As many folks have pointed out below, it's relatively easy to figure out the trick... ...but what's so great about the trick is how much better (i.e. how much more effective) it is *precisely* because their presentation of it is so inept (by which I mean, of course, how "inept" they are pretending to be) which fits the style of their appearance on the show perfectly.
@singenstattatmen50967 жыл бұрын
*The relevant magic words!* xD God this was wonderfully executed. Just sitting there and nonchalantly reading out the instructions like they themselves don't know what they're doing... I enjoyed this so much more than any regular magic trick! The comedy, as always with these two, is brilliant. :)
@JaneXemylixa10 жыл бұрын
The relevant magic words. I think I died at this point.
@baoboumusic5 жыл бұрын
They look so wonderfully bumbling and clumsy, and then they do a bloody marvellous trick. That takes quite a bit of dexterity and preparation. Great stuff.
@withoutascript12 жыл бұрын
"Tamp on, Terry."
@amoral_minority4 жыл бұрын
Have your 69th like
@StijnHommes11 жыл бұрын
A very impressive bit of magic, not because of their sleight of hand or skill, but the hilarious presentation. I wish certain professional magicians worked on their presentation more...
@super8camera10 ай бұрын
Tommy Cooper!
@HaniiPuppy11 жыл бұрын
Stephen fry acts like a 16 year old with all of the authority of churchill XD he's brilliant.
@BadWebDiver2 жыл бұрын
Perfectly stated.
@Ficks212 жыл бұрын
And when Hugh asks for a handkerchief at 3:45, Stephen checks both his pockets, subtly replacing the jar with the full card with one that contains the trick piece.
@nyChannel09 Жыл бұрын
"Its not like a pillbox it IS a pillbox, will that do?"
@stm3141513 жыл бұрын
Delightfully, this trick can actually be found in "The Royal Road to Card Magic" by Jean Hugard
@Isteinier12 жыл бұрын
The Royal Road to Card Magic is actually considered one of the classic books on card magic.
@firiel23664 жыл бұрын
Hugh juggling three things successfully but then slowly losing control is such a mood
@micahnewman8 жыл бұрын
Ladystroke gentleman?? I wondered what they were on about for a minute there.
@bhwst688 жыл бұрын
+Micah Newman In the book would be written "Lady/Gentleman"...
@micahnewman8 жыл бұрын
Ah! Got it.
@ragnarokangaroo7 жыл бұрын
Figured it out after a second. In America we'd say it as "slash" rather than "stroke."
@hainsay6 жыл бұрын
How violent you yankees are
@JimFortune6 жыл бұрын
hainsay So much better to administer strokes than slashes.
@Aquakneek15 жыл бұрын
"The relevant magic words!" Hehehe
@eggsaladman912 жыл бұрын
The trick orange is in Hugh's jacket pocket, after he drops the last orange he pulls it out.
@vaishnaviyadav43342 жыл бұрын
Ohh 😯
@hetedeleambacht66083 жыл бұрын
it`s 1 o clock at night and my walls are superthin. so when they got at `the relevant magic words`i had to smother my laughs in a pillow for not waking up the neighbours
@ChapmaniacPictures14 жыл бұрын
One of my favourite videos on KZbin. Thanks for the upload mate!
@Jjjkar13 жыл бұрын
@DrMcGonzo My guess is they hid an additional orange in between the pillows on the sofa. Hugh is good at juggling, I first assumed that he got better over the years, that's why he loses balance over thete, but the more I watch it the more I am convinced, that he lost it to justify falling back on the sofa... Now the part I cannot guess is how they got him to pick the card, the double of which they placed in a second pillbox and orange...
@PointsofData4 жыл бұрын
8 years late but the vital part is probably at the beginning; asking him to choose a card that then dictates how many Stephen counts out struck me as suspicious right away. Probably a stacked deck with all three at the beginning being the same; thus they didn't ever have to guess.
@finn_underwood3 жыл бұрын
To add onto the earlier comment, you can see Fry reach into his pockets when checking whether he has a handkerchief. He switches the card the interviewer tore with a pre-torn card prepared earlier; we never see the card the interviewer tore again for the rest of the show. Once the torn piece is in the interviewer's hand, all Laurie has to do is swap the oranges with a concealed, pre-prepared orange, and the trick is done. Force the card, swap the pillbox, swap the orange Simple and boring in concept, which is why presentation is so important.
@labroske4 жыл бұрын
4:55 Hugh drops the orange he's holding in his right hand and replaces it with an orange from his left hand which he pulled from the sofa. It's very cleverly done.
@joesr312 жыл бұрын
But how did they know what specific card to put in there?
@methamphetamememcmeth34222 жыл бұрын
@@joesr31 The gentleman was in on it. That's always what it is in magic tricks.
