out and EVEN doing a meet and greet! Who does that anymore? And if they do, they want a ton of money to do so!
I gotta say, Piff. You are my favorite magic dragon, bar none. Such a great act. So much humor, so much magic, so much determination. You may not have fooled them this time, but I genuinely hope you will continue to hone your magic talent and continue to be on the show. I would pay $20 to see your act I'd probably pay $100 to be able to just have a chat. After all, I have an alter-ego. A Pikachu.
one of the most original comedy magicians i've ever seen. it's just about the right amount of comedy, most people nowdays over-do with comedy and just turn it into a dumb clown fiesta, but this was just about right. But yeah well .. hard fooling them with a card trick. Even tho you threw in all the comedy and non essential stuff, like bananas and pizza delivery and chips, it's still a basic card force and they know it well.
If you like piff, you should also look up The Amazing Jonathan. Dude was the first Magician comedian I had ever seen and to this day I go back and look at his stuff.
@@Poshriel +1 For Amazing Jonathan ... That dude is well, Amazing. His magic is also basic but the jokes are hilarious and the presentation is on point.
An absolute comedic genius! His show girl assistant Jade, besides being an absolute goddess, compliments his act so perfectly with her facial expressions and energy. Edit: Just discovered that Jade is his wife. I am speechless. The dragon landed a princess!
Thats why personnality is the most important thing in a human ..a lot of people are hard working and intelegent but you cant buy personality its captivating 😇
You don't need the trophy! I have been following you since 10 years ago. You have very loyal fans. I hope to see your show in vegas in the next few years (this pandemic needs to just go away).
I am not shocked he didn't fool them. Most of his act is more based on the comedy over the actual magic and if you can tune that out it makes following his tricks easy.
LOL......bro, piff isn't there to win the trophy. Piff already won something that is far greater than the trophy - which is the respect of penn and teller, plus his own damned show in vegas. THE ONLY REASON piff still comes on the show is because he is INVITED - penn and teller have invested a lot of money into Piff, they bring him on to give him some TV time, and to fill some time in the show. One of the reasons Penn and Teller like Piff so much is because he came on the show NOT TRYING TO WIN, but just trying to show off his act. Piff knew his act was golden without even fooling anybody..... his first time on Fool Us was mostly just a way for him to get noticed, not to win.
@@anonyninja7737 well it feeds right into the point of the show. They wanted a show where they could show off great magic performances. The reason they have the "fool us" gimmick is so that viewers at home can have the premise that the magic isn't just camera tricks.
@@thekwoka4707 They aren't camera tricks. There are actual rules to the game, no camera tricks, no audience plants. P&T really are not in on the tricks, only the producers know and the producers judge whether P&T guess enough of the trick correctly or not based on listening to the conversation between them (which the audience doesnt hear) While yes they made the show to showcase talent, the actual competition is still real even if it's intended to be just playful between friends/colleagues. I do wish they would make that more clear in the show itself, but Penn has talked about it extensively in podcasts and interviews.
Love Piff and his friendship with Penn, and his respect for Teller... He's always funny on Penns Sunday School, and his interplay with the late Johnny Thompson...
I love how Noone else gets this wasn't about piff actually winning a trophy it was about bringing in viewership to the show and platform again. I could tell from about 30 seconds in this wasn't an act meant to fool pen and teller but keep the audience laughing and entertained which is the majority of Piffs show. He's a comedian magician with his audience.
Piff and his alter ego won a number of awards for his skills and creativity so obviously this was just done for fun. If I had to guess, his goal was to do the most convoluted trick he possibly could do in the time he had. His genius is definitely not in question as that first trick he did on the show is one of the most creative card tricks many have ever scene and something he did create himself.
OMG this was too hilarious. That must have been a trip to put together that trick given just how absurdly convoluted it was. Crazy too how much the overall persona improved over these past ten years.
You are one of the greats and watching you is always an absolute joy. I hope I can see you live one day. You've definitely won all of our hearts and respect so I don't necessarily think you need the trophy.......who am I kidding?! You deserve a damn trophy!
