Penn & Teller fool us : Taiwanese magician Daxien showcase his unique Cups and Balls

[@黃增和-d5r]

大仙的表演無懈可擊堪稱台灣之光

[@Sto08]

他好像有原民血統，厲害，超讚表演👍

[@bi-hoo]

其實魔術就是表演精彩最重要 。

[@shaunlin-cy8qe]

大仙 台灣之光 應該表演榴槤嚇死他們的

[@FlyDragon911]

而且英文竟然這麼好

[@Desyourt]

英文強幻術強老外傻眼

[@victor9]

Dont think he thought he could fool them, he just wanted to show them how good the classics can be!

[@CalvinSzeMagic]

He’s got other tricks up his sleeve that could potentially fool P&T. But he’s chosen to entertain the audience instead.

[@movejchen6315]

Yes ,you can say that again

[@percyvolnar8010]

I totally agree. He showed them an old trick with added asian technique. Even in their prime, they could not have done this as smoothly as Daxien did.... And I'm disappointment they didn't say that outright.

[@Murzac]

Penn and Teller absolutely know how good the classics can be. They've said it themselves that good ol' cups and balls is a great trick.

[@ShaggyRogers1]

@@CalvinSzeMagic Fool Us is also an ad vehicle for magicians, first and foremost. The real reason people go on the show has nothing to do with P&T directly, because both the person(s) on stage and P&T know that the magician(s) are primarily trying to get their act on TV. Outside of casino shows and magic specific venues, there aren't too many places where it is financially viable to get hired for a major show. The tricks that might actually fool P&T are often not the ones that are showy and draw an audience, which is the main point of the show.

[@shomagravity]

I don't care that they weren't fooled, this was incredible and so much fun to watch, definitely one of the favorite performances I've seen on this show

[@IUsedToBeAPygmy]

They were fooled, Teller said there was 1 ball inside the cup but there were two. Daxian had already won by @1:53

[@prommat8570]

couldnt agree more, the character the jokes were all too enjoyable to watch a unique cups and balls

[@TheSiegeKnight]

@@IUsedToBeAPygmyyou gotta fool them on how the trick is done.

[@Durwood71]

You're never going to fool Penn & Teller with one of their signature tricks, but they still loved every moment of this performance, so that's a win in its own right.

[@PDeRop]

And his name just got seen by all of the viewers of Fool US, which is the real prize.

[@landonfolken03]

Yeah I absolutely enjoyed his performance of it. Sometimes it's simply not about trying to reinvent a trick, but how it's performed that makes all the difference. And besides, he got a new sub out of me. I look forward to seeing his other tricks.

[@zvonimirtosic6171]

In theory they may know the principle, but during THIS version of the trick, I think they were seriously confused several times.

[@FORDEVR]

If they knew how he was doing the trick, they would, or should have known how many balls were underneath the pans at any time. Love all 3 of those guys!!! Amazing Talent!

[@PDeRop]

@@FORDEVR not seeing the move, they know he is doing, is not enough for a trophy.. 😉

[@alanhghg1]

大仙超棒！ 居然可以把中文的幽默跟個人特色換成英文，然後也成功傳達出去了！ 這個真的不簡單，不是魔術而已❤

[@andrewjohnson1573]

This is why Penn and Teller are the best. They knew exactly how many balls/eggs where in each cup, but they play along, and they understand that they can appreciate a well done trick, even if they don't get fooled.

[@goldeneddie]

I honestly didn't think anyone could make this classic old and often-repeated trick come alive again, but you managed to add a new zest to it! Thank you for a very enjoyable performance.

[@martinbuhrer3893]

It's all about presentation when you do cups and balls. Hannibal does it beautifully, you should check him out.

[@SNDLKaraoke]

I love this! Not only are his hands extremely fast, but the amount of false moves he made to try and throw Penn and Teller off

[@bongfuhrer]

The thing is, no matter how fast and how well he does it, they don't even have to see it. Because they know how he does it..

