Magician REACTS to Eric Chien Ribbon Act on Penn and Teller FOOL US 2021

[@JasonParkerMagic]

1) How did you enjoy Eric Chien's performance? Probably you've seen his Ribbon Act by now, but he never fails to impress! 2) Behind-the-scenes content & BONUS Magic Tutorials taught by yours truly ➠ www.patreon.com/JasonParker --- Social media --- INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/JasonParkerMagic TWITTER: twitter.com/JasonParkerNow

[@JasonParkerMagic]

JUST CURIOUS... who found the Easter egg at the end of this reaction video? That took me 5 hours to learn how to do lol...

[@harshreality2672]

Eric is ALWAYS a pleasure to watch. When was this made? I haven't watched a TV in over 8yrs-so have no idea. Following FU videos on YT, but don't catch every single one there either, so I'm lost. But this was THE best video I've ever seen on the internet for magic ever, if you ask me. Such art, when it's respectfully done that way. Putting it on FU(?), brilliant. 😊 Thanks Jason! You never fail to give us the best of the best 😜🙌👍.

[@Ikantspell4]

@jason parker you asked for other video ideas. I know you were an engineering person maybe talk about your old job?

[@JasonParkerMagic]

Hey Lisa, this was broadcast on Friday night! :) I'm reacting to new episodes of the season 7 extension now each week.

[@JasonParkerMagic]

Hmmmm... thanks for the idea!

[@Money4Nothing]

This is one of the most epic magic performances ever.

[@yasministryheals]

I love how supportive you are of Magicians! Other “revealers” I’ve seen have a cocky attitude. You’re great!

[@Earth2McKay]

Eric most certainly deserved that trophy. Amazing homage from Penn

[@bricelory9534]

You also have to appreciate the real internal cohesion and logic of the routine. It explains the logic and stays within that whole logic in the entire trick. So often, even story-based routines have logic break down at least some places. The cohesion is really good!

[@CitizenLUL]

I've watched his Ribbon Act like 10 times on youtube over the past year. It's still magical every time I watch it.

[@oraclecardmagic1528]

It’s so beautiful.

[@jbillo6564]

I've watched a load of Eric Chien, love his magic. The coins and cards section always completely gets me, it's real magic. Great videos, Jason.

[@stvbrsn]

A beautiful act. Just beautiful. Also, I love how he threw a tiny quick-change bit into a close-up routine.

[@Francesc2000]

He was extremely smooth. I can imagine some moves, but others had me in awe and have no clue how he did it. Only for being so smooth and professional he deserves a reward. That takes a lot of effort and hours practicing.

[@randyporter3491]

I really like your appraisal of Eric's routine on P&T Jason ! Very classy review. Eric has a skill level that few have, so its more about "how" he's developed these skills and creativity, than the "secrets". Who cares, it's beautiful magic.

[@Spenji]

I had the privilege of watching this routine live at Britain's Got Talent! It was amazing! And Penn was one of the judges for that episode :)

[@MarcSpelmann]

Eric Chien is absolutely amazing. I truly believe this close up set is better than any other set I have ever seen. It is brilliant and so well well thought through..

[@LTeagles16]

Eric's unassuming demeanour in his performances makes him a very lovable person/magician. It's like you wish you had a son, brother or friend like him.

[@harlandraka1]

New videos in this channel always put a smile on my face. Thank you!

[@JasonParkerMagic]

Happy to hear that! your comment put a smile on MY face :)

[@SiriusShiruke]

I liked his performance. All the details, like even his clothes changed were so nice to watch.

[@yvettem1106]

Great video! 😁 I wish that all that people who don't watch you videos to the end know what they're missing. The ends of your videos are always the most creative 👏😂

[@JasonParkerMagic]

Thanks Yvette! Glad you watched all the way to the end -- one of the 5%-ers! 🙌 😊

[@yvettem1106]

@@JasonParkerMagic Always watching to the end💪#5%squad 😎

[@calitaco]

@@JasonParkerMagic I enjoy watching you read a chapter in Aesop's Fables at the end. Really enlightening stuff!

[@eswift8318]

You watch enough magic videos, you actually do start to know some of the simpler things he's doing. And it makes it all the more amazing.

[@ASMRyouVEGANyet]

I'm always amazed by his acts! I feel like a kid when I watch. Thanks for this reaction.

[@AndrewKinakin]

Eric is unreal! World renowned in both the public and magic community! Thanks for the great content Jason!

[@JasonParkerMagic]

Yep you're right! Thanks Andrew for being here :)

[@stoha2]

Yup! Watched Eric perform before, including a video of his original act on FISM. But no matter how many times I watch this act, it doesn't really get old. He seems to be doing it even better now!

[@sharamdar3727]

I've already seen this act a zillion times but it susprises me everytime when I see it. He is so talented that even if I know what he is doing at some points, it still fools me because the eye can't match his skills. I think he is the best magician in the world in terms of pure skill. He deserved that trophy.