He seemed a bit piffed. I think he truly thought he might have a slight chance. The second Penn said "drag", you could tell he was legit thinking "WTF HOW DID YOU KNOW INSTANTLY". Still, Piff knew that would probably be the case, and he knows its his brand of show that really matters
Allison signed the three of clubs, which implies he was definitely there to entertain and not so much into fooling them. Piff could win but doesn't need to. ua-cam.com/video/bDFaVyvkQMc/v-deo.html
The cards can be split apart. He pocketed the card when he shuffled, then when he grabbed the 153 elephants he passed it through the hole in the canvas with the 20 to the guy inside. Guy put then 20 inside. The elephant trunk has a mechanism to spit out the card. Guy puts in the trunk. Boom trick done .
For the record Piff got away with the $20 without Penn and Teller noticing so he did fool them.
Wasn't that the deal?
He gave that note and card off stage and had someone go on and off stage multiple times. So he didn't even fool me.
Piff's buying dinner.
@@dadikkedude Gotta agree. Moment that note left the stage and when it was inside the card, i knew how he did it. Gotta give it to him, he did pull most convoluted distraction on history of magic, but just give it two second to think where the note and card went and you realize it was all smuggled to back stage and then back to stage.
Piff the Magic Dragon said that he got to keep the $20 if he failed to fool them
I love the "Oh we're also having dinner tomorrow night"
Piff: "yes great, I'm free"
as he casually walks off. It's the best touch.
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Thats the bit. Thats the cream on the pie. Nicely done by penn and Pff
Piff is one of those rare magicians where the trick doesn't matter, because everything he does is entertaining.
Exactly. He could just play the role of a "bad magician" who keeps failing, and he would STILL be a hit!
I’m smiling like a fool so that’s something 😂
Or Tommy Cooper
Seriously. With most magic, the stagemanship is just to build to the reveal. This was just a straight up comedy show with magic thrown in. Enjoyable from start to finish with incredible comedic beats
don't we call those clowns?
Some magicians are masters of illusion. Piff is a master of confusion 🐉
Absolutely lol. It was so good
And master of comedy lol
Lol
Piff in this performance is more like a jester than a Magician to be honest, between being a comedian and a magician but not quite either.
And convolusion
“Yeah, I’m free” killed me. 😂🤣
Best part of the whole thing 😂
What did Penn say just before that? Can't really understand him
@@50m37h1ng3 dinner tomorrow night
I would say that piff has succeeded where more skilled magicians have failed, by creating a wonderful and entertaining event with magic at it's center.
I'd argue that it is comedy that is at its center, as he could do this act cleaning your house and it would be the same entertainment.
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One of the most convoluted and ridiculous tricks I have ever seen. With that said I couldn't stop smiling the entire time. Man this is why I am subscribed to you! Such a legend in your own right! Never change!
They cut this down from 20 minutes and Piff was depressed afterwards because of the low key reaction. He killed it, but the dead empty room did not return his energy.
@@PDeRop I want to see the whole act now...
@@jaytheeyeguy3034 I doubt it’s available. It’s probably on the cuttingroom floor of the CW somewhere 😉
@@PDeRop the crowd was cheering, or was that all edited in? so the real crowd gave a low key reaction?
@@Viewer13128 probably more audible to us, than to Piff.
The humor on this guy is amazing. Forcing the 3 of Clubs when Penn is in the room is just a nice touch
Not sure he did force the 3 of clubs to be honest, she could have easily kept the previous card which wasn't.
Don't think you needed a force on this trick from what I saw?
@@DreTheChronic Not unless the entire deck was gimmicked to be an envelope.
@@DreTheChronic had she stayed with her previous stop, he would have simply said, "Ok, this next card is the card you stopped at."
Getting Shin Lim for that first joke was the greatest power move.
I'm not sure if the pic is real, but I am sure they have met. They both do shows in Vegas.
@@MrSirFluffy Oh yeah I'm sure the yacht was a joke (especially given its name). But I'm thinking Lim definitely posed for a photo for the sake of a photoshop joke and gave Piff his blessing.
@@Jaydoggy531 Don't forget about the first pen "vanish" smoke-blowing gesture. Hillarious.
I started the video over because of that lmao
The fact that he does shows in Vegas means he doesn't really need that trophy after all. He's already a career magician :-D
Piff hails from the "just throw as much misdirection as you possibly can at them" school of thought, and at least for me it totally worked because I completely forgot about the $20 until the very very last moment of the show haha
I don't think Piff was trying to fool them. He may as well have put a bright red bullseye in the middle of stage to call attention to what he was doing.