[@bertjesklotepino]

so how does he do it? Let me guess: With cups and balls Joking pal, just joking. @@bongfuhrer

[@me1ody69]

Nice pfp! 🇸🇪

[@somanayr]

They said in prior seasons that they do have to see the move, even if they can logically deduce the method without seeing the move

[@Kla2024-s5t]

stop It

[@Nikos_prinio]

欺騙觀眾本來就不是什麼好事。 全世界都喜愛並享受了你的表演，那才是最終目標！幹得好，恭喜你！

[@joeyjoe7930]

I miss Alison. She was the best host of the show hands down!

[@hedonismunderstands2469]

who is this new person? where did alison go?

[@patz470]

more likes for joeyjoe pls

[@Fizzure3000]

She didn't seem to pay any attention at all since she was like "oh is that what you call it" at the end when he was saying that first thing performing his trick...talk about disrespect for the performer, she acts like a dumb blond.

[@geee114321]

​ @hedonismunderstands2469 Her name is Brooke Burk. Not sure what she does now, but she did modeling back in the 2000's. Not sure where Alison went but I imagine she went to band camp. 😂

[@TheDavemarz]

Alison brought such an authentic vibe to all of her interactions with the guests. This new host has some pretty big shoes to fill.

[@mic.chang995]

大仙最棒的是節奏的掌握，雖然英文場合略顯緊張，但也穩定輸出，舞台是留給準備好的人，我相信有更多的舞台等著你。

[@JohnnyNoPockets]

Very, very entertaining! And a great handling of the cups and balls!

[@xiaoyu88]

Daxien! You have the coolest name bro. Fooling them is not the thing, Showcasing the world great talents such as you is what it's all about. You have made Teller watch amazed, you killed Penn of laughter and that what matters. When they know the root of how everything is done, it is really not going to fool them, but to be said that this is the BEST version they ever saw...Man, this is like a million trophies. Love the act and energy and I do really hope you will return again.

[@paulwang5213]

Penn said it all, to be able to perform the cups and balls trick to them is an extraordinary feat on its own! well done and soo entertaining to watch

[@liquidfists1]

definitely the best cups n balls ive ever seen forreal. The magic and the performer. a straight 10/10. best ever in my book

[@sushiifoxx]

honestly, this was one of the best performances I've seen on the show. so very well done!

[@ZS-bg7jo]

I love the sheer awe on Teller's face for much of it. Skill recognizes skill

[@MatthewMcClellan]

Such a brilliant performer, fantastic.

[@marlowepi7788]

amazingly entertaining cups n balls. great and funny style. i love it. greetings from germany!

[@BLACK-sw1df]

相比魔術的成功,大仙的幽默能成功展現出來更讓我讚嘆~

[@The_Wailing_Doom]

Nice job! That was a great performance. This might be the cups and balls trick at heart, but it was performed in a much more advanced fashion.

[@citylidamj8898]

大仙真的很棒！ 希望持續推出新的作品和演出！

[@sailaab]

我完全同意你的觀點

[@Sto08]

網路可以搜到他的斷接指的表演，還有榴蓮三仙歸洞🤣

[@AnthonyEntertains]

Such a fun and perfectly performed routine! Great work, Daxien!

[@ryankuoishappy]

The name of his trick is “三仙歸洞” ( San Xian Gui Dòng), it means "Three Immortals Return to the Cave".😄

[@soulmet331]

omg😆😆🤣🤣

[@allenmaudiln]

Much better name than “cups and balls”!

[@esilva8349]

It's the trick most people know, but not everyone preforms it as good as that. Very well done. Fun, entertaining magic.

[@adriansolis5362]

Amazing energy and humor. Just loved the entire performance. Truly was the best version of cups and balls I've ever seen. I really loved it.

[@teacherliw]

The three-egg loading was amazing. Really didn't see it coming. Fabulous performance 👏👏👏

[@AmplifyChris]

I watched it in slow motion and still cannot figure it out..

[@neilweber1749]

He throws them I rekon. And hits to hide the sound. Absurd speed.

[@daemn42]

Ya, I watched it frame at a time and you can definitely see his right hand disappear under the bowl while throwing something.. but.. it's hard to see how he's got enough room to palm two real eggs (and presumably one fake squishy one). But, it's possible he actually slights the two real eggs one at a time just before he cracks em open. In other words, 3 fake eggs on the table, he palms one real egg in his hand as he picks up one of the 3 fake squishy ones, cracks the real one, discards shell and first squishy one, while he palms the 2nd real one, picks up 2nd squishy one, cracks real.. discards shell and 2nd squishy, and then picks up last fake one to start the chicken trick, which he pretty clearly loads from the back edge of the table.

