Truly the most beautiful way I've seen this trick presented. It is a perfect example on how to use a trick to tell a great story and not use a weak story to show a trick.
I think one of the best things this show does is even though it is technically a contest, there really are no losers. The magician gets exposure and we get entertained. And I love how supportive P&T are to the field in general. I know that they don't necessarily expect their old friends to fool them, and it's probably just a plug for their old friends, but I'm totally ok with that. great job everyone! :)
A plug for the magicians sure but also probably crucial for Penn and Teller. After you have numerous seasons of magicians you probably have to reach out to friends to fill some air time. It's got to be tough to find enough good acts. I think of lot of their friends are helping them out too, maybe.
They have done such a great service to Magic, and you are on target - the show is framed as a contest, but they are there to make every performer look great and elevate Magic! We shot this in the midst of the pandemic, October 2020 and it was terrifying flying to Vegas. I kept pushing to have it shot remotely but they wanted to stage it and make it as theatrical as they possibly could!
Maybe P&T know how you did it, but I sure don't. The story telling was great, but the illusion with the cards is what I came to see and it was mind-blowing. Thank you!
I have a feeling Penn and Teller invited him just so he gains a bit more popularity, because of the popularity of the show. Maybe they did not expect him to fool them, but they wanted to make him more known and popular. For this, Penn and Teller have my deepest gratitude, not just as magicians, but as human beings. I really enjoy their show, as it introduces not just new, but also established people, who might be just a bit out of the public eye. Respect!
I believe that's exactly what Penn said after Javi Benitez performance. The show is not about fooling "the smartest guys", it's about bringing the best magicians from around the world so we can experience their art.
But, as Penn says, they have to play the game. So some incredibly talented magicians with stunning acts that could or do fill theatres won't get a trophy. But they get to perform for arguably the largest audience in the world and get a priceless endorsement from Penn and Teller.
I don’t know if P&T select the acts. It seems that they are often surprised by who appears. And that the producers regularly pick different types of people - friends of P&T, upcoming youth, unknowns, international, women, etc (and some fit more than one category). It’s all good!
I dont know I have just come across this video, but you did a remarkable job. This is the beauty of a true magician. Wonderful job with this act, Thank you very much for sharing you work.
I think I have seen hundreds of clips and Penn does praise people at times, but not like that. You can feel Teller is about to cry there at the end. Truly magnificent performance and words from Penn and Teller.
That was by far the finest presentation of that effect I've ever seen. Your kind of compelling narrative storytelling is too often missing from modern magic, with even one of the best-known magicians on the planet dispensing with it almost entirely. But you stay true to the art. Needless to say I know how it's done, but don't you dare change a single second of that routine! It's just beautiful, start to finish. 👏
I love love loved this. Telling the story through the cards, just beautiful and for me, completely flawless. And when you took your glasses off and said "we win" I just loved it and clapped, just great
Such a performance, I was thoroughly entertained with the story. 😊 Penn might have said that he's not going to talk in code but a few quick words afterwards confirmed that the trick was known.
When those two tell you you're amongst the best ... :open mouth: Of all the forms of magic, I have ever loved close up card tricks the best; the knowing that it is the skill of the magician against the acuity of your perceptions just makes the whole thing all the purer.
I love to know how tricks are done. And I understand the last move. But I sincerely don't want to know any moves before, because I did not see anything, it was handled that well. And of course embedding in the story took it to another level. Just wonderful :)
I love your peter salvation I love your body Snatcher I can't even talk right I'm sorry your magic act the Body Snatchers in the black-and-white movie yes I'm that old and I love the magic act please continue to do it again maybe on TV or maybe you can perform it with David Copperfield I would love to see it in person
VA? 🤔PLEASE TELL ME what you mean because I am ABSOLUTELY blanking!!! Veterinarian’s Assistant? Virginian Apostle? Vidulant Virtual Assistant? Vehicle Advisor? Virgin Airlines? Violent Acupuncturist? Veteran Alcoholic? Violin Athlete? Virgin Altruist? Veterans Affairs?!?!?!? I can’t imagine ANY of those are even CLOSE! I feel like this is a harder trick to figure out than the actual magic trick!!! Vacuum Accident? Vacationing Andes?Vaccinated Alpaca?!?!?!?
