Street Magic Showdown: Derren Brown vs. Little Boy | Amaze

Derren Brown takes to the streets to see how far he can push the general publics minds to win a series of bets. Packed with amazement, confusion and famous faces this is sure to dumbfound you as to just how Derren does it.
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[@albertwarren641]

You said no actors or stooges are used but I spotted Simon Pegg. He's an actor. I've outsmarted him too.

[@BruceCinema1337]

"no stooges" is also not impressive since all the Stooges are dead.

[@TheBaronVonBoom]

When Simon Pegg looked like Simon Pegg

[@Roadent1241]

Baron Von Boom and not Ashens? XP

[@BruceCinema1337]

@@andreaumbert4127 what

[@drstew1]

@@BruceCinema1337 Iggy pop isn’t dead

[@MikeMJPMUNCH]

You can see Derren's heart break when that kid brings out those notes, I always like that Derren is willing to show the tricks don't work.

[@MsHojat]

I think that he frequently _doesn't_ show when a trick doesn't work though, and that it happens relatively often. So your last statement is quite erroneous.

[@josephiles5793]

@@MsHojat evidence? Or do you just like to feel fictitiously in the know?

[@Raidz-448]

I actually think he spent all day tricking people successfully and for something nice, decided to give the cash to a kid deliberately.

[@adampotter760]

He purposefully gets it wrong or "slightly wrong" very often because it makes it more believable. If he gets it 100% right 100% of the time you know it's a trick, but if he gets it slightly wrong it makes it seem more like he's doing something difficult and magical and NOT a trick (he has explicitly said in one of his books that this is a good principle of magic and mentalism)

[@drstew1]

I don’t know. Darren Brown but I do know the editor who worked on Trick of the mind. ( this show) Dan Mac Donald .he said when they have tricks that don’t work? They choose which ones to show. This one was to distract you from the ending which shows how he got Simon Pegg. No heart break .lol just mis directions

[@HighHoeKermit]

He outsmarted him by being a kid with birthday money.

[@paularized1]

It pays to save, kids!

[@JudeHarrison]

2:17 Derren blinked

[@theonedan1589]

lol

[@fugazigamer1426]

yes, 2.19 i think he blinked, very easy to see.... lol

[@HighHoeKermit]

I thought this too.. but I suppose as his opponent was usually feeling ill, they didn't really notice.

[@jakeselwyn33]

It was a staring contest not a no blink contest.

[@HighHoeKermit]

@@jakeselwyn33 0:59

[@JonAllenMichael]

At 2:18 Derren blinks, so the other guy should win... haha

[@igorsvacic217]

But thats one of Derrens butthole surfers so hes gonna go with the scenario

[@louistracy6964]

Indeed

[@HumanTypewriter]

@@igorsvacic217 The game isn't who blinks first it's to look into the eyes of each other and whoever stops the game loses.

[@electrotherapyify]

@@HumanTypewriter he said quite clearly 'whoever blinks, or looks away, loses'. You can see a 2nd blink from derren on the new camera angle too.

[@YouTubeallowedmynametobestolen]

@@HumanTypewriter No, Bear, you are mistaken. At 0:57 Derren himself says, "And these are the rules for a staring competition: The first person to look away or blink loses the game."

[@lordwilksy]

20:40 for the title

[@stewartgallagher5804]

I do wonder if he let the kid win .. or of any others are paid actors

[@jonnyd13768]

No paid actors... I have seen Derren live on stage 3 times .My ex Wife even ended up on stage with him at The Manchester Palace and I can assure you it was a totally random selection.Definitely no stooges ever used; If you have never seen him live then you have to go one day!

[@24magiccarrot]

@@stewartgallagher5804 Some of Derren Browns tricks are such that they don't have a 100% chance of success. This was one of those such tricks. Derren regularly gets some of his predictions wrong, but it just serves to make it more impressive when he gets it right. As if he got his predictions correct 100% of the time then you'd know it's just a "trick" and if he always got it right there would be no suspense when it comes to the revelation.

[@BELIEVE_O.O_IT]

u saved me time..thanks

[@metatrix4251]

@@24magiccarrot Precisely !

[@michaellavery4899]

Derren Brown is the only illusionist /mentalist that TRULY amazes me. If you enjoy this type of thing I recommend his 'Faith Healer' routines. Remember 'don't stop taking the medication!'

[@jayzo]

"Staring contest with Derren Brown" You'd be a fool to not suspect an unfair advantage being at play there.