[@AarOnCoasters]

The thick wand really sells the "where the hell is he palming" illusion

[@albertlwj]

the ending got me completely bamboozled. taking an age-old trick and changing the outcomes is pretty genius....makes people go "oh i know how this goes", then something completely different happens just blows their mind

[@diclo383]

Amazing performance man! Great! I hope to come soon to your beautiful country, Taiwan, and come to your show!

[@stlouisix3]

6:29 This was sorcery. Daxien even named his chicken 'Dark Angel'.

[@許憲銓]

Wonderful performance 👏, this show is interesting.

[@tiedyemind]

Magic isn't just magic, it's showmanship, and you showed you have that! Delight to watch

[@seadawg93]

Great routine! I love Penn’s enthusiasm too, he was genuinely impressed with the performance.

[@AnglOsAxOn2]

Thats the sort of magic I appreciate, no gimmicks pure skill. On another note Alison has changed a lot since I last saw this program.

[@MightyMako]

😂 Alison was way better.

[@jeremygordon3490]

This really is the best cups and balls ever. The character performance and performance itself was soooooo good!

[@Maxy_9090]

Daxien is funny, his personality is awesome😂, loved his magic💕

[@alisonishere714]

I love the energy! Amazing!

[@iamsushi1056]

That was incredibly fun to watch, thank you!

[@joeltempleton1041]

As guitar players will tell you, Eddie Van Halen can make a Pig Nose sing. It's all in the hands and showmanship of the player. This was an awesome trick and I laughed a lot too.

[@love068121]

His skill and humor perfectly embody the magic show

[@Alex-zi1nb]

even in the promo doing "basic" stuff just made it look so magical and flawless. amazing magician cant wait to see you come back

[@larseriksson42]

I could watch this every day and not get bored!

[@roger_channel]

4年前：演三仙歸洞給阿公看 現在：演三仙歸洞給Penn&Teller看 恭喜大仙！

[@papagen00]

Taipei, China is on my travel bucket list.

[@jyesucevitz]

I miss Allison. outstanding performance my man. loved it.

[@hightwelve9991]

Where is she?

[@stuartspiker732]

she left, she wanted to focus on family.@@hightwelve9991

[@lennon1252]

She quit to be with her kids and start a new career.

[@imnotwatchin]

ya the new host is dumb

[@brianlee5702]

Thanks,@@lennon1252. I truly wish her well as she's the bestest hostess in the world for a show like this. I'd love to see a photo montage of the many, many facial expressions we saw ranging from happy to sad, astonished, questioning, or in fear for her very life! She was a true asset and I'll miss her.

[@DanteOokami]

I love your humour and energy. This is great!

[@arinalee-i6s]

닥시엔 더매직스타에서 너무 인상적이었어요. 너무 귀여워요. 응원하겠습니다!😍

[@markl2322]

I know all there is to know about the cups and balls. But this man made that all brand NEW. It was rapid fire, fun, funny, intense, and totally IMPOSSIBLE. I loved it!!

[@SpyroTheEternalNight]

this is such a great performance! so much energy and humor. a great magic trick is just icing on the cake!

[@NickMaovich]

"I just performed that" lmao shit is hilarious where is Allison great presentation!

[@MahdiTheMagician]

So good to see you on TV my friend! You are amazing! Miss you!

[@iamcalebsimpson]

Awesome stuff man! What a fantastic performance!!!

[@Leoncroi]

There's two ways to win Fool Us: 1) Getting the trophy 2) Putting on a fantastic performance of something fully known Daxien didn't get the trophy, but he absolutely won with his performance.

[@Tashe0817]

天哪，他英文能力超級棒！！

[@antoniojuarez2287]

As many have said, super bold decision to do cup and balls for Penn and Teller. But he was a great entertainer!

[@pluckypluckster]

he might not of fooled em on how the trick was done, but they didn't know how many balls were where so technically he did fool them.

[@markoshun]

I agree, but I'm also thinking their guesses are never going to be correct because he changes it on the fly.

