Penn & Teller Give a Lesson in Misdirection Using a Vanishing Chicken

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  • Опубліковано 22 чер 2018
  • The Longest-running Las Vegas act in history, Penn & Teller, impresses Jimmy and the Tonight Show audience with a vanishing chicken and a lot of misdirection.
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  • @mindassassin
    @mindassassin 3 роки тому +8162

    Teller is a sleight of hand master. He was able to palm the gorilla girl and plant her in the box.

  • @fandlpetroleum
    @fandlpetroleum 5 років тому +3867

    "Clucky McCluckface and the Chicken Coop Rocket Ship to Mars" was Bowie's greatest album.

    • @hammerfaced420
      @hammerfaced420 5 років тому +35

      Rufus Slothkowski sounds more like a Frank Zappa album

    • @alonsomiranda2598
      @alonsomiranda2598 5 років тому +15

      @@hammerfaced420 Feat. Captaing Beefheart

    • @videovoidtv
      @videovoidtv 5 років тому

      Lmfao

    • @Ryfinius
      @Ryfinius 4 роки тому +3

      I'd say a lost Beatles Album

    • @NinjaOnANinja
      @NinjaOnANinja 4 роки тому +4

      No idea why people like Bowie so damn much.

  • @NeedyForMusic
    @NeedyForMusic 5 років тому +6301

    2:47 Jimmy's laugh literally sounds like a trumpet

    • @amzerr81
      @amzerr81 5 років тому +354

      username checks out 😂

    • @DDC1324
      @DDC1324 5 років тому +86

      @@amzerr81 this comment needs more likes

    • @ryahbelford3433
      @ryahbelford3433 5 років тому +248

      Wait is it not a trumpet from the roots? If its his laugh that’s hilarious

    • @prostynick
      @prostynick 5 років тому +66

      @@ryahbelford3433 I was wondering why they've put a trumpet sound there. After watching 2nd time I thought that maybe it was censored fkng misdirection LOL

    • @fruitypeebils
      @fruitypeebils 5 років тому +2

      ua-cam.com/video/eVrYbKBrI7o/v-deo.html

  • @99temporal
    @99temporal 4 роки тому +3467

    This is not called juggling, this is called misdirection

  • @arothmanmusic
    @arothmanmusic 6 років тому +4473

    The chicken was actually the showgirl. She quickly changed out of the chicken costume and into the gorilla outfit. The real magician is Georgie Bernasek.

    • @knoxgarfallen3355
      @knoxgarfallen3355 4 роки тому +74

      I thought you were gunna say: "The real magic, was the friends we made along the way."

    • @iSustainnn
      @iSustainnn 4 роки тому +4

      @@knoxgarfallen3355 that's just sad

    • @fedos
      @fedos 3 роки тому +3

      @@iSustainnn Sad, but true.

    • @NoisqueVoaProduction
      @NoisqueVoaProduction 3 роки тому +4

      I just remembered the spongebob episode where spongebob is patrick in a gorilla costume and they change back and forth.

    • @guyemail6799
      @guyemail6799 2 роки тому

      2 gorillas...one already in the box and the other on stage

  • @sammyspaniel6054
    @sammyspaniel6054 6 років тому +9796

    She was in the cage from the beginning which makes the trick an example of misdirection about misdirection.

    • @IcepickL
      @IcepickL 5 років тому +412

      It does fit their definition of misdirection. They are directing your attention by telling you what you should be expecting to change.

    • @geesee8187
      @geesee8187 5 років тому +45

      The Kansas City Shuffle is misdirection.

    • @darkevilazn
      @darkevilazn 5 років тому +246

      In the first few seconds of the act, Penn literally tells you his definition of misdirection, which, may or may not be different to yours. Anyways the chicken was the misdirection, because you wouldn't normally notice how close to the front of the cage, and how close the back "cloth" is to the chicken. Penn's whole speech on misdirection was to distract you from noticing that.

    • @rynox77
      @rynox77 5 років тому +13

      That’s so meta.

    • @mementomori5580
      @mementomori5580 5 років тому +142

      She didn't fill the entire cage. At least not in all 3 dimensions. She simply was further to the back at the beginning, then got the chicken and gave it to Teller to carry it away, then went a little forward so that she was at the front so it looked like she filled the cage completely.
      You can see how much the Cage shakes during that time and how Penn tries to cover that up by wildly gesticulating and bumping into the cage over and over again so that it seems hat this is his doing.

  • @Durwood71
    @Durwood71 5 років тому +179

    The actual trick is stupidly simple once you figure it out (false back on the cage hiding the woman in the gorilla costume), but it's Penn and Teller's stage presence, charisma, and showmanship that turn it into magic.

    • @edmis90
      @edmis90 10 місяців тому +4

      So what's the "misdirection" here?
      Making the audience think that they actually snuck her in at some point?

    • @Durwood71
      @Durwood71 10 місяців тому +41

      @@edmis90 The misdirection was Penn lying to the audience that they were going to make the chicken disappear, so nobody was looking for the real trick, which was the woman in a gorilla costume suddenly appearing inside the cage. By the time the reveal happens, most people have forgotten that the cage started out considerably narrower.