[@systemloading45]

For the first trick, my guess is that Derren 1) stands on a higher ground compared to the other people, and stares down on down, which instills a sense of superiority which could make the other person uncomfortable 2) he puts an arm on the person's shoulders when he invites them to participate, which also gives a sense of superiority at the start 3) this is his television show, with lots of potential viewers, while the volunteers are guests and may be intimidated, again superiority for Derren. These three things are what I picked up, which could instill a sense of superiority, and want to make the other person look away since Derren positions himself as the "alpha".

[@Christoff070]

I predicted Derren would do all this and guess those exact numbers before I was even born

[@tonyrobinson1022]

😅

[@PiglipsMaximus]

That second guy was tripping the utmost amount of balls

[@dylangilbert4347]

I'm sure he was just nice to the kid

[@TheDantheman12121]

No actors or stooges. Damn Brown throwing shade at Pegg.

[@ophiolatreia93]

Throwing shade. Not sure ive hears that phrase berore. Nice

[@akiramontecillo2420]

Derren intentionally let the boy have the 100 pounds. He didn't do any trick to him except made him think that he outsmarted Derren. Derren didn't even touch him...

[@stephenhowlett6345]

Darren is an expert pickpocket so that shows how he knows what the people have in their wallets it’s just as easy to replace the wallet and I think he knew the kid would win, it’s always better for a kid to win than an adult. Don’t trust anything he does win or lose.

[@EricSmyth2Christ]

That's a great comment

[@rijden-nu]

Derren Brown is also an exceptional pickpocket.

[@xlbullymusick]

As mentioned in the comment just above yours. I no doubt new you had seen it though, the probability of you just posting the same comment without knowing is very low. But hay maybe thats the subliminal mind picking up on it, either that or you just steal other people theory's in order to get attention.

[@Nicoladen1]

He also touched his arm when he told him to amplify the feeling, and then proceeded to touch his arm when saying the bike related words to further connect the words associated with bike, with that amplified feeling. Also Derren talking fast wasn't without a purpose either, as it most likely resulted in a slightly unfocused state which just helped derren plant his BMX seed even deeper. Just my guess though, might be wrong.

[@treehousekohtao]

In another show he explained how the handshake is so automatic, so routine that if it is interupted, it puts the persons brain in a confused, suseptable state. Thats how he started the 'trick' on Simon.

[@lars0334]

or hear me out... he changed just the envelope, maybe the guy wanted since day one a bmx bike but the leather jacket was fake

[@rickyhineman4124]

Legend has it, Simon Pegg is still confused. Might not be Derren's fault now, tho

[@veggiesarefruits]

That bald guy with the earring wasn't acting, anyway. He was definitely hurting. You could see his whole face and neck go beet red.

[@RickRubinesque]

Those people are hypnotized to feel like that before trick, you know? That bit is left out of the show. It doesn't make them 'stooges' or 'actors', just participants. Did you think he could make people feel ill and freak out just by staring at them?

[@alexgross872]

@@RickRubinesque My thoughts exactly

[@marcomotroni]

thecrazychef1 interesting. How did they hypnotize the spectators??

[@saarapollonen8138]

He saw the demons

[@ashleelmb]

I tried playing along with Derren as he spoke to the guy and I wondered what I'd want as a present if I could have anything. It wasn't a BMX bike. It was a BMW car.

[@ashleelmb]

@@mrleet6247 Is that what it was yeah? Gotcha.

[@ashleelmb]

I was a bit disappointed. We didn't see how he approached the kid and what was said and done beforehand.

[@kungpochopedtuna]

Oh i miss the prisoner! Used to watch that with my dad. That weather balloon 😂 amazing series tho

[@johnnycash578]

OK THIS GUY IS GOOD HOW DOES HE DO IT

[@kimflores6359]

dude your caption is wrong, he doesnt outsmart Derren, Derren guesses wrong

[@SuicideKing777]

Why don't i ever catch those subliminal hints in his performances on the first time. Its only when i rewind the video i truly believe they been said. He did it in a couple other videos too. And this video i was looking for them too. So clever.

[@gumboot13]

Paid actors

[@anthonymurray8844]

I always laugh when he starts his shows by saying he uses misdirection immediately followed by saying there are no actors or stooges :)

[@bluetrapp9502]

Derren brown truly does mind tricks. He does some magic, but if he says it's magic, it's magic. If he says it's a psychological trick, that's truly what it is. Look up the one where he convinces someone to electrocute a kitten. It's all psychology.

[@PJR29787]

Anthony Murray 🤣 same!!!

[@PJR29787]

Koda T or some people are truly gullible 🤷‍♂️

[@Nicoladen1]

Was thinking of 23 instead of 32 which leads me to believe he's influenced us by what he's been saying. Nearly worked on me lol

[@DicedPotato]

Nicoladen i had 24

[@sbarmiueenl]

And we don't know what they talked about earlier.