[@simplearthling]

@@markoshun if they couldn't guess the balls, Technically they got fooled. Just because you "know" how a trick works, doesn't mean you werent tricked, in this case 'fooled" by pure skill.

[@kwiwj17731]

@@simplearthlingif this counts as fool then everyone with slight of hands has automatic 50% win rate, cuz human eyes can’t see if you did the trick or not

[@simplearthling]

@kwiwj17731 of course, all normal people are "fooled" but the job of Penn and teller is to spot those moves. If they can't spot them, then they are technicallly, "fooled"

[@kwiwj17731]

@@simplearthling you know they can pretend to do the move right? do you want the show to be fooling them with new moves or just petty technical fools

[@TheCyberadam26]

That was an amazing routine! I love your energy in the performance.

[@Tousicle]

@2:00 love the magician code; how Teller knows it's two, but if he says two then it gives away the surprise and "foolness' of the trick for the expected audience

[@FruityLoopsas]

Pen and teller made magic to him by seeing every movement of his. But still pretending not. Seeing it

[@fernandobigal8390]

One of the best ones I've ever seen in the show

[@bigfatbruce]

What a great performance. Well done.

[@leebrokus5069]

Thank you for not spoiling the ending in the title/thumbnail!

[@drew-shourd]

你很了不起，你会走得很远。我们都很幸运能见证你的才华。谢谢。You are amazing, you will go far. We are all blessed to have witnessed your talent. Thank you.

[@Justaguyuguys]

To do the balls and cups in front of penn and teller takes guts, to do it this damn well takes incredible skill. This is one of my favorite tricks, i love slight of hand and i always love seeing new takes on it

[@AJAMAGIC]

You are going to places!! Daxien!! You are awesome!

[@timdoyon1964]

Great personality, great magic, and one incredible performance! I would’ve said, “you did the cups and balls so good, we know it wasn’t the cups and balls,” just to give him the damn trophy!

[@JonC341]

The energy and everything is awesome. I would love to see you add more to this routine so it can take more time. I find it so entertaining, and with eggs! I can't imagine the time you practiced! Keep up the great work!

[@Darmachakra]

It's an amazing routine, but these were not real eggs ;)

[@PTOization]

Fully agree = the best cups and balls i've ever seen! Thank you for your art

[@Darmachakra]

This was not only the best Cups&Balls, it was the funniest ever. Damien, you have such a great character and great humor and a huge talent, it's a pleasure to watch you. Only one chicken at the end was unnecessary, because there was no trick involved and it diminished your art a little bit. Otherwise a perfect routine and I would love to watch a show from you in Austria :)

[@stephenhosking7384]

"Only one chicken at the end was unnecessary, "... it made the show for me! Still, I trust that's valuable as an "expert" level comment. I strongly agree with all the rest.

[@stephenbarrette610]

It’s very hard to fool P&T with the cups and balls trick. But gosh that was, as Penn said, the best ever version and that even means the clear plastic cup version they did. What an incredible trick and sleight of hand, absolute extraordinary, what a huge talent.

[@SebMagicXVI]

so very good and entertaining. funny and charismatic, I trully love that guy and his act! for the fact of fooling them or not, well, the only thing i can say is, watch their face when the 3 eggs appeared under the giant steel cover the last time : they were totally fool and you can clearly see it in their eyes. good job man!

[@abbykoop5363]

Excellent magic! Clearly the hostess was not paying attention when he said what the trick was called.

[@sailaab]

About her.. i am not from the west.. nor much into movies or TV.. so was unaware of who she is. . But she seems a bit awkward or not at (as much) ease as the previous anchor/ hostess.

[@ninjaguyYT]

​@@sailaabI don't like how the old actress used to act like she was dumb or whatnot. Maybe I'm just imagining it, but I feel her "WOW THAT WAS AMAZING, SO COOL OMG I WISH I WAS ABLE TO COMPREHEND THIS" personality she has is fake and she's a lot smarter IRL.

[@charltonrodda]

​@@ninjaguyYTI mean, that's her role, right? Penn and Teller are in the role of being "savvy", and her role is to be the clueless audience surrogate, even though I'm sure she has picked up a lot over the past several years. It's a show in celebration of magic. She exaggerated her reactions, as do Penn and Teller to some extent, because they want to hype up these magicians, even if they sometimes see through the act.