@@conniethesconnie howd he do it
@@thegeneralstore3169 The whole act is planned out in advance including his casual snack break. His having an over-sized bag of chips on stage was planned.
We see at the end that the cage behind him did not have an elephant but a person. This person was given the card and $20 bill. He placed second layer on with the card with the bill tucked between.
To pass these items to him Piff needed a way to conceal the hand-off. This is why he had a bag so large you could see his head.
Ooo that's cool
@@conniethesconnie How did the $20 end up back in play, he definitely gave it to the delivery man. My assumption is we don't get to see when that happens because they change cameras which is annoying, but wondering what you think
He does the classic, most well-known tricks which is why he can't fool Penn & Teller but his presentation is simply perfection, very entertaining dude...
He's not trying to fool them, he just wants to make us laugh :)
I see him more of a comedy magic act and he does classic tricks, but does them in a way to get a laugh of amusement over a gasp of amazement.
He did a pen vanish while under a spotlight, and that deck tuck case vanish was perfectly executed.
Honestly he’s not there to fool them. Shows like this and AGT get you massive exposure.
He's not trying to fool them, it's publicity, lots of people watch fool us, so he puts on a show and entertains us and makes us want to see more of him
He fooled them the first time. Penn said in an interview piff didn't want the trophy.
I love how you can tell from the way Penn talks to Piff at the end that they really are good friends.
I wanna see more of that Claude guy. He seemed cool.
I understand he's a "regular" now.
Yeah, he completely vanished and Piff appeared in his place...
I watched in 0,25x and still have no clue how that happened
Must be one of Piffs older brothers, we all know one of them.
@@b4ph0m3tdk9 Steve, right? Real stand up guy, Steve.
@@jacobbissey9311 yeah, Steve. Never heard of him ever again. Might be doing some shows in Australia or something...what a stand up guy.
I'd rather be entertained than "fooled". That being said, I was very much both with this one. Piff is pure class.
Fr this lad is fkin hilarious
I saw Piff about 3-4 years ago in Vegas in his theater and it was awesome. Small crowd maybe 20 people and we were up front. We just came from 50 cent beers at Margaritaville an I was middle of the road drunk. I forget what he asked me to do but it involved counting or something like that and all I said was "you can't ask me that I just came from 50 cent beers" and oh man did he make fun of me the whole night haha. Every time he would show a card he would walk up and put it real close to my face and ask me if I know that number. He called me 50 Cent more than once. I was the butt of all the jokes that night. At the end we got a great picture with him and the lady in yellow (his wife? I believe) and he signed some packs of cards for us. Awesome dude awesome lady awesome show. I recommend it to everyone.
Whoa! I might have been at that show. I saw him back in 2018. And I remember something with "50 cents" lol
I do remember being glad I wasn't in the front row. Lol.
@@ronnie-sillyme0560 I was there with 2 friends and 2018 is right. We were there to see Reba and Brooks and Dunn so would’ve been like October so you may have been there haha
@@AlwaysBolttheBird
Yep. October is correct.
I had saw system of a down the night before and do remember seeing advertisements for Reba with two other dudes lol.
@@ronnie-sillyme0560 nice. Hello old friend
I ALWAYS bolt the bird.
The real magic is how Teller made those elephants disappear between 11:55 and 11:58
Lol
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holy shit
The incredible magic of "having hands that can throw things to the floor"
he really is sneaky
1:22 Penn's face of just pure amusement as Claude The Regular Dragon strolls out and introduces himself is absolutely priceless 😂😭
His "you bitch" at the end was amazing
@Gage King the instruction manual is like four pages and filled with pictures how do you not know how to play?
@@Tikorous Maybe he means the auction (which many people skip) if you land on a property while choosing not to buy it? I've surprised a few people with that rule when they decided to pass on a property and I scooped it from under them.
@@Vincent_Beers They said "bought off of you" though, so maybe a gross misinterpretation of that rule, coupled with the "if you don't collect rent before the end of the turn the player doesn't have to pay" rule?
That was like a Norm McDonald joke haha. Terribly long, nobody knows where it ends, but it's always hilarious.
I just saw Piff’s show live in Vegas. He only did 5 or 6 tricks the whole night, but he was so hilarious and knew how to work the crowd, it was a fantastic show. Far more entertaining than many other magicians who have more “impressive” tricks, but much less personality.