[@johnjohn-cs9eu]

He is immensely modest. It's a mezmerising and complex act and understated in its execution. *He is a true prince of prestidigitation*

[@JasonParkerMagic]

It's John Kean! I mean... John John.... ;)

[@johnkean6852]

@@JasonParkerMagic Yes me 🤠

[@arbiter_petronius]

An example you mentioned on your own videos: An act cuts interesting or important details, but it's not the magician's fault, but the editors of the show

[@JasonParkerMagic]

Yep I agree :)

[@Kodi093]

People who try to say that you were attacking Chin, differently hasn't picked up that isn't your personality. I love magic its differently a skill and wish I had, but i enjoy watching it. Watching your channel has exposed me to so many great magicians that I wouldn't not have ever seen or follow, keep up the great work still waiting and hopefully get to see on Fool Us as well and see your reaction to your performance. Maybe do another interview with some of the magicians who have reacted to your reaction again that was a real joy seeing you and shawn as well the live interview. Look forward to your post.

[@JasonParkerMagic]

Thanks for the feedback, and the support! Actually I have filmed a 3rd interview in December, but just haven't had time to edit the video yet! :) It is with Siri Creator, Adam Cheyer. :)

[@hisoka9478]

Eric Chien is a true master of his craft.

[@oraclecardmagic1528]

The real Magic is how clean it is!

[@yusufbanna]

He showed the same trick in his first appearance in AGT.....so I watched him perform it the second time and still it was magical.

[@sbaxter4207]

I'm not even going to try and figure all these tricks out, because i'm sure I can't and I like watching it in awe.

[@CSV1973]

there’s plenty of tutorials on how he does it

[@sbaxter4207]

@@CSV1973 sometimes it's great not to know. : )

[@marlonsanders]

Such a fun and delightful performance. What an incredibly skilled and gifted guy.

[@AleksandarIvanov69]

As Chris Ramsay said: "Oh now I see how he won FISM, he is an ACTUAL wizard"

[@fannar378]

Seen him before, but by far best "performance" on video I've seen yet! Wow this was mind blowing 🤯

[@fannar378]

5% here, do a magic trick after aesop to gain 10% that will finish the video 😉

[@aprilw.919]

The funny thing is that after I watched the ribbon act as well as related revealing videos for so many times, I am still confused about how he finished the performance!!! This version makes me realize some of the guesses in the revealing videos are wrong!!! - I am still fooled by it! So amazing!!!!!!!!

[@leahpearl6621]

My first time seeing this performer. Wonderful act.

[@martinteece8983]

A pure genius in the way he done the tricks. Even though I loved the costume change there is just perfect.

[@dresdonfury]

It’s the 2nd or 3rd time I saw this routine and agree it was better presented given improved cameras and continuous shots, making this view more interesting. I originally thought he was using an electronic mat but now I realize it’s not at all. I think 🤔. Great review I like how you kept it interesting for those of us who’ve experienced it before.

[@JohnnyWestMagic]

So true, Jason-we magicians have a constant fight against demonization! Oh, wait-you said demonetisation -my bad, haha...

[@maksphoto78]

Santa's worshippers!

[@chriswright8114]

super simple explanation. it's actual magic with just enough sleight of hand thrown in to make you think it's a trick.

[@ComicsByJerry]

He is a wizard.

[@57thorns]

@@ComicsByJerry He definitely is, depending on your definition of wizard.

[@CyberBeep_kenshi]

The not so straight frame finally showed how he did it. Bit of a shame. I love this routine to bits though:-) He is just so good.

[@O2BAmachine]

I loved his act so much, holy molyyyyy!

[@dartfield4655]

He definitely deserves the trophy 1000%, this the typical case where I really wanna know what Teller thinks about it.

[@raphaelgmur3898]

Even it isn't really new anymore, this performance flashes me EVERYTIME I see it!! 😳😳😳😳😳

I think the best comments was that penn and teller studied Eric. That means they are very interested in his magic

[@MrTCuneo]

Penn had mentioned before in a previous season, that for slight of hand acts, if he and/or Teller lose track of the slights, even if they have an idea how they're done, that they'll likely say they were fooled by the magician.

[@jyesucevitz]

using "black art" can't be easy with the lighting as bright as it is. also, I thought I'd seen this act in every venue he's done it in. I also watch every fool us episode and yet I missed this one. thanks for posting this Jason.

[@rogerjones6033]

That's what amazed me most about this performance...the lighting! I said okay this oughta be interesting since all the other times I've seen this act it looked so black and gave you much more of an idea how "black arts"...but the sheen on the velvet I thought was gonna ruin Eric's performance...but it made it that much more magical!

[@playshauwny]

Thank you for always making those awesome and magical videos And yes i have seen him before lots of times (didnt you do a video about hime before?)

[@JasonParkerMagic]

Yep I did! But as I mentioned in the post-performance comments... this one is a great video of Eric performing because nothing is edited out or cut away from. There are some things to see for those who are extremely curious :)

[@RobertBallMagician]

This guy is amazing, very fooling magic.👍👍😊😊👍👍👏👏👏👏

[@rodimusprimex5232]

I'd like to see more magician interviews. They don't have to be long, just like a behind the scenes chat on the trick they performed on Fool Us or their inspirations or anything really. Doesn't have to be long. Especially the European Magicians which we may not be as familiar with. Once the world turns back to "normal" you could even do a travel vlog to meet and/or see some of their full shows. Pick the ones that are accessible and interest you, it doesn't just have to be the winners.