    • @notaspeck6104
      @notaspeck6104 9 місяців тому +14

      @@edmis90 Misdirection is pretty much what he explains, to me it's taking advantage of people's expectations by providing pieces of a narrative that they start to piece together, only to reveal they were putting them together wrong the whole time.

    • @CB-xr1eg
      @CB-xr1eg 6 місяців тому +1

      @@edmis90 2 suggestions
      1) We never see the back of the box. There's a door there that opens downwards and a board that enables the "Gorilla" to emerge unseen from a panel backstage and enter the box. Something similar was done on AGT.
      2) The gorilla/girl was already in the box behind a panel, and it wasn't her who came onstage banging the symbals.

    • @ChicCanyon
      @ChicCanyon 5 місяців тому +2

      ​@edmis90 The premise "we're going to make a chicken disappear" is the misdirection.

  • @largepeep8710
    @largepeep8710 4 роки тому +823

    "Here's a little lesson in trickery."

    • @Decertator
      @Decertator 4 роки тому +32

      If you want to be villain number one,

    • @wakko21222
      @wakko21222 4 роки тому +30

      You've got to chase a superhero on the run

    • @oldschoolgamer1044
      @oldschoolgamer1044 4 роки тому +22

      Be careful not to make a sound

    • @ow3love
      @ow3love 4 роки тому +22

      “Shh...No don’t touch that!”

    • @halopersonify
      @halopersonify 4 роки тому +13

      *Music* [(We are number one.)x3 (Hey! )x2]

  • @ajrobson
    @ajrobson 6 років тому +4974

    Best part of the trick 1:16 making Jimmy Fallon disappear

    • @floggyWM1
      @floggyWM1 6 років тому +180

      he is annoying

    • @Cazz8203
      @Cazz8203 5 років тому +64

      That was my favorite part too

    • @fatkat311
      @fatkat311 5 років тому +42

      Kimmel is worse

    • @ConnorAttwood
      @ConnorAttwood 5 років тому +24

      Kinnmel is a lot worse

    • @henryambrose8607
      @henryambrose8607 5 років тому +34

      @@ConnorAttwood They're all terrible.

  • @micaelaroyo4837
    @micaelaroyo4837 4 роки тому +201

    Teller always has this expression on his face
    :)

    • @everhirstseyt2667
      @everhirstseyt2667 4 роки тому +3

      The face of a sweet and innocent puppy, even though he's 71yo!

    • @chewy2804
      @chewy2804 4 роки тому

      Which one is Teller?

    • @micaelaroyo4837
      @micaelaroyo4837 4 роки тому +9

      @@chewy2804 the short one with this face: :)

    • @chewy2804
      @chewy2804 4 роки тому +1

      Micaela Royo I thought that was Fallon

    • @everhirstseyt2667
      @everhirstseyt2667 4 роки тому

      Stop trolling. Anw, Teller is the only one not yammering here.

  • @StephanieManley
    @StephanieManley 5 років тому +2327

    Does Teller ever age?

  • @braitont.v7475
    @braitont.v7475 3 роки тому +851

    Most people here have noticed that the gorilla was in the cage the entire time, but, if you watch closer, penn is constantly leaning on the box to apply weight to it, and the cymbals are there to mask the sound of movement. He applies weight to keep the box from shifting and moving around on its own, which you can tel by alwatching the golden cloths pieces moving frantically when the cymbals start going off.

    • @URHYNS
      @URHYNS 2 роки тому +41

      You can also see the cloth bulging up under his elbow as the gorilla scoots into position in the box. 2:31 - 2:33.

    • @BobbySacamano
      @BobbySacamano 2 роки тому +17

      Did you have a stroke at the start and end of the comment? ;)
      The middle is so coherent.

    • @matthewclokus7311
      @matthewclokus7311 2 роки тому +8

      So then how did the gorilla girl sneak into the cage if she wasnt there the whole time, and we would have seen some shadow from the behind the legs of the table

    • @PhilipOsborneUK
      @PhilipOsborneUK 2 роки тому +41

      @@matthewclokus7311 that’s what he’s saying, she WAS there the whole time. When you see the chicken, look how close the “back” of the box is to the chicken. It’s a false back and she was behind it the whole time. While he’s talking, she’s moving into position ready for the big reveal, but to mask any movement or rocking he leans on the box so you assume it’s only rocking because he’s leaning on it. The gorilla with the cymbals is a different gorilla!

    • @microchannel377
      @microchannel377 2 роки тому +14

      yep. there were two gorillas. one in the cage and another with symbols. there was an opaque object between the chicken and the gorilla. the gorilla handed the chicken to teller, along with the blanket separating the gorilla from the chicken. thats why the cage changed when you look at it from the beginning when you couldnt see through to the end when you can.

  • @xtianor
    @xtianor 6 років тому +4524

    not even magic can make Jimmy not fake a laugh

    • @LAFC.
      @LAFC. 5 років тому +74

      ALL tv hosts fake laugh.