@samwildstein2092 Жыл бұрын
@@joesr31 The real trick is that the fake incompetence distracts you from none of Terry's choices mattering. Terry flips one of three cards, but Steven is the only one handling the deck so he's able to ensure those are all fives face-down to "force" the Nine of Spades. The pause to find a handkerchief allows them to swap the pillbox and the hesitancy over the juggling keeps you from realizing all 3 oranges had copies of the card.
@MavisRileyJunior16 жыл бұрын
Sitting right there is the reason magic works!
@3dgar7eandro3 жыл бұрын
Amazing and funny 🤣🤣👏🏻👏🏻👌🏻👌🏻🙌🏻
@BajaBeans16 жыл бұрын
Lol i love this! Thanks for the upload.
@kai456547 жыл бұрын
That's absolutely brilliant indeed.
@stys8216 жыл бұрын
Fry switches the pill box when he puts his hand in his pocket while looking for the handkerchief...still love the act though, they are hilarious! Not sure how the card got in the orange though...
@stuartswindell28357 жыл бұрын
was this a sketch or an actual interview
@BadWebDiver2 жыл бұрын
It looks like a talk show segment.
@seamussmyth19282 жыл бұрын
Yes
@vikik8973 жыл бұрын
Oh my goodness, they are both so brilliant, so talented! I've had a crush on Stephen since my early teens and it has not disappeared with age. If anything, it only grew bigger. (No pun intended ☺)
@HM-li3cf4 жыл бұрын
So interesting how Hugh actually dresses similarly to House!
@Telruin Жыл бұрын
House must have been a fan for years.
@skylerma14 жыл бұрын
now I'd like to buy this magic book
@rudiecantfail1316 жыл бұрын
that was brilliant
@AnIngeniousParadox15 жыл бұрын
"tamp-on Terry." greaaaatttttt.
@margaretimmel1139 Жыл бұрын
Awesome!
@fatboybozo11 жыл бұрын
Really? I never would have guessed... I'll certainly be attending your next lecture at Cambridge.
@viridismonasteriense16 жыл бұрын
Hugh Laurie can juggle! LOL@!
@DoubleBread6 жыл бұрын
There's nothing this man cannot do :D
@vikik8973 жыл бұрын
Přesně, dvojitej chlebe! ☺😉
@MercuryMay9414 жыл бұрын
Haha! That's awesome! Gotta love Hugh and Stephen! :D
@ausiuchi7 жыл бұрын
I can't tell if it is a sketch or not
@bowestbrook65277 жыл бұрын
Evi1M4chine that was stupid as hell. "i can't tell if it is a sketch AND not"
@loot66 жыл бұрын
+Stabby ginger not as stupid as not knowing it was a sketch though.
@CaroHoney15 жыл бұрын
amazing whut cant hugh laurie do!
@LithianNaurwen15 жыл бұрын
That's just Stephen. :D
@JuuhachigouSama15 жыл бұрын
Well, needless to say, Im impressed! O_O
@embraceoblivion4367 жыл бұрын
standard obligatory comment to salve the wounded KZbin machine. Liked@833
@0ldFrittenfett5 жыл бұрын
How is it that Stephen never looked a year under 45?
@Hama838213 жыл бұрын
@sylcairis or, the whole deck of cards might be full of 8 of clubs :p
@PatMahoneyEnterTrainer3 жыл бұрын
"Are you at your ease, Terry?"' *Terry groans internally* "I'm quite relaxed normally, but... not now." "Well, we'll press on."
@ReallyBloodyGood16 жыл бұрын
They only gave Wogan the option of picking three cards. And there were three oranges, so I assume they had very subliminal ways of knowing which card was in each one. Bloody good trick though.
@Robstar1006 жыл бұрын
If you look closely after he's dropped the oranges, he pulls the last one out of his pocket. So they knew which card it would be. If you look right as they kneed a hankerchief, Steven checks his pockets, but he's actually putting the card pieces in his pocket.
@gabrielaluznunez24983 жыл бұрын
yeah yeah yeah but HOW did they get a card into that perfectly UNCUT orange
@jjazdzewska21578 жыл бұрын
What year is this interview from?
@ProductionsUnhinged7 жыл бұрын
your trying to source the book, arent you
@GeorgeoftheJumble7 жыл бұрын
Jagoda Jazdzewska The interview is from 1991, the book is originally from 1948, and can still be found for about £2.95 second hand in a revised edition, and is considered by many to be the card magic bible, even now. That is more than you asked for, but this is the internet, where people will talk nonsense for no reason.
@Rea846 жыл бұрын
Geroge, you are allowed to be passionate and knowledgeable about things.