Teller is so moved to see his long time friend on the show that he is left SPEECHLESS! 🤣 But seriously though, it did look as though Teller & Penn as well were moved by this act.
This may be the best card trick I've ever seen and I've seen a lot. I just wonder if Pen and Teller really know what he did? I would like to see either 1 do it.
I am pretty sure of he was placing in one foolinf element, but they were dumb to notice it. He didn't want to insist, the friendship is more important. It was disappointing that they didn't expect him to put a twist in it.
This was a simple, interesting, & effective trick I have seen on Penn & Teller. It's almost as if it's not a trick at all but rather witchcraft lol Love the alien theme btw 🛸👽
Peter Stuyvesant you're very good magician I'm glad that you came on Penn & teller's I hope you continue to do magic I've always loved Magic I'll watch for you and your coming future shows to see if you are still working as a magician a propellant hour due to all the world's greatest magician as well as David Copperfield siegfried.and.roy the legendary we're now up in heaven I'm happy to see that David Copperfield is still performing magic as well as you and tell her and Lance Burton never got a chance to see all of you I never will get the chance to see Siegfried and Roy for now they are in heaven but I take a test to see David Copperfield when he was a lot younger in Atlantic City and all I can say once seen never forgotten control you famous magicians Illusionist and of coming magicians and Illusionist fulfill all your dreams you're ready for filling your destiny in the state of New Jersey I wish you all the best be happy be healthy and please be safe love to you all
Irehan needs to explain this cuz I'm perplexed. I hate it when I don't have even a smidgen of an idea. I don't mind being wrong, but I loathe it when I get brain freeze and feel like a nincompoop. 😂
Seriously ? It's just an old trick called Wild card like Penn said. Look for tutorials on youtube. It's done with gaffe cards with king on one side and 7 on the other. Look at 3:22 - when he turns the cards the king that was in the middle shows the other side - the 7. The same thing at 3:42. However he uses a combination of effects not just that. Penn mentions wrinkles so he probably uses flap cards. At 3:03 you can see that king he will turn has another card behind it. Camera cuts on this show are atrocious.
Lol... even with a virtual audience, they still use the same laugh box. I love it when magicians come on just for the sake of showing what they got. They know they aren't going to get the win, but being able to to the performance in that setting is more than enough for them.
@@psamelson totally agreed next I will be on America's Got Talent wish me luck. By the way I'm going back on there if you have any ideas I'm wide open!
As a magic layman, who barely understand even the basics of magic, the tricks that I find the most impressive are the gentle, subtle ones. Where effects are presented simply and consistently. Though the narrative that goes with this is rich, the technical presentation ultimately fits this criteria: gentle, subtle, and simple. And this makes the effect itself SO much more baffling an impressive as a result. How can be I fooled by such few elements? And yet here we are. I loved it.
Truly the most beautiful way I've seen this trick presented. It is a perfect example on how to use a trick to tell a great story and not use a weak story to show a trick.
👍🏼👌🏽
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I think one of the best things this show does is even though it is technically a contest, there really are no losers. The magician gets exposure and we get entertained. And I love how supportive P&T are to the field in general. I know that they don't necessarily expect their old friends to fool them, and it's probably just a plug for their old friends, but I'm totally ok with that. great job everyone! :)
Exactly what I was thinking! I love this show and Penn and Teller are actually real humanitarians off stage!
True that
i guess they indeed might be
Humanitarians off stage
A plug for the magicians sure but also probably crucial for Penn and Teller. After you have numerous seasons of magicians you probably have to reach out to friends to fill some air time. It's got to be tough to find enough good acts. I think of lot of their friends are helping them out too, maybe.