"consider yourself fooled cause it is actually me, Piff the Magic Dragon!" hahaha...such a great opener
I honestly don’t think he was meant to win from the start. Piff is a magic comedian. He could blatantly show how the magic was done and I would still enjoy his shows
He didn't intend to be a magic comedian though, unfortunately for him. He's even stated in interviews he was purely a magician, and people found some of his comments funny so he incorporated it. But that doesn't change that he legitimately wanted to be viewed as a skilled musician. Bummer
@@longebane If he wanted to be viewed as a skilled musician he probably should have picked up an instrument rather than do magic tricks (lmao).
Yeah he's far more comedian than magician but he's kind of good at both.
@@suzannenichols6900 He's won multiple awards , including close-up magic, over the last 2 decades in multiple countries and has developed illusions for other magicians, including Penn & Teller. He's as good a magician as any. Pretending to be a doofus is part of the comedic element of his act.
Yeah, it's kinda weird, because there's only really one trick here which is controlling the three. We see him give the 20 to the guy who goes off and puts it in the modified card (then gives it to him as the elephant), like that part is all so obvious that it feels like part of the joke. Likewise him hiding the deck behind the nachos is very clearly telegraphing shenanigans.
It's the manic bizarre performance of it that's the show, not the misdirection. And like, it's amazing! I want to see more of that, that's not at all a criticism. But it can't possibly be an element he's trying to fool them with. So it ends up just being a question of, how does he control the three to hand it off in the first place. There are so many ways to accomplish that, it seems odd to think you'd fool Teller with that alone, and he knows them both really well. He can't possibly be actually trying to fool them here, can he?
I think, honestly, the publicity he gets from this (deservedly!) is probably the main reason for it. Unless there's some other small element that's hard to do that I'm missing?
Either way, one of the best acts I've seen on this show.
Honestly one of the best acts. He his hilarious and watching Penn and Teller have that much fun themselves is a riot
I couldn't help but laugh when Penn laughed, he seriously enjoyed the act
“Ahh yes, extra bananas, no pizza. Just the way I like.”
I died laughing.
This is proof of how much presentation matters. I love Piff, he's one of my favorite magicians, but I knew he wouldn't win simply because his tricks are classics. Now, that might sound like a bad thing, but it's really not. He presents classic magic tricks in a really fun, funny new way that is so much fun to watch. His tricks just happen to be the kind of thing that Penn and Teller know how to do inside and out, backwards and forwards.
If I remember right those classic routines are cornerstone of magician's craft. Penn & Teller have said that cups n' balls-routine is most important as if magician can entertain audience with such an old routine they know everything about groundwork. Not every magician can be Houdini, Cardini or David Copperfield who pushed it further than ever.
I hope you’ll see this but you’ve truly entertained and made so so so many people laugh to tears, you’ve provided so many more laughs and so much more joy then you could ever imagine I’m sure. Thank you Claude ❤
You were not lying about that being the most convoluted mess, they' shoulda just given you the trophy, poor Alyson lmfao!!!
Lmfao? Is he a secret agent?
@@kimballchoo a Chinese hacker?
@@argus0ia yes… hahaha
How can one dragon have so much talent? The comedy, the magic, the performance and showmanship... Not to mention his bloody disguise skills damn. This dragon is gonna fly to even more places.
This is just 100% pure entertainment the whole way through and a great trick as well. Well done as always!
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Piff is so much fun to watch. Seriously, he cracks me up.
The amount of energy in this performance is insane, it was captivating from beginning to end.
I remember watching Piff on the first Fool Us he was in. I loved everything about his style and presentation. He is perhaps one of the best comedy magicians I have ever seen. I then watched his meteoric rise after. I am so glad he has done well. I am happy to see him back.
how many people who win their first time become permanent guests of their act? thats how cutting edge piff is, he is literally what they are studying and learning.
Piff is similar to Penn and Teller in that the story is more important to trick than the actual illusion.
Penn always has such a bright smile on his face when Piff is around lol
Fool them by not showing up to dinner
LOVE IT
You can see the drag at 4:15. didn't necessarily hide it well from the experts, But to an untrained eye, it was smooth. It wasn't until they said it, that I caught it. This was a great use of "look there while I work here" for this whole bit. Very entertaining.
This felt like pif just wanted to go goof with his friends.
I LOVE IT!