    • @hpfariz
      @hpfariz 5 років тому +279

      @@LAFC. his is the worst

    • @gundorstoneskin5900
      @gundorstoneskin5900 5 років тому +140

      I've seen Conan laugh for real plenty.

    • @joshuajones6460
      @joshuajones6460 4 роки тому +22

      Fariz Habibie Permana Kimmel is a THOUSAND times more plastic and fake.

    • @candycamaro
      @candycamaro 4 роки тому +101

      I dont think its fake laughing. In fact im actually suprised his career got this far after he ruined every single bit he was in on SNL by laughing

  • @clintbrunke2074
    @clintbrunke2074 6 років тому +1591

    These two are some of the best story tellers and presenters in magic . their tricks like this are not the hardest to figure out and many times they tell how the trick is done . they are more about the entertainment value, its a show not a trick. This trick for instance is actually not at all a misdirection trick. That's the story they tell to entertain us. And it works. But dont be fooled these two are also some of the best magicians in the world and know some of the most complex tricks there are.

    • @angelpadill_uh
      @angelpadill_uh 6 років тому +17

      clint brunke couldn’t have worded it any better.

    • @spookyturbo1618
      @spookyturbo1618 6 років тому +138

      Wait so acting like it was a misdirection trick was misdirection to make us think it was a misdirection trick!!!

    • @aj41581
      @aj41581 6 років тому +17

      Catching a bullet. Real bullet, real gun, craziest illusion magic ever. They know their stuff, no doubt in the world

    • @Sean-mq7wt
      @Sean-mq7wt 6 років тому +42

      Spookyturbo Exactly. Penn & Teller are fantastic magicians not for having the most complicated or difficult to perform tricks. They are fantastic because they are capable of weaving and presenting a story that the audience believes about how a trick is done, only to pull the rug out from under them with a reveal that would be impossible if the trick were down how they make the audience think it was done. Honestly, anybody could easily perform this trick with little training or practice. It's honestly quite simple. Few people would be able to fool or even entertain an audience with this trick, however, because few people have the ability to misdirect an entire narrative built by an audience, rather than just use simple misdirection to distract them.

    • @brandonwhitehall830
      @brandonwhitehall830 6 років тому +16

      Lol it’s simple she was in the cage all alone when the chicken was in there was a purple back ground , he took the chicken when removed the cloth lol the background was removed as well lol

  • @bryncb
    @bryncb 4 роки тому +442

    Pretty smart to have the loud cymbals cover up the sound of the back panel falling down.

    • @JeffWatchesYoutube
      @JeffWatchesYoutube 4 роки тому +79

      For real. They should do this for a living!

    • @MxODraconis
      @MxODraconis 4 роки тому +8

      No, that was to cover the Chicken making any noise as it was put into the bottom of the box.

    • @damonsantore2345
      @damonsantore2345 4 роки тому +2

      Rumbaar Gaming think pen took it ?

    • @IshamTrivedi
      @IshamTrivedi 4 роки тому +4

      @@damonsantore2345 Most probably not. Everything Penn says is a lie (during the act).

    • @Modrunnermusic
      @Modrunnermusic 4 роки тому +8

      You can even see the whole cage shaking at @ 2:41 onward. The lady is taking down the barrier so she can step out the front.

  • @oxide9679
    @oxide9679 Рік тому +40

    "How many people saw Teller walk in, cop the chicken and split?"
    That question had me dying of laughter. I dunno why, but the way he worded it is hysterical. 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂

    • @MochaNeko
      @MochaNeko 5 місяців тому +3

      "cop the chicken and split" has become a household phrase because of this video 😭
      our cat took her bird toy away from me and ran off, and you can only imagine what we said after lmaooo

    • @IcepickL
      @IcepickL 4 місяці тому +1

      It's so nonchalant, which perfectly matches the nonchalant way that Teller walks on stage.

  • @sofielarkin491
    @sofielarkin491 6 років тому +2315

    he's lost so much weight I'm so happy for penn!!!

    • @veegaanmyooon44
      @veegaanmyooon44 5 років тому +54

      Looking good and healthy here too!!!

    • @henryambrose8607
      @henryambrose8607 5 років тому +14

      @@veegaanmyooon44 I'm happy for you too.

    • @DynamicDurge
      @DynamicDurge 4 роки тому +32

      All that cocaine up in Vegas must be top notch

    • @johnny_eth
      @johnny_eth 4 роки тому +24

      @@DynamicDurge is actually potatoes.

    • @captaincaveman284
      @captaincaveman284 4 роки тому +14

      @@johnny_eth why potatoes?........because fuck you that's why!!

  • @ethybubs
    @ethybubs 4 роки тому +104

    Jimmy Fallon sensing he's not in the spotlight:
    *HAHAHAHAHA oh my goodness*

  • @dantemand3068
    @dantemand3068 4 роки тому +295

    Jimmy Fallon's acting is like taking a scene straight out of "The Room"... "What.... oh my god...!"

  • @jordanburton9819
    @jordanburton9819 5 років тому +22

    Penn and Teller are the two most amazing magicians. Every one of their performances, it feels like you learn something. Maybe small maybe unnecesary but there's a certain depth to each of their tricks that makes them stick to you.