They have done such a great service to Magic, and you are on target - the show is framed as a contest, but they are there to make every performer look great and elevate Magic! We shot this in the midst of the pandemic, October 2020 and it was terrifying flying to Vegas. I kept pushing to have it shot remotely but they wanted to stage it and make it as theatrical as they possibly could!
Maybe P&T know how you did it, but I sure don't. The story telling was great, but the illusion with the cards is what I came to see and it was mind-blowing. Thank you!
This really may be one of the smoothest and most entertaining performances ive seen. Simple and amazing.
came back to this years later still love this !!!!
It looks so effortless. It's just a sublime way to make a story match the trick. You could do this with one hand and one eye closed. It's so smooth.
Peter just had to comment and say I love this presentation. I was hoping you would end with “You’re Next! You’re Next!”
The story telling and theatrics here is probably the best ever on the show. Phenomenal and Soo well done.
To see a legend like Penn praise a fellow practitioner so abundantly speaks well for both Penn and the performer.
that. was. FABULOUS! I really loved the theme, storytelling and the effect! It's a brilliant story for this performance, truly!
This is the Most beautiful told story, without fancy props! JUST LOVED IT!
I think this is my favourite one. When he said "WE win" i really got the chills. THIS is the magic I love
Yes! I didn’t hear any reaction from the audience at this, which surprised me, but hopefully it was just because they were all “shook”.
There was no live audience when this was filmed!
I’ve done card and close up for years and there’s at least two moves that I’m totally stumped on. Super slick.
👍🏼😊👌🏽😇
I loved the narration and the presentation of the act. Great performance, I was captivated by the story!
I have a feeling Penn and Teller invited him just so he gains a bit more popularity, because of the popularity of the show. Maybe they did not expect him to fool them, but they wanted to make him more known and popular. For this, Penn and Teller have my deepest gratitude, not just as magicians, but as human beings. I really enjoy their show, as it introduces not just new, but also established people, who might be just a bit out of the public eye. Respect!
I believe that's exactly what Penn said after Javi Benitez performance. The show is not about fooling "the smartest guys", it's about bringing the best magicians from around the world so we can experience their art.
But, as Penn says, they have to play the game. So some incredibly talented magicians with stunning acts that could or do fill theatres won't get a trophy. But they get to perform for arguably the largest audience in the world and get a priceless endorsement from Penn and Teller.
I don’t know if P&T select the acts. It seems that they are often surprised by who appears. And that the producers regularly pick different types of people - friends of P&T, upcoming youth, unknowns, international, women, etc (and some fit more than one category). It’s all good!
One of my favorite movies told by one of my favorite magicians! Bravo. Beautifully done Peter.
I dont know I have just come across this video, but you did a remarkable job. This is the beauty of a true magician. Wonderful job with this act, Thank you very much for sharing you work.
I think I have seen hundreds of clips and Penn does praise people at times, but not like that. You can feel Teller is about to cry there at the end. Truly magnificent performance and words from Penn and Teller.
That was by far the finest presentation of that effect I've ever seen. Your kind of compelling narrative storytelling is too often missing from modern magic, with even one of the best-known magicians on the planet dispensing with it almost entirely.
But you stay true to the art. Needless to say I know how it's done, but don't you dare change a single second of that routine! It's just beautiful, start to finish. 👏
I think getting this words is worth more then the trophy
I completely agree!
What an amazing performance. That's the kind of magic I wish to perform myself. Thank You for sharing.
Beautiful quote! Loved your talk tonight at Magic and Mystery school. Thank you.
Thank you - it was really great to meet up with that wonderful group of magicians!
I just love your storytelling style so much. For me, it makes magic more magical
I love love loved this. Telling the story through the cards, just beautiful and for me, completely flawless. And when you took your glasses off and said "we win" I just loved it and clapped, just great
excellent performance i never seen a story/magic performance come to life like that thank you sir for knowing the art let alone sharing
Thank you
What a great presentation for a classic trick that hasn't really had a logical reason.. Loved it..
Oh, thank you Mr Samelson, for reminding us what magic is all about - the story, the wonder and the effect for the audience. Very very well done Sir.