[@doomyman]

of course he is...you can't read with your finger

[@x9nafnaf919]

@@DicedPotato I had 24 tooo

[@Nicoladen1]

@@doomyman But he might've used other techniques

[@malka2880]

Did anyone else think 32 as well before she said it? 😂

[@SophieTurner95]

Malka Kovalenko i feel like it’s because he said “there” twice which could have put the number three in her head and then kept saying “it’s a TWO digit number” 🤔 therety two?? 😂

[@treehousekohtao]

I thought 11. Maybe because he wrote it so quickly behind his back.

[@rijden-nu]

Well I thought 98.

[@digitalgreaze9295]

I wish I could believe there was no actors used

[@raedgaj3878]

If you familiarize yourself with Derren's other work you'll see he often goes out of his way to debunk people who claim to have 'powers', when they are just tricks. He has too much integrity to lie about his work.

[@theonedan1589]

8:10 I can look revoltingly clever... *crashes into door*

[@The_Keymeister]

nice one

[@olam4642]

omg lol i didnt even notice

[@LFOVCF]

i miss this series. It was groundbreaking

[@_tayne]

On the present scene, play close attention to the way he talks. He replaces the word ‘by’ with bike, says ‘pumped up’ and emphasises different gifts “a car a BM[x]... or an Xbox”. It’s like I knew he would say BMX

[@lacari0805]

Tayne Redman He literally says this in the video mate

[@feenix1033]

When Derren loses / gets something wrong, it's done on purpose to sell the idea that what he does is anything except ordinary magic tricks dressed up as psychological amazements.

[@shadow4798]

Absolutely, and it's an incredibly powerful and effective tool. Derren's greatest triumph in his career is probably maintaining that psychological aura he has with the general public.

[@feenix1033]

@@shadow4798 Couldn't agree more that is his triumph. Every time with a friend I try to break down how a trick is done, they go straight to "Well obviously Derren influenced them to think of...", and i'm like, wow he really has them convinced he can do that. I've even found they'll hold onto that belief even after i've implicitly explained an effect. For example, "An Evening of Wonders" grand effect simply uses a Master Prediction Device. You can explain all kinds of effects to people and they still maintain this almost religious-like belief that Derren can manipulate minds to an extent that would be supernatural, a thing he endlessly tells people not to believe in. His TV specials are some of the best, people simply wont believe the explanation "they're just going along with it", they're convinced Derren "programs" them.

[@cliveedwards2958]

@@feenix1033 yes I have allways said his great illusion is that this is in some way mind control..people do, as you rightly say, still buy into the idea of 'influence' even after you have explained it was a straight switch or whatever..was Simon Pegg supposed to be a random member of the public..in other words..was this filmed before mr Pegg was famous and now it all looks rather like he was a young actor that Derren got to act amazed?..I dont know when this was made

[@feenix1033]

@@cliveedwards2958 Ah yes that trick is all about selling to the audience that the trick is NLP. It isn't, NLP is pseudoscience. However it's an excellent way to distract from the real effect. That said, these are still amongst some of Derren's greatest effects. I've watched many of his live shows and when it came to "Miracle", me and my pal couldn't even muster a standing auvation at the end, seemingly the only two people in the crowd to remain seating. It was obvious how most of the affects were achieved, or they were simply variations on very common effects we see nowadays. Derren sometimes hasn't done himself any favours (although it's often when pushed by a network to get a special out). He admits himself the predicting the lottery was not his finest work and he's not proud of it. I'd also say "Miracle at 40,000 feet", where the subject supposedly lands a plane, is utterly and completely ridiculous. He knows and chooses to go along with the stunt.

[@cliveedwards2958]

@@feenix1033 interesting...I remember his 'horse racing prediictions' special..which I'd worked out back in 1970s how to do..they used to advertise these predictors in the exchange and mart back then..you have, I take it , been to his shows?..is there a serious amount of editing going on before broadcast? As you rightly say, he has wrapped this up ad mentalism or such..but on a basic illusionist level how good was he at the shows?

[@IDidntSetAHandle]

The first 3 minutes of this video are like a Big Train sketch made flesh.

[@MountImprobable]

Derren knows slight of hand too. So he pickpocketed the wallets studied their contents and put the wallets back in the pockets before starting the shoot. viola.

[@SelcraigClimbs]

sleight*

[@Vee-Hive]

@@SelcraigClimbs voila*

[@SelcraigClimbs]

@@Vee-Hive Baritone*

[@SophieTurner95]

Did anyone see how at @6.44 he puts up 3 fingers and then 2??