@Gabriel_Moline11 ай бұрын
If using a tool is a crime, would have to look at the statue of limitations.
@iMitla15 жыл бұрын
lady (stroke)/gentleman hilarious as usual
@shecklesmack95635 жыл бұрын
GoodCat or in Stephen’s case, gentleman stroke gentleman.
@nyChannel09 Жыл бұрын
Is this a whole sketch OR was this an actual interview?
@tubreeze14 жыл бұрын
They must have planted the same cards (all a bit torn similarly) in all the oranges (make a small slit and slot the rolled up card in). When Stephen put the torn bits of card into the pill box, he didn't put all of it in. The hardest part is how they made Terry choose the right card. Of course, terry might have been faking too.
@dkahl28032 жыл бұрын
It’s just a card force of some kind, which is not the oldest trick in the book but not far from it. :)
@Robertpv114 жыл бұрын
He has to pick 1 of 3 cards to see with 1to get. so i think al 3 are 5´s :)
@donalddickerson2064 жыл бұрын
Nah. Simple forced card. The particular card is placed into the right location by the using 3 to pick etc.
@Klaproossje5 жыл бұрын
Eat you're heart out Dynamo!
@IVIasterIVIind12 жыл бұрын
@Hama8382 If you ignore the fact that he got an 5 out of it, sure :)
@alexwiz0712 жыл бұрын
Seems legit.
@aLexFongPrettyGirL15 жыл бұрын
My God! *o*
@DaFallenPixie11 жыл бұрын
how da fuck did that happen!!! thats soo cool!
@Elina102916 жыл бұрын
They say 'we' a lot, don't they?
@MrSquiggle9311 жыл бұрын
but, but i thought it was real are fry and laurie not magic! what has happened to the world
@Chris_W13 жыл бұрын
i'll probably never know this trick...
@fio3ek15 жыл бұрын
2 pounds 95, it's really cheap:P great!!
@bbgun0615 жыл бұрын
These guys are good! They should go on Penn and Teller’s Fool Us!
@JobiWan144 Жыл бұрын
I can assure you that they would fool neither Penn nor Teller. As other commenters have pointed out, the trick just comes down to forcing a card and two sleights of hand. This clip, like many from their skit shows, demonstrates their ability to use their creativity to turn a simple premise into comedy gold.
@NxDoyle6 жыл бұрын
I've not seen a magician/illusionist for quite a while, mainly because of the way many of them choose to present their acts. Penn and Teller have been instrumental, I think, in tearing down the kind of overblown, haughty ways of older school magicians, with all of the misdirection of scantily-clad assistants and wild hand gestures.
@julianbaxter28365 жыл бұрын
The amazing Jonathan does this. It's pretty easy actually. Prep work with a bill in an orange. Miss direction (lol) and slip the broken pieces in ur pocket or somewhere else when no one's looking
@maealexander8712 жыл бұрын
i would love to see this on that penn and teller show.
@contenau226 жыл бұрын
wow tv hosts used to be so stuck up
@sowpmactavish3 жыл бұрын
that fucking thumbnail lmoa
@someonefar56004 жыл бұрын
When he said lady stroke gentleman a first couple of times, I kept wondering, why would a lady stroke a gentleman, and both volunteers in the magic trick too.
@dawgofrick39 жыл бұрын
Is that Sreve Carell?
@romainsavioz54669 жыл бұрын
Bleah Bloobly it's Terry Wogan
@LB-rj7fj8 жыл бұрын
Bleah Bloobly STEVE CARELL? HAHA WTF
@micahnewman8 жыл бұрын
+Bleah Bloobly Yes, and Laurel and Hardy being interviewed.
@loot66 жыл бұрын
Is what Steve Carell? Are you a moron. These people aren't even American ffs.
@LuRawen11 жыл бұрын
But.... HOW?!?
@ethosfactoryfilms78895 жыл бұрын
Plebs trying to analyze below...
@sexobscura6 жыл бұрын
*.....the low life has lost its appeal .........*
@StijnHommes12 жыл бұрын
Why do people always feel they need to post how they think a trick is done? Why not simply enjoy Stephen's skills and their wonderfully funny performance?
@Rea846 жыл бұрын
I don't understand this discussion. It's magic.
@David-qi1ys6 жыл бұрын
I'd like to discuss how they did it. I think it was legit magic. The question is; What kind? It seemed rather Voodooey to my eye. How'd I lose an eye I hear you asking? The War. Which one? The War for Independence! My ex-wife gouged it out during our divorce proceedings.
@HorseCrazyGrl16714 жыл бұрын
Wogan's a bit of a twat, isn't he? Anyways, Stephen and Hugh are both amazing, of course! Is there anything they can't do? It's really not fair to the rest of us... :P