  • @dmjdmj
    @dmjdmj 6 років тому +326

    Magnets! Some kind of magnets!

    • @Gotejjeken
      @Gotejjeken 6 років тому +8

      Magnets...bitch!

    • @willionaire77
      @willionaire77 6 років тому

      seems probable... 😎
      but only real natural magnets.
      electrical ones would crashed the cameras fo‘ sho‘.

    • @Krillinish2
      @Krillinish2 6 років тому +8

      “MMMMMMMMMMMAGIC!!!” -Pete Holmes

    • @brucebaker810
      @brucebaker810 6 років тому +2

      You haven't "explained" anything if you use a bigger mystery. And magnets...how do THEY work?

    • @dmjdmj
      @dmjdmj 6 років тому +5

      +Bruce Baker. I don't understand magnets and I don't understand this. This is magnets.

  • @AwesometownUSA
    @AwesometownUSA 4 роки тому +871

    Yeah right. This trick is easy to figure out. The chicken was obviously some kinda Wolfman, all along.
    But instead of having a Man form, it had a Chicken form. And instead of having a Wolf form, it obviously had a Man form
    (but except the Man was actually a WOman, and he put on a Ape costume)
    So to recap: this trick is obvious: the Chicken was a Wolfman all along; but the misdirection was that instead of a Wolfman, it was a Lady-Chickenape

  • @that_camaro_guy_zl1
    @that_camaro_guy_zl1 5 років тому +8

    I have seen them perform this trick live in Las Vegas and it’s a really great trick to see. These guys are incredible. Truly the best of the best.

  • @govinddas3983
    @govinddas3983 4 роки тому +16

    0:43
    Penn :they fool us
    Teller: they fool me(specifically)

  • @Halinspark
    @Halinspark 3 роки тому +95

    "...it's not some jive ass story..."
    Of course not, you would need a turkey.

    • @Captain_Wack
      @Captain_Wack 3 роки тому

      I understand your skepticism; however Penn and Teller don't enjoy doing acts that require camera trickery. They prefer practical effects and using the original principles of magic, as opposed to bullshit.

    • @Halinspark
      @Halinspark 3 роки тому +2

      @@Captain_Wack Who said anything about skepticism?

    • @iamdb1990
      @iamdb1990 3 роки тому

      underrated comment lol

  • @-.._.-_...-_.._-..__..._.-.-.-
    @-.._.-_...-_.._-..__..._.-.-.- 5 років тому +6

    Wow, what an act! Good job, Penn and Teller. You really know how to make a classic trick more interesting. I always like when magicians use stage props in their acts, especially ones of that size. It is a rather large prop, larger than most can see, at least at first. Wouldn't you agree? It's big enough to hold a chicken, a gorilla or even both at the same time. You speak about misdirection being an important part of this act, and I believe you _simulated_ that quite well, but what people may not realize is the amount of care and patience that also went into it. Wonderful job, Penn and Teller. You didn't fool us, but it's a terrific act. Thank you so much for being here.

  • @dante9903
    @dante9903 4 роки тому +3

    Idk what it is but I love Penn’s delivery. There’s so much passion and genuine love behind what he says.

  • @NateL1884
    @NateL1884 3 роки тому +48

    Take notes, Jimmy. THAT is how you engage in a conversation in a way that's actually fucking entertaining to an audience!

  • @Nemesis_SN
    @Nemesis_SN 6 років тому +7

    Love Penn and Teller and love their show and what they're doing for magic, keeping it alive and evolving on a platform that's watched by millions, glad to see them on Jimmy's show again and hope they come back soon!

  • @evilknight400
    @evilknight400 4 роки тому +37

    Whatever else you think about Penn and Teller, you have to admit:
    That is a fine freaking jacket that Penn has on.

  • @RMisu
    @RMisu 3 роки тому +10

    3:10 the girl in white ( first seat, second row from bottom ) did not see Teller on the stage and her friend is having a good laugh.

    • @stevie8271
      @stevie8271 3 роки тому

      thank you for pointing this out lmao. i have been on both sides of this exchange

  • @KeithQuinlan
    @KeithQuinlan 4 роки тому +44

    If you listen at 2:34 I believe you can hear the false back falling down if you ignore the sound of the cymbals.

    • @conniethesconnie
      @conniethesconnie 4 роки тому +1

      The false back is just a piece of cloth; shouldn't make noise.

    • @stayyourpath
      @stayyourpath 4 роки тому +1

      No you can’t dumbass 😭😭😭... there is no back

    • @Sc0rch91
      @Sc0rch91 3 роки тому

      @@stayyourpath there is a freaking curtain in there concealing the woman in the suit

    • @stayyourpath
      @stayyourpath 3 роки тому

      @@Sc0rch91 no its not

  • @bigdave46148
    @bigdave46148 6 років тому +2797

    It's a shame Penn and Teller didn't make Jimmy Fallon disappear.

    • @JCMDKFHUB
      @JCMDKFHUB 5 років тому +9

      bigdave46148 Damn boi 😂

    • @AnnyongRings
      @AnnyongRings 5 років тому +6

      You must be lost.