Sometimes the magic is just how good of a show the magician puts on. He’s a great magician but I think an even better slapstick comedian. 😂
The real trophy was the friends you made along the way
Nice. Very true.
I'd have assumed the real trophy was the real trophy he made along the way, which I assume was presented to Teller off screen?
This is the first time I'm seeing piff. People could pay any amount of money to go see you put on a show and it would be worth whatever that money is. that was awesome man
I love the sincerity in his voice when he was like we can just stop here if you want cause want comes next gets crazy
6:30 love the reaction when Allison goes from 40 to 42
He just was a hot confusing mess the whole way and i loved it
Piff's so funny! I always enjoy watching him perform! Forget the Full Us trophy Piff, you need an Oscar.
Diana Dia: Piff needs an Oscar.
Academy people: Piff..... Is that a new actor we didnt hear of? :-)
Aw, your face when Penn started talking about drag... Heartbreaking!
Still love you, man!
Give this man the damn Trophy..! He is one of the few who still live the root of magic shows - Entertaining and giving people a good time!
I was waiting for something to be in the last banana, after the rant started, when Teller opened the banana I was expecting a sleeve tug to stop Penn from going off but there was nothing in there. :-(
You weren't the only one thinking that.
@@Daisysdomain if he could have misdirected Penn so long that he gave his "you lost" delivery and then it's like "Should you have waited for the end of the trick?" so we can finally see a good *blink blink* out of Penn lol
Same, i was sure it was inside the banana! lol
SO many fun red herrings here.
I love watching this guy
I remember seeing you all the way back in your first appearance and instantly becoming a fan- It's so great to see you smash it out there, I've seen you live and that was fantastic too- I think you embody why this is the best talent show on TV: doesn't matter if you fool them really, you "win" anyway because people like me get to see you and become fans- So I wouldn't be mad to see you come back every year because even if you fail to ever fool them we still have great tricks and great fun along the way!
Some magicians come up with a great revolutionary trick that is so well done it's amazing. They spend years perfecting the moves and when they come on stage they have very well rehearsed somewhat robotic movements and patter.
Then you have Piff the Magic Dragon. Someone who has perfected casual patter, essentially a comedian with magic props. Does very basic magic, but entertains the shit out of you.
Its a bit like one of the first people to fool them on the programme was a comedy magician called John Archer and you could tell that Penn was annoyed that he got fooled by it (but later admitted that Archer had done stuff he'd never seen)
Sometimes i fear that magicians will need to do more to entertain solely because Piff. This magic dragon here bring us entertainment more than i ever have watching other magicians.
Alyson picking and signing a 3 of clubs was a soft force, and a pretty ballsy choice. Penn and Teller use the 3 of clubs as their iconic card for whenever they do that. Whenever someone picks a card, any card, that card is always 3 of clubs. Signing made it not matter, but still cool to see the reference.
I don't think it was actually a force, just coincidence. When they let you stop or keep going it's usually to show it's not a force. That said, he slipped the card out and put a sticker on the back, and having her count out the cards to verify one was missing was probably a bad move
The chips were definitely a mis direction to that soft force.
except she skipped a number and messed up, there were actually 52 cards that she counted.
@@Cheesus-Sliced Doubtful it's a coincidence, especially since they're old friends... a wink seems pretty on point. Even without fancy sleights, it's very simple to do using rough and smooth as long as you can convince them to keep going. And if not, no biggie--either it was just a wink and it's ok if the card ends up different, or if it is important that it be the 3 of clubs he just DOES MORE NONSENSE and she ends up with that card anyway. (I mean can you imagine adding multiple outs on top of a trick like this? You'd never be able to guess that it was happening.)
Piff may have planted the three but in the end it didn't matter what card Alyson chose all that was needed was a way to hide his passing the bill and card to the assistant in the tent so they could slap a second top on the card, drop the $20 bill in between, and prep it appear at the end of the trunk.
Now that's a performance. One that you find yourself smiling throughout the entire video but don't realize until your cheeks hurt
the look on tellers face when the 20$ bill came out of the card....priceless
I think it was a look of amazement and disbelief, so impressed from how far Piff has come and improved his act while also shocking Teller as if he didn’t know he could do a move like that
@@Minimish28 I agree. He could have had that face on to trick everyone into thinking that they were actually fooled to! I love how penn and teller communicate with each other and others.