[@smilealways7767]

He gave me the ability I said 32 😂

[@crazycraigy01]

Kid had 3 times more money than the dude who said he pays £30 a head eating out...more like £3 at KFC...and he won the £100

[@mrsir2378]

That same kid was in the crowd at 1:45

[@wiser.kinder.calmer.6530]

He is!

[@LitpalLitpal]

he was picking up only those who are highly suggestable

[@badninja1971]

16:32 onwards “Bottle of wine” “BoX of chocolates” BEAM EXcitement” “Xtreme” ‘I want “X”..’ “A BM..” “Or an XBOX..” 😂

[@atty187]

if you take a look at 6:43 you will see that the number is already given to the lady. Darren shows 3 fingers followed by 2 which the lady picks up but only subconsciously.

[@matthewwalker5430]

The funny thing about this is that a BMX bike somehow seems fair more appropriate for Simon Pegg than a leather jacket anyway

[@think41c]

20:43 - is when the title of the video starts

[@kimflores6359]

and the title is wrong

[@cosnye717]

with the Simon pegg one you can notice the drops of like you could want a car a bm- xbox òr something for example x and he also said u could bike instead of buy

[@cosnye717]

just watched the full video realised they explained it

[@jjdecani]

2:19... Brown blinks first.

[@kungpochopedtuna]

That kid 😂 it was like oohh yeeaah

[@Skynique]

Derren blinked first on the second guy

[@musicmann6812]

The "Mike tyson" stare..lol

[@ronaldfousek1079]

18.04 talks about imposing his will. flaunting with danger.

[@henry8239]

his subtle hints about the bike such as 'bm' followed by 'xbox'

[@MegaBaellchen]

how exactly did that kid outsmart him?

[@444slowitdown]

Im sure he wanted too get it wrong so he could give the kid the cash

[@marcomotroni]

Ilija Stojanovski he does this in his live show, wink wink

[@sigurdfyllingkarstad2694]

I actually caught most of the word trickery when he spoke to Simon. I think what he did with his hand was the misdirection. I still think that I'd catch that if it was me. But who knows?

[@kimflores6359]

you think it was just a trick made to look like influence?

[@thebx6160]

I have loved all your videos that I have seen!!!

[@cautionTosser]

i want the reel to reel for christmas

[@CrafterLuke]

2:18 derrin blinked!

[@monkeynews8311]

Derren clearly blinks at 2:18 yet no one says anything? Ok then lol

[@monty3854]

Ninja has changed a lot since his fortnite fame

[@duaneayers6117]

Darren Draco can amaze any human being 🎱 👀

[@MarcusAntonio.]

lol I remember when everyone thought Cris Angel was real..

[@kimflores6359]

real?

[@stevejuneau2395]

Actors actors actors..

[@MegaChris456]

Lool, I chose 32 as well. If you notice he says hold out your TWO fingers. He says two a few times. I chose 3 purely because he has three fingers over the card and went with 32. Pretty lucky because I could have went with 23.

[@Claire-zj8ic]

I was debating between 32 and 23 as well, but went with 32. You are smarter than me, megachris!

[@RebeccaWatkins58]

So that's how the Tories do it...

[@EarlyBirm]

Ha!! On the lady with the "32" card I said it was going to be 23. I'm reverse psychic. :-)

[@dibutler9151]

OMG, me, too. What did he say to make us think 23? I know it was something...I'm going to go back and watch it, again. The very first number I briefly had settled on for like a half of a second was 52. Think how similar that looks to 32, depending on a person's handwriting. I know it's all just suggestion and manipulation, but I genuinely didn't catch how he manipulated both of us to get to that number.

[@lostvagabond365]

derren was blinking the whole time with the bald guy..wonder why he didn't notice

[@nasekiller]

dang, i realized. i was thinking about an bmx bike after darren finished talking. i was kind of convinced that he mentioned a bmx bike, lol^^

[@adampotter760]

I CHOSE 32

[@ElizabethWarrenYeahYeah]

Love Port Meirion.

[@thelogicalvoice-shorts1674]

the way he can see it is because out the corner of his peripheral vision he takes a mental picture and then in his mind sees it. photographic memories are far more complicated that u might think :)

[@xc3ptiona1]

I can see one secret to doing this... having it all be harmless fun with willing participants. Both parties can "win" as they say.

[@douglasshowler4168]

Did anyone catch when he said saddle and not settle? Very subtle.

[@DeKevers]

Today I learnt the North Wales accent is similar to the Liverpool

[@mortuaryartist]

Handle bar, 2 tyres, bike creating, pumped up, I want x or a bm, god he’s good. I put this before the end of the video lol.