    • @kyleeaton2717
      @kyleeaton2717 5 років тому +5

      Yeah, I agree

    • @foxtwo1584
      @foxtwo1584 5 років тому +5

      Sir, you earned my like!

    • @clemire83
      @clemire83 5 років тому +3

      15 years ago before he was on snl? we all wish... but then who would stare at the camera and laugh

  • @monicacorona5278
    @monicacorona5278 6 років тому +18

    I love Penn and Teller! I saw them live in the 80's when I was bout 12ish in Los Angeles. They were just starting out. It was the best thing I had sent in my life. I'm so happy every time I see how big they are 😊.

  • @danielstudart2062
    @danielstudart2062 3 роки тому +190

    If you slow it down to 0.25 speed you can see that they do the trick and you still don't know how it's done, but slower.

    • @MihkelKukk
      @MihkelKukk 3 роки тому +1

      This comment really hit me

    • @Bystronicman08
      @Bystronicman08 3 роки тому +5

      This is very obvious trick. Everyone knows how it's done.

    • @tiredgiraffe
      @tiredgiraffe 3 роки тому +3

      how do u not know how its done? most obvious trick ive ever seen

  • @stevenwayneshutler3031
    @stevenwayneshutler3031 5 років тому +1

    These guys are legends! Really would love to see their show

  • @kungfurabbits
    @kungfurabbits 6 років тому +46

    The thing about tricks like this... We know how they do it. These are the "simple" ones, but Penn & Teller put their own spin on it with story-telling that make it feel original which is why they never truly get old.

  • @HulkGotNikes
    @HulkGotNikes 6 років тому +439

    perfect timing to watch this right as i finish christopher nolan’s ‘the prestige’

    • @StephenRahrig
      @StephenRahrig 6 років тому +1

      JustABro
      Christopher Nolan’s “the prestige” eh?

    • @ojojojomd
      @ojojojomd 6 років тому +17

      JustABro congratulations, the prestige is an amazing movie ;)

    • @EdwardNygma007
      @EdwardNygma007 6 років тому +30

      The prestige is a great fuckin film. Wolverine Batman Alfred n black widow all in there 😂

    • @wolfy9549
      @wolfy9549 6 років тому +2

      Wow Seen that last night hahah

    • @chrisgermain8152
      @chrisgermain8152 6 років тому +10

      Literally my favorite movie

  • @Halinspark
    @Halinspark 3 роки тому +87

    These tricks are more impressive when there aren't camera cuts during possibly important sections of an act.

    • @kevinlund357
      @kevinlund357 3 роки тому +13

      True, but the way this trick was done doesn't require camera cuts at all.

    • @ijneb1248
      @ijneb1248 3 роки тому +2

      They have a live audience watching them tho

    • @Halinspark
      @Halinspark 3 роки тому +4

      @@kevinlund357 My point is that because the editor or producer doeant realize everything they do is important, we're missing a lot of action.

    • @furrykef
      @furrykef 2 роки тому +1

      @@Halinspark That's just the nature of magic on TV. A continuous shot would be boring, and the editors aren't going to make the act more boring for 90% of the audience to please the 10% of the audience who care about the possibility of camera tricks. (Especially since it's well known that P&T almost never rely on camera tricks anyway-I only know of one exception to that rule where it's basically done as a joke.)

    • @Cadolots
      @Cadolots 2 роки тому +1

      I have seen the show in Vegas, he did it live

  • @theSUICIDEfox
    @theSUICIDEfox 3 роки тому +14

    1:56 Penn: There's a chicken in there, we're gonna make it disappear.
    Chicken: You're gonna what now?

  • @ZGBrickfilms
    @ZGBrickfilms 6 років тому +177

    Penn and Teller are the best!

  • @curiousmind616
    @curiousmind616 4 роки тому +3

    Love these guys, keep magic relevant and interesting

  • @brianvalley5223
    @brianvalley5223 Рік тому +1

    They both are so great. Boggles the imagination how they do these things.

  • @Jayeeyee
    @Jayeeyee 6 років тому +1

    I saw this act in person at their Las Vegas show. The longer version is much more amazing!

  • @TreantmonksTemple
    @TreantmonksTemple 6 років тому +87

    Teller is going for back surgery this summer. Wish you all the best Teller!

    • @southernoregoncatmom6519
      @southernoregoncatmom6519 6 років тому +1

      Chris Honkala -I hope all goes well for him

    • @kathleenpicard5238
      @kathleenpicard5238 6 років тому

      Chris Honkala is he sick ? He really looks good & im happy he dropped all the weight

    • @TreantmonksTemple
      @TreantmonksTemple 6 років тому

      Penn tweeted the other day that Teller needed back surgery this summer.