[@tomtom4z]

no pen and teller trophy but another like and comment beside other many that you already have and received i sure is enought for you to understand you are an amazing magician. congrats

[@happyhippiehaze]

this slight of hand is honestly some of the most polished i have ever seen, with eggs bruh 10/10

[@marktisdale8058]

Well, I enjoyed it. Not only the trick, but the look of wonder on both Penn's and Teller's faces.

[@BillyYeung-gp7jd]

So amazing and I love this perform !

[@kylosdocos]

Excellent slight of hand, I couldn't keep up

[@gateofdestiny]

a lot of the magicians they bring on, they know they won't fool them, but P&T like to encourage and bring attention to talented magicans all over the world, and that is neat.

[@albertlwj]

yeah, there are some magicians who are just really good at performing old tricks but just making them better and cleaner than you've ever seen before.

[@hotpenguin607]

I know how this trick works but its such a joy to watch u perform I even rewatched it a few times 😆

[@CrimFerret]

Several years ago I had the privilege of seeing Penn and Teller live and they performed the cups and balls.....with transparent cups. It was funny and still amazing. I think many of us know how it's done. For many aspiring magicians, it's one of the first serious slight of hand trick they will learn. At least for me, that doesn't matter when I see a version like this done with humor and originality.

[@drdylanman]

This gentleman was amazing, and very funny, and would love to see more of him doing other magic! I have a good understanding of how cups and balls work and I tried to follow what he was doing and when, and it was impossible! His technique was just perfect, and all of those fast hand movements just made it that more confusing. I still said out loud to myself "where the F--- did that come from???" hahaha I knew he probably wouldn't fool them, but sometimes Penn and Teller just like and just want to be entertained. :-)

[@TMS5100]

he has very smooth moves for sure. i saw a few but not all!

[@G6GamingSociety]

Lovely French drop technique. Very nice to see a basic fundamental sleight of hand technique performed very well. Kudos to you!

[@thomasbaker977]

dude this is totally amazing

[@nhannguyen2190]

Man I'm thoroughly impressed by this trick. Well done!!!

[@mao4111]

說真的，這個古老的把戲，居然可以做得如此出神入化真的不簡單~

[@IronShaman81]

Amazing. You are one hell of a magician, man!

[@audreybossman8369]

You took the cups and balls to a completely different level! I thought it was better than even the performance Penn and Teller did on Late Night with clear cups.

[@bedheadboy]

great work! tons of fun to watch. I hope your parents are proud of you.

[@victornelson6016]

Smooth move with the chicken!

[@loduk102]

This is probably the best version of cups and balls I've ever seen!

[@GG-ww3lu]

三仙龜洞我會用棉花球變, 榴槤也被屁孩掀底了竹簍有機關, 但這次鍋蓋和雞蛋, 真的太不可思議, 真的是把三仙歸洞玩透透了

[@russofamerica]

It makes me unhappy to see disappointment on your face for not fooling them, so I hope it helps when I say that your performance was energetic, dynamic, entertaining, fun, and astonishing! Thank you for sharing your gift with us!

[@mikeazdaar4842]

Very skilled and Enjoyed watching TY.

[@therealBocaStudios]

Such a great routine I hope you can bring more great Asian tricks to the world like this

[@Erik_Danley]

Wow this was fantastic! I’ve watched a lot of acts and you were very entertaining, you have a great attitude, and you have a great sense of humor. I wish you the best of success

[@OverTheWay2112]

這些魔術都看過，一些知名的魔術師，但是大仙幽默的氣質，拉近了觀眾，也使我們被真正「娛樂」到了。

[@alexrompen805]

I kept up with everything you did, except how you got the three eggs under the pot lid at the end. Very smooth performance

[@davidwatts8281]

I don't think they're actual "eggs"... Probably foam of some sort because he palms them all in the right hand and quickly puts them under before putting bowl down... It seems he does slight of hand when he cracks the eggs

[@84homey]

Watch the hand that is holding the stick. Keep watching it now... :o)

[@jamesyoungquist6923]

Loved it, you are amazing

[@秀秀秀_Syou]

大仙了不起！

[@UnicowBoySlots]

That was my favorite interpretation of cups and balls! But dang that was fast as heck