Beautiful trick and beautiful act!
Such a performance, I was thoroughly entertained with the story. 😊
Penn might have said that he's not going to talk in code but a few quick words afterwards confirmed that the trick was known.
Absolute master of art and storytelling.
I love the film, love he story, but this is more astounding! Enjoyed every bit of it!
I know the tricks, but this routine is (still, even after a few decades) really really nice to watch.
You saying “you know the tricks” is literally you saying I don’t know the tricks
@@thhhrhhru7162 I don't think Penn does either.
My first video this morning. A good start. A very smoooooooth trick nicely done!
Great to see Invasion of the Bodysnatchers from a master storyteller.
Well earned, and well deserved. A beautiful performance.
This is wonderful. Really great story telling. And the trick fit in so nicely I almost forgot the skill it takes to pull that of.
Terrific work, Peter! I was completely entertained.
This is wonderful, as is your VI masterclass which I'm currently watching. Highly recommended and thanks for the learning!
It's a pleasure to share this with my fellow Magi ...
Thank you 🙇🏻Peter uncleji🙇🏻 wikipedia.org/wiki/-ji
Damn, this is so good, and i love your voice too
So awesome! That was a kickass trick. Thank you for sharing it with us!
When those two tell you you're amongst the best ... :open mouth:
Of all the forms of magic, I have ever loved close up card tricks the best; the knowing that it is the skill of the magician against the acuity of your perceptions just makes the whole thing all the purer.
Well one tells you,the other says nothing.
What an magnetic and engaging performance. Penn’s word couldn’t be truer. Magnificent job.
That was truly amazing!
So great performance!
This was really fun to watch!
truly astonishing. you are the king and won every heart
Nah. He clearly let us know he was a 7 at the end.
What a wonderful presentation.
Pensentation*????
I love to know how tricks are done. And I understand the last move. But I sincerely don't want to know any moves before, because I did not see anything, it was handled that well. And of course embedding in the story took it to another level. Just wonderful :)
Beautiful performance!
Wonderfull presentation!!!!
Pure theatre. Just lovely.
what a humble magician. nice performance
Fantastic performance, sir! A short trick, but with no shortage of entertainment. Rock on!
Fantastic.
Great performance, sir. You had me captivated
So very kind of you ...
Work of art
I loved this
Great job! Thanks!
Wow!!! Fantastic.
That's mad man, amazing
That was great!
I love him
So enjoyable!
I really enjoyed this one
Very nice
Fukn amazing! I don’t care that P&T knew how…those were Kings and cleanly no longer. Just snatched! Beautiful story
Really enjoyed the magic scifi story trick. Brilliant!
Nice ending. Seeing it for the first time.
He's got a John Malkovich thing going
wow 🤩
I love your peter salvation I love your body Snatcher I can't even talk right I'm sorry your magic act the Body Snatchers in the black-and-white movie yes I'm that old and I love the magic act please continue to do it again maybe on TV or maybe you can perform it with David Copperfield I would love to see it in person
You could easily become a VA with those skills of yours.
VA? 🤔PLEASE TELL ME what you mean because I am ABSOLUTELY blanking!!!
Veterinarian’s Assistant? Virginian Apostle? Vidulant Virtual Assistant? Vehicle Advisor? Virgin Airlines? Violent Acupuncturist? Veteran Alcoholic? Violin Athlete? Virgin Altruist? Veterans Affairs?!?!?!?
I can’t imagine ANY of those are even CLOSE! I feel like this is a harder trick to figure out than the actual magic trick!!! Vacuum Accident? Vacationing Andes?Vaccinated Alpaca?!?!?!?
@@andyhighroller8217 Voice Actor. LOL
Teller is so moved to see his long time friend on the show that he is left SPEECHLESS! 🤣 But seriously though, it did look as though Teller & Penn as well were moved by this act.
The kids must love this one.
This may be the best card trick I've ever seen and I've seen a lot. I just wonder if Pen and Teller really know what he did? I would like to see either 1 do it.