    • @kathleenpicard5238
      @kathleenpicard5238 6 років тому

      Chris Honkala oh the poor man

    • @Wiseguy150
      @Wiseguy150 6 років тому

      Dang, is that why when I ordered tickets to see them in Vegas at the end of this month, the tickets were canceled later and I was refunded? :(

  • @thevanishingsaxon663
    @thevanishingsaxon663 3 роки тому +173

    The camera cuts ruined this performance. That's the ultimate misdirection.
    PS. Two gorillas, one of the gorillas is already in the box at the beginning. The box is much longer than it appears. There is a dividing plate between the chicken and the back of the box where the gorilla is. When the gorilla appears in the box, the plate is missing and you can see straight through it to the back of the stage. There is actually no need for any form of misdirection in this trick. And that's the point, that is misdirection.

    • @that1guy246
      @that1guy246 3 роки тому +3

      Pause at 3:03 and you see how long the cage is. Its actually not long at all

    • @thevanishingsaxon663
      @thevanishingsaxon663 3 роки тому +2

      @@that1guy246
      Long enough to stuff a 400lb gorilla in it lol.

    • @RandomDeathChild
      @RandomDeathChild 3 роки тому +1

      cpt obvious fuck off

    • @thevanishingsaxon663
      @thevanishingsaxon663 3 роки тому +1

      @@RandomDeathChild
      Wow, so edgy, so much salt.

    • @RandomDeathChild
      @RandomDeathChild 3 роки тому +1

      @@thevanishingsaxon663 cocky sucky

  • @CarimboHanky
    @CarimboHanky 6 років тому

    they simply the best... being a fan of them since i was a kid, very enjoyable.
    i hope one day i manage to see them live

  • @cliffvbajo
    @cliffvbajo 5 років тому +1

    i love these guys... entertainment to the highest level

  • @d.o.a9236
    @d.o.a9236 5 років тому +3

    WHEN YOU THINK THAT YOU CANT BE FOOLED BUT IN FACT YES 😂

  • @Namelezz_Guy
    @Namelezz_Guy 3 роки тому +5

    2:52 People raising their hands as soon as the hear show of hands 😂

  • @ChillPill7777777
    @ChillPill7777777 5 років тому +1

    Shoes!!! ;-)
    Simple spin on a classic trick done with duplicates (twins). Beautiful.

  • @PCHUANG-yk9pw
    @PCHUANG-yk9pw Рік тому +6

    The magic itself is simple; it is the story telling makes it magical.
    (Just for kids who are curious: the box has two compartment, with the chicken in front visible but a gorilla in the back. The gorilla dancing is another one, but Teller did take the chicken away, leave the gorilla in the box.)

    • @TheJacklikesvideos
      @TheJacklikesvideos 10 місяців тому +1

      you can see the false back very close behind the chicken. later when the "gorilla" gets out, there is no back at all to the cage and you can see the wall behind it.

  • @crustycurmudgeon2182
    @crustycurmudgeon2182 2 роки тому +5

    Penn and Teller-- Timeless Legends! The first act of theirs that I remember (may or may not be 1st time I saw them), had Teller hanging upside down and tied up (straight jacket? I don't know...), with a flame underneath the rope holding him up. Penn recited the entire "Ballad of Casey Jones" as Teller struggled to free himself. The rope was timed to burn through exactly as Penn recited the final words of the Ballad! Teller, of course, freed himself and landed nimbly on his feet at the point the rope burned through! Stunning act! Whether or not that was the 1st time I saw them, I definitely remembered them ever since...

  • @scubamarilu
    @scubamarilu 6 років тому +3

    Penn looks amazing..wow!

    • @artmeatj6620
      @artmeatj6620 5 років тому

      Marilu Carvallo I know right? He’s really in shape now

  • @187SCARFACE187
    @187SCARFACE187 5 років тому

    I saw them live in Vegas.... everyone should go see their show....bravo

  • @ruthecker399
    @ruthecker399 2 роки тому

    love love them both

  • @anmedia7747
    @anmedia7747 6 років тому +186

    Love these guys!

    • @omeyehead7436
      @omeyehead7436 6 років тому +2

      AN MEDIA. Ive watched them 30+ yrs. Theyre great

    • @EthosF4ded
      @EthosF4ded 6 років тому

      Love you

    • @dehaifu68
      @dehaifu68 6 років тому

      AN MEDIA. Why

  • @NWS189
    @NWS189 2 роки тому +22

    The misdirection is that they promised us it's a vanishing chicken trick, but is in fact one with an appearing gorilla. Very entertaining. Very meta. Well done.

  • @KM-jb3vg
    @KM-jb3vg 3 роки тому

    Penn and teller will live forever in my heart

  • @mikemcconeghy4658
    @mikemcconeghy4658 5 років тому +1

    Epic. Loved it.

  • @skipjack02
    @skipjack02 4 роки тому +4

    0:44 gives a good view on how deep the cage looks from the front and how deep it actually is

  • @alexisbourke4631
    @alexisbourke4631 4 роки тому +8

    I’ve never heard jimmy sound more serious or interested in something then at 2:15

  • @TheInkPitOx
    @TheInkPitOx Рік тому

    Even when they explain how they do it, they still blow your mind

  • @AaronAaron247
    @AaronAaron247 5 років тому

    I love these guys!