Haven't watched anything from you in years, and I forgot how fantastic of a performer you are. Great comedy, great amounts of effort and heart gone into everything. Hope to see you win it one of these days, you definitely deserve it.
Yay Piff! I saw you in Vegas and it was unbelievably amazing!
Lol @11:54 is the real magic. Elephants vanish before your eyes
not the best magician, but by far one of the best magic acts and performers out there. I have been a huge fan for years. Glad he is still going.. well done Piff...
I always enjoy watching him😂😂
This is now one of my favorite magic acts ever. It’s sooo random and messy that it’s just wonderful.
That was the best non stop laugh performance from first sec of your intro to the very end! I loved every second of it!
Always a fantastically entertaining show. Fooled or not you are a better stage performer than almost every other magician on here.
Wow. Great performance. Happy that i found it. Great.
I love how you casually walk off the stage eating a banana. HAHAHAHA You didn't fool them but you sure did entertain a lot of people.
those "or did I?" are the most hilarious things I saw this month :D
awesome presentation!
You ever notice how Penn is like if Badger on Breaking Bad got his act together
11:40 the elephants disappearing, reappearing, and disappearing again around Teller is the real trick here 🤣😂
I remember seeing you at the Edinburgh Fringe at least 10 years ago and absolutely loving you and your energy! It’s been incredible watching your career as it’s become more and more well known. Great work as always!
Total BAD ASS! Loved your show last night at Sycuan. And your last trick at the end of the show, absolutely excellent! Thank you, thank you so very much for coming out and EVEN doing a meet and greet! Who does that anymore? And if they do, they want a ton of money to do so!
I gotta say, Piff. You are my favorite magic dragon, bar none. Such a great act. So much humor, so much magic, so much determination. You may not have fooled them this time, but I genuinely hope you will continue to hone your magic talent and continue to be on the show.
I would pay $20 to see your act
I'd probably pay $100 to be able to just have a chat.
After all, I have an alter-ego. A Pikachu.
...so I take it you know many magic dragons, Piff just happens to be your favourite?
@@Larencia91 Well, theres Piff, Puff, Steve... i know enough. xD
You are one the few truly funny magicians ever. Thank you very much!
one of the most original comedy magicians i've ever seen. it's just about the right amount of comedy, most people nowdays over-do with comedy and just turn it into a dumb clown fiesta, but this was just about right. But yeah well .. hard fooling them with a card trick. Even tho you threw in all the comedy and non essential stuff, like bananas and pizza delivery and chips, it's still a basic card force and they know it well.
Are you suggesting Elfie forged their signatures, then?
If you like piff, you should also look up The Amazing Jonathan. Dude was the first Magician comedian I had ever seen and to this day I go back and look at his stuff.
@@Poshriel +1 For Amazing Jonathan ... That dude is well, Amazing. His magic is also basic but the jokes are hilarious and the presentation is on point.
An absolute comedic genius! His show girl assistant Jade, besides being an absolute goddess, compliments his act so perfectly with her facial expressions and energy. Edit: Just discovered that Jade is his wife. I am speechless. The dragon landed a princess!
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normally I would say "simp" here but if you are simpin so am I since I agree 100 percent
Thats why personnality is the most important thing in a human ..a lot of people are hard working and intelegent but you cant buy personality its captivating 😇
But he's a dragon!
@@KP-by4eu wow where do you live ...the most people around me are boring and nothing near to the personality of piff the magic dragon.
Maybe you didn't win the trophy, but you definitely win my heart with this show
The creativity bar was raised with that performance, well played!
I'm in love with the lady in yellow... do your magic, Piff!
Perhaps the funniest magic performance ever.
Couple of minutes after the video ended I'm still smiling wide. Dude, you're hilarious!🤘🏻
You don't need the trophy! I have been following you since 10 years ago. You have very loyal fans. I hope to see your show in vegas in the next few years (this pandemic needs to just go away).
I want to see more of Claude the Regular Dragon!
I am not shocked he didn't fool them. Most of his act is more based on the comedy over the actual magic and if you can tune that out it makes following his tricks easy.
LOL......bro, piff isn't there to win the trophy. Piff already won something that is far greater than the trophy - which is the respect of penn and teller, plus his own damned show in vegas. THE ONLY REASON piff still comes on the show is because he is INVITED - penn and teller have invested a lot of money into Piff, they bring him on to give him some TV time, and to fill some time in the show.