When did John Malkovich start doing magic?
The Buzzfeed Unsolved stock music took me off guard lmao
I really enjoy the invasion of the bodysnatchers theme of this! Very creative and impressive.
I am pretty sure of he was placing in one foolinf element, but they were dumb to notice it. He didn't want to insist, the friendship is more important. It was disappointing that they didn't expect him to put a twist in it.
This was a simple, interesting, & effective trick I have seen on Penn & Teller. It's almost as if it's not a trick at all but rather witchcraft lol
Love the alien theme btw 🛸👽
Peter Stuyvesant you're very good magician I'm glad that you came on Penn & teller's I hope you continue to do magic I've always loved Magic I'll watch for you and your coming future shows to see if you are still working as a magician a propellant hour due to all the world's greatest magician as well as David Copperfield siegfried.and.roy the legendary we're now up in heaven I'm happy to see that David Copperfield is still performing magic as well as you and tell her and Lance Burton never got a chance to see all of you I never will get the chance to see Siegfried and Roy for now they are in heaven but I take a test to see David Copperfield when he was a lot younger in Atlantic City and all I can say once seen never forgotten control you famous magicians Illusionist and of coming magicians and Illusionist fulfill all your dreams you're ready for filling your destiny in the state of New Jersey I wish you all the best be happy be healthy and please be safe love to you all
Peter Samelson... It's even the UA-cam channel you watched this video from.
Peter Samelson genius
What a great act. I'm just glad it doesn't have a stupid title or I wouldn't have seen it.
When I saw the thumbnail, I thought that John Malkovich has started doing magic.
that was a smooth routine
And then 5 Kids appear, become animals and save the world.
Goats and cows.. two become cows and three become goats
That was a great trick! (I've been doing magic for 60 years)
Invasion of the body snatchers! That was a hella dope card trick
Irehan needs to explain this cuz I'm perplexed. I hate it when I don't have even a smidgen of an idea.
I don't mind being wrong, but I loathe it when I get brain freeze and feel like a nincompoop. 😂
Seriously ? It's just an old trick called Wild card like Penn said. Look for tutorials on youtube. It's done with gaffe cards with king on one side and 7 on the other. Look at 3:22 - when he turns the cards the king that was in the middle shows the other side - the 7. The same thing at 3:42. However he uses a combination of effects not just that. Penn mentions wrinkles so he probably uses flap cards. At 3:03 you can see that king he will turn has another card behind it. Camera cuts on this show are atrocious.
Lol... even with a virtual audience, they still use the same laugh box. I love it when magicians come on just for the sake of showing what they got. They know they aren't going to get the win, but being able to to the performance in that setting is more than enough for them.
yes, it is the opportunity to record this for posterity
wow
Mustn't have been easy performing for a dead theater. Wonderful performance (and a great story, too).
it was in the midst of Covid 2020 and very challenging
The only thing I caught was the last part
I seen that slight hand move to grab all them extra cards.
Time stamp please
That’s a legitimately creepy trick. I love it
F*cking awesome trick dude!!!
I like that this magic is with story telling! Even if you didn't fool them, you amazed the audience and everyone who watched!
Gorgeous routine….❣️♠️♣️♦️
I don't get it my episode was taken off of UA-cam but this episode that was filmed the same day is still on UA-cam
you need ro protect your material
@@psamelson totally agreed next I will be on America's Got Talent wish me luck. By the way I'm going back on there if you have any ideas I'm wide open!
Am not a magician.. but what Peter was doing isnt new to me as i have watched so many FOOL US on P&T. I knew that couldnt fool them.
also they have been friends for 40 years and have seen everything I have ever done.
As a magic layman, who barely understand even the basics of magic, the tricks that I find the most impressive are the gentle, subtle ones. Where effects are presented simply and consistently. Though the narrative that goes with this is rich, the technical presentation ultimately fits this criteria: gentle, subtle, and simple. And this makes the effect itself SO much more baffling an impressive as a result. How can be I fooled by such few elements? And yet here we are.
I loved it.