  • @PortedPotatoes
    @PortedPotatoes 5 років тому +6

    "Oh man, I can't believe I love that"

    • @samjam170
      @samjam170 5 років тому

      Very glad someone noticed this haha

  • @vincentsimbol7251
    @vincentsimbol7251 4 роки тому +6

    Video: *starts
    Teller: _already looks like he's palming something in his right hand_

  • @Potato-lw3fe
    @Potato-lw3fe 4 роки тому

    This is so simple yet to so good.

  • @jsteel89
    @jsteel89 3 роки тому

    I love her dance synced with the drums at the end.

  • @nameputhpong9041
    @nameputhpong9041 4 роки тому +5

    I like how penn pushes fallon out of the frame to start his demostration.

  • @jennifer9084
    @jennifer9084 6 років тому +568

    I thought for sure that I was watching closely the first time but I guess not :/ I love these guys!!

    • @walkinmn
      @walkinmn 6 років тому +2

      Jennifer A misdirection

    • @EvanWorden1
      @EvanWorden1 6 років тому +84

      She was in the cage the whole time. When the chicken was in there they had a purple back drop which was designed to look like it had depth, when in actuality it sat inches from the front. When she gets out after, you will notice there is no purple back on the box.

    • @poida66
      @poida66 6 років тому

      Evan Worden oh damn, why didn't I notice that...

    • @nelsoneliassalinas7018
      @nelsoneliassalinas7018 6 років тому +6

      makes sense, but the inside of the tapestry is purple

    • @kennethM
      @kennethM 5 років тому

      Evan Worden that purple back is the clothtgat was coberibg tge cage.

  • @YOUNABOTH
    @YOUNABOTH 4 роки тому

    Penn and Teller are the Kings of magic

  • @ChrisS-nj3ye
    @ChrisS-nj3ye 3 роки тому +1

    WOW... These guys should get their own show

  • @thearcticfox343
    @thearcticfox343 3 роки тому +7

    the real misdirection is that there wasn't any

  • @EnricoFantini
    @EnricoFantini 6 років тому +345

    Penn actually fooled the audience to tell a lie as no one actually SAW Teller leave with the chicken.

    • @Picotrain
      @Picotrain 6 років тому +47

      The point he's making is that at no point does anyone see a chicken outside the cage, including when Teller is walking behind the cage.

    • @jonhamilton5128
      @jonhamilton5128 6 років тому +5

      Penn and Teller would stoop to that level. The purple curtain hid the gorilla because you can kind of tell that the cage is a tad longer back to front.

    • @eye4567
      @eye4567 6 років тому +2

      Nathan Spotswood there was no chicken, so no teller didn’t walk a chicken of the stage.

    • @cameronjames3499
      @cameronjames3499 5 років тому +12

      Well 3 things; he didn't necessarily take the chicken out back (it's just implied).
      Secondly, this may be quibbling but it wasn't a gorilla it was someone in a gorilla suit, while it's semantics and shorthand it does show how the verbal framing works, ie he got the audience already agreeing to incorrect things.
      Lastly, who says there was a chicken? Odds are very high that it was just a quality animatronic (you can spend a lot of cash when you reuse it a lot) - when it's a live animal one assumes they have a lot less leeway for screwing around (assuming they are ethical, which their public image is built on) - it would definitely suit their sense of humor if the actual name sake of the trick about misdirection is part of the joke - ie there is no 'vanishing chicken' because there was never a chicken.

    • @MasterChief0522
      @MasterChief0522 4 роки тому +3

      @@cameronjames3499
      Chickens, and birds in general, are very quiet in the dark. I wouldn't be surprised if it was a real chicken.

  • @harveymccluskey3270
    @harveymccluskey3270 4 роки тому

    Love your show!!!!!! Brilliant!!!!!

  • @charlesnunez9798
    @charlesnunez9798 Місяць тому

    Easy trick to figure out, amazing to see also!

  • @davidevans3175
    @davidevans3175 6 років тому +1517

    False back in the box, she was in the back the entire time.

    • @AnantMall
      @AnantMall 6 років тому +39

      I love them and their skill, why would they do this as special appearance on a TV!

    • @colorspart
      @colorspart 6 років тому +85

      Agreed , If you watch near where Penn's Elbow is on the top of the box you can see the red cloth moving around as she gets into position. Surprised they actually used this trick on national tv as it's so obvious how the trick was done. Kind of rookie league, but i still love these guys.

    • @Lost_n_Found_1
      @Lost_n_Found_1 6 років тому +358

      It's not the complexity of the trick, it's the excellence in delivery. Watching Penn & Teller work is a delight, if you ask me.

    • @milesl.2467
      @milesl.2467 6 років тому +27

      Yep. Noticed the purple curtain in the back of the cage immediately.

    • @RH-cf4ic
      @RH-cf4ic 6 років тому +31

      No shit, Sherlock.

  • @killmour2359
    @killmour2359 4 роки тому +59

    Lmao and I got an ad for KFC. Guess that's were the chicken went

  • @CaptSumTingWong1
    @CaptSumTingWong1 5 років тому

    Saw this exact act back in May at their show in vegas!