One of the reasons Penn and Teller like Piff so much is because he came on the show NOT TRYING TO WIN, but just trying to show off his act. Piff knew his act was golden without even fooling anybody..... his first time on Fool Us was mostly just a way for him to get noticed, not to win.
@@anonyninja7737 thank you, Sherlock.
@@anonyninja7737 well it feeds right into the point of the show. They wanted a show where they could show off great magic performances. The reason they have the "fool us" gimmick is so that viewers at home can have the premise that the magic isn't just camera tricks.
@@thekwoka4707 They aren't camera tricks. There are actual rules to the game, no camera tricks, no audience plants. P&T really are not in on the tricks, only the producers know and the producers judge whether P&T guess enough of the trick correctly or not based on listening to the conversation between them (which the audience doesnt hear)
While yes they made the show to showcase talent, the actual competition is still real even if it's intended to be just playful between friends/colleagues.
I do wish they would make that more clear in the show itself, but Penn has talked about it extensively in podcasts and interviews.
I love his character, unique, funny, very talented and what cute smile!
Love Piff and his friendship with Penn, and his respect for Teller... He's always funny on Penns Sunday School, and his interplay with the late Johnny Thompson...
He is something else. Comedic genius and magician. I love his whole attitude.
I love how Noone else gets this wasn't about piff actually winning a trophy it was about bringing in viewership to the show and platform again. I could tell from about 30 seconds in this wasn't an act meant to fool pen and teller but keep the audience laughing and entertained which is the majority of Piffs show. He's a comedian magician with his audience.
That's how I felt watching it. I Love watching Piff but this was clearly just for entertainment more then a trophy.
Piff and his alter ego won a number of awards for his skills and creativity so obviously this was just done for fun. If I had to guess, his goal was to do the most convoluted trick he possibly could do in the time he had. His genius is definitely not in question as that first trick he did on the show is one of the most creative card tricks many have ever scene and something he did create himself.
Isn't that why every contestant is on the show and why Penn & Teller let them post the video on their YT channel?
Yep. You are right
Everyone gets that.
Such a magnetic performance, was so amazed I could have fell through my floor.
OMG this was too hilarious. That must have been a trip to put together that trick given just how absurdly convoluted it was. Crazy too how much the overall persona improved over these past ten years.
This was the baddest greatest amazing thing ive ever seen oddly so into this hooked and the tricks and dull humour amazing respect 😘😘
You are one of the greats and watching you is always an absolute joy. I hope I can see you live one day. You've definitely won all of our hearts and respect so I don't necessarily think you need the trophy.......who am I kidding?! You deserve a damn trophy!
With quick moves and slick tricks dominating magic the last 30 years, Piff brings a lovey mix of buffoonery, misdirection, and comedy.
This video coming out was the best birthday present ever bro. Love Piff and Penn and Teller, superb collabs
The dynamic is great
Thanks for the laugh….seriously
couldn’t tell if he was genuinely “piffed” off when they knew how he did it..
still, entertaining as hell to watch
He seemed a bit piffed. I think he truly thought he might have a slight chance. The second Penn said "drag", you could tell he was legit thinking "WTF HOW DID YOU KNOW INSTANTLY".
Still, Piff knew that would probably be the case, and he knows its his brand of show that really matters
Allison signed the three of clubs, which implies he was definitely there to entertain and not so much into fooling them. Piff could win but doesn't need to.
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Saw Piff last week at Vegas great show and new fan
*The only man dressed up as a dragon that can call Penn a 'B!tch' and still be loved for it*
your gift is spreading smiles and entertainment
The cards can be split apart. He pocketed the card when he shuffled, then when he grabbed the 153 elephants he passed it through the hole in the canvas with the 20 to the guy inside. Guy put then 20 inside. The elephant trunk has a mechanism to spit out the card. Guy puts in the trunk. Boom trick done .
Nah he put the $ in the empty card box , pretty sure the rest is right. 4:49 and 9:46
I just thought he handed the bill to the pizza guy and then the pizza guy put on an elephant costume and went into the box
You're fun at parties I can tell
@@Mushruums Probably, he's an amazing performer but his tricks are usually the easiest method because that's part of the joke.
@@devanbrowne8706 talking about the first comment where he explains it I understand the show and the point of it
Again: such a nice show. No losers. Everyone wins. A huge pleasure to watch.