[@jogonyachickennugget4911]

So how does he do the wallet trick? Guessing how much they have?

[@Em1ly949]

There’s No “HUMAN” way he can do these things because it’s not done by Human means 💀☠️☠️👿

[@Em1ly949]

gerard sullivan He might not be so “Gifted” without his “friends “ helping him 💀💀☠️☠️with Impossible feats

[@Em1ly949]

gerard sullivan you Know him?

[@Em1ly949]

gerard sullivan “All just an illusion of forces?”..ya mean like Dark satanic forces?? 🤔or legions helping

[@staffordshirebullterrierli7411]

I never had a bmx, had a drifter!!!!

[@pietro93vit]

2:19 he blinks but still in game ?

[@misterbonzoid]

Innit?

[@ravenravella1000]

I got the 32 card also......now that WAS weird!!!

buy gifts...handle bar...bike...saddle...beam...X...xbox.....subliminal suggestion - Magick.

[@PegasusIII]

So nobody talking about the intro song?

[@johnw.silver7274]

im like you cant win against someone who can make you sleep right on the spot.

[@BruceCinema1337]

I guessed 26 on the card The plus sign has two lines ergo +6 26 + 6 = 32 The mans a genius

[@mizofan]

Better a bike than a leather jacket

[@yungdoenewcali4943]

After that starring contest im wondering what was going on as they stared into his eyes that made them feel so uncomfortable 👀😕😯

[@chalettime7708]

Ultrasounds maybe. He makes them stand in a particular location so it's some hidden device.

[@krismatt2355]

Definitely ultrasound

[@garlandxx3400]

Soooooo, in the first segment he Charles Xaviered the two guys? 🤔

[@je-pq3de]

19:10 is my favourite song now, anybody nows the name?

[@thingyee1118]

Reddit has it. Google bmx derren song

[@chriskurtz6678]

Victor Malloy - Different time

[@Hotwire_RCTrix]

Who else guessed 32? I done understand where the suggestion was.

[@opinionatorX]

The suggestion was in him saying 2 digit number three times.....

[@Hotwire_RCTrix]

@@opinionatorX I looked again and again and found some hand gestures that were 3 and 2 fingers raised.

[@LP02man]

I had 23 in my mind

[@Hotwire_RCTrix]

@@LP02man Perhaps you're dyslexic. Joking!

[@markbodnar1153]

@@Hotwire_RCTrix almost.. but look at how he positioned her hand ... 3 fingers bent back to the left and 2 straight out on the right ... reading left to right is " 32 "

[@gaspardh.7643]

He touches simon each time he pronounces a key word

[@catherinebutler4819]

At 8:49 you can see his familiar behind his left shoulder.

[@lightawake]

So weird I actually rewound a couple of times with Simon pegg because I couldn't understand what Derren brown was saying once he started his hypnosis spiel.

[@kparvez16]

you MUST believe it , he was priming MUST . and First 2 letter of MUST- MU look like 32.

[@brandonmartin-moore5302]

Don't really understand why they're posting it all here when it's officially available on All 4.

[@HarryBinstead]

adverts

[@lemads]

The guy with the bike 15:00, isn't that Simon Pegg?? In the beginning Derren Brown said that no actors were used, but Simon Pegg is an actor.

[@Misteryowl]

Are you being serious?

[@bluespyusa8979]

I know...WeEeEeeiIiRRrRrRrdD isn't it???

[@MrMetalManMe]

He didn't have a script so he weren't in work. 😀

[@londontrada]

And that's why Right Said Fred stopped making records

[@alexmoore9720]

9:13 there's a lot of camera cuts as he takes something out of his pocket and perhaps puts THAT in the envelope? not sure why it would be significant though as he'd need to know anyway.

[@alexmoore9720]

why did he care so much about touching the wallet and the lucky stone?!

[@travismailsa1]

2:17 Derren Blinks?

[@drewlappin2203]

6:42 Holds up 3 fingers, then 2 - Woman chooses 32

[@Bleiwy]

He just wrote it with a "thumb pen" or something idk exactly what it is

[@ophiolatreia93]

And he said 'two digit' number. So a two was gonna be in there

[@sarveshshukla7116]

I also some how figured 32

[@randseedbin9440]

Derren has said that part of his performance is the incorporation of "a well-placed lie". I suggest that the lie was placed in the disclaimer at the beginning of the video.

[@sbarmiueenl]

Ha! Ha!

[@edwardecl]

I guessed £37 and £16 for those people. I wasn't far off.

[@ianrobson9601]

I said (saw) 32 as well. Weird !