  • @taranakimt2605
    @taranakimt2605 3 роки тому

    Mind blown!
    My mind is actually blown

  • @agauerm
    @agauerm 4 роки тому +100

    The gorilla was there at the back of the cage all along, you can see how the chicken is compressed and can´t barely move.

    • @LegDayLas
      @LegDayLas 4 роки тому +14

      Plus you know, you can see the purple back of the cage that "mysteriously" isn't there in the end.

    • @thebiglebowski9849
      @thebiglebowski9849 4 роки тому +7

      And that is the misdirection

    • @tydra74
      @tydra74 4 роки тому

      and the 2 gorilla costume are actually different: check the abdomen area

    • @ReyXO1
      @ReyXO1 4 роки тому +3

      @@LegDayLas i know what you're saying, but the purple back is supposedly not there anymore is because they take out the whole cloth from the cage

    • @LegDayLas
      @LegDayLas 4 роки тому +1

      @@ReyXO1 First off it's a red cloth, purple background, they don't match. Second when he pulls the cloth over to hide the chicken you can see no movement in the purple background, implying it is 1.) not fabric, and 2.) not part of the moving blanket.

  • @SparkySINN
    @SparkySINN 4 роки тому +50

    10 chickens were killed during the filming of this.

  • @Casablancasky
    @Casablancasky 4 роки тому

    At 2:43 the box moves with a subtle thump sound and making the fringes of the cloth move as well.

  • @HYBECTIVE
    @HYBECTIVE 5 років тому

    I love how simple this is :D

  • @ss8512
    @ss8512 4 роки тому +6

    2:00-2:13 notice penn arm shadow is dark on top and light on bottom. Meaning its a clothe infront covering the gorilla.

  • @megadestroyer454
    @megadestroyer454 4 роки тому +5

    It would be sweet to see Penn & Teller dm a dnd game.

  • @razzle2112
    @razzle2112 3 роки тому +1

    “AHAAAA oh mann “- Jimmy Fallon, multiple occasions

  • @microchannel377
    @microchannel377 2 роки тому

    lol. definitely the funniest trick i've seen so far.

  • @dimitreze
    @dimitreze 6 років тому +776

    I'm glad he cut the ponytail.

    • @sheikhtahmid7799
      @sheikhtahmid7799 6 років тому +78

      dimitreze why are you even bothered by a grown mans haircut....

    • @dimitreze
      @dimitreze 6 років тому +118

      why are you bothered that I'm bothered?

    • @3258jose3258
      @3258jose3258 6 років тому +95

      Why am i hot and bothered?

    • @omeyehead7436
      @omeyehead7436 6 років тому +2

      LOL!

    • @nymiradripp
      @nymiradripp 6 років тому +2

      get ur priorities in order

  • @AmonAmarthFan609
    @AmonAmarthFan609 2 роки тому +3

    I feel like there was a false wall at the back of the cage and she was actually sitting in the cage behind the wall the whole time, And the cymbals muffle the sound of the wall being dismantled as Teller grabs the chicken. Then as Teller is walking pff stage, he outstreched the side of his coat to make it look like he was just concealing the chicken, but he was actually concealing the fact that he was also carrying away the wall

  • @fellowcanadian
    @fellowcanadian Рік тому

    The first time I saw this trick was in person. It was awesome!

  • @ericandrade3336
    @ericandrade3336 4 роки тому +2

    After watching the magicians code lol this shit was beyond easy. There are two gorillas, same built. The lady is already behind the cage,since you can't see, behind the cage is bigger to hold her in. The other person (gorilla) walks out and teller gets the chicken out and the lady has a split second to open the compartment and get into position. She really is the whole act, extremely talented lady.

    • @jaycee330
      @jaycee330 3 роки тому

      1:02 You can see in this shot how long behind the box is (look at the red cloth behind Penn), more than big enough to hold a flexible thin woman.

  • @phucdo1791
    @phucdo1791 6 років тому +5

    I know him from Friends, when joey becomes knowledgeable of the V's.

  • @brucebaker810
    @brucebaker810 6 років тому +105

    Controlled Variable Evolution.
    The chicken just evolved really fast. Into a gorilla.
    Is that beyond your compre-HEN-sion? Hen...get it?
    ChickEntropy?

  • @sonnydortmund1513
    @sonnydortmund1513 5 років тому

    Penn looks terrific !

  • @kerch-e
    @kerch-e 4 роки тому

    Holy shit. They still get me after all these years and explanations.

  • @strzaskanyalf2928
    @strzaskanyalf2928 5 років тому +17

    we kinda see only like 1/4 of the cage thanks to the purple wall which is gone after gorrila leaves so... well you know ;)

  • @ProfessorChops
    @ProfessorChops 4 роки тому +3

    Glad to see that Jimmy Fallon is doing so well on UA-cam. He really is a struggling up and coming youtuber. UA-cam should put him on their front page to help him out.

  • @gongoozleriam9783
    @gongoozleriam9783 4 роки тому +1

    I love them that was hilarious 😂

  • @adriansilver1381
    @adriansilver1381 5 років тому +1

    One MASSIVE give away in this video as to how they did it... IM SO EXCITED I worked it out... YEAHHHH BUOY