[@ethanbartolic2213]

Eric is a beast. Love him

[@murraynatkie7490]

I'm not a magician but a scholar of magic since age 8 or so. This performance marks the moment I decide to stop digging into magic. I don't want to know how he did the shadow cutting and the forearm transmutation. I'm happy not knowing and just enjoying the craft.

[@borischan5252]

very visible how he did it here due to the lighting. Let's just call it black art

[@madsfleholm4506]

I find Eric Chien so talented. I love your reference to Lennart Green - his card magic is also stunning.

[@SerendipityChild]

I've binged too much magic 😂 when you counted points I expected your ring to jump from finger to finger

[@SilverSergeant]

He is, possibly, the best in the business right now. I've seen this act many times.......His skill is just unmatched, imo.

[@mukundmetta5113]

Yayyyy! Always wanted to see this performance on Fool Us! Finally! Eric deserves that Trophy!! Amazing reaction Jason! Thanks👍👍🙏🙏🙏😁

[@JasonParkerMagic]

Thanks for your nice comment! :)

[@AndrewCheshire]

Me at 17:23 "Alright, that was another fun Jason Parker video. Sure can't wait until the next one." Me at 17:33 "HOLY CRAP KILL IT KILL IT WITH FIRE!!!" 😬😬😬😬

[@phoenixstrait4487]

Andrew Cheshire Instead of using flames, save it for Halloween ...

[@chenghsin8619]

I think he has done his ribbon act on live tv so many times! And P&T are still fooled. Goes to show how good he is!

[@Viewer13128]

i don't think they were fooled because they said they studied it intensely, which means they must have seen the reveals on google and youtube at minimum. they would piece everything together themselves. there is no way youtubers can replicate eric's act, and penn and teller still has no clue after studying it intensely. imo, they pretended to be fooled to give him the trophy. i remember there was another magician who used a lot of tricks in one performance, and penn and teller didn't give him the trophy cause they said he was just mashing things together hoping they'd miss something. so if they know the general idea, they don't give the fool us trophy. for eric chien, they clearly wanted to give him the trophy, so they pretended there was one thing that fooled them.

[@brianegendorf2023]

I'm use to seeing slight of hand, but some of the other stuff he does is amazing..I've never seen someone slide something under a ribbon and have it change so quickly and smoothly.. in multiple ways...and change the shape of the objects. I was a little skeptical when I first saw his set up and "sigh..another card trick", but this trick (series of tricks) really was amazing.

[@danielpower4512]

I'm having nightmares with that end hahahahah

[@xmozzazx]

I think people forget that, by receiving a trophy, they also go to Vegas to perform on stage. Of course he gets a trophy, not just because he is amazing or fooled them, but because he will call in an audience when he gets there. Penn and Teller are able to do these things, help growing magicians, because they can afford to. They are amazing guys, but retirement is knocking, can't tell me they aren't looking for replacements, so they can enjoy what they have achieved and hand things over slowly.

[@PranavLiju]

if you fool PnT then you can choose between a cash prize or a fully funded trip to vegas to open for them either way its a support to the performer....

[@furmanarrangements]

Hand things over slowly to Piff the Magic Dragon...

[@LucyKosaki]

I tried really hard to figure out the tricks, they are really amazing. I think he used some threads here and there, for example when he made the things diappear at the end. And at 7:54 it looks like there are fixated coins in the box and not the loose ones he pretended to put in there right before. But other than that, even in HD it's still really hard to make out the majority of the stuff, especially the handtricks, he performs them so smooth, it's really facinating to watch

[@bekahw8704]

I don't think I'll be able to sleep for a bit after that creepy shot at the very end 🤣. I enjoy your reaction videos a lot, but if you have other ideas for the channel then go for it!

[@MrMagneticvirus]

Did he forget the coin at the end? I feel like seeing the coing fly out was not intended

[@mikemclenison8200]

Every time he slides the card under the ribbon to a partial color or cut off, it amazes me.

[@hanspan5383]

He changed some part of his routine and suprised them. Ex. the frame looked like digital print previously but definitely not the case this time.

[@baktru]

Was my first time. I lost track very very quickly. Simply stunning and amazing.

[@sharamdar3727]

In previous shows featuring this act, the squares seem to be digitally appearing on the mat but in this show, he is moving the squares and it seems that they are real ribbon squares.

[@adriankalitka3762]

You can see the rectangle shape on the table towards the end so the cards obviously came from under the cloth but this entire act was great

[@JusLuk1085]

Yessss!!! Eric chien is amazing!!!

[@jappperon7012]

i always love Penn and teller as its fun to see what tricks i recognize but know i cant perform myself, foolus tends to not disrupt the continuous shots so as to not break the immersion and lessen the chances to miss subtle parts.

[@JoeAbrams1287]

If you watch closely at 3:47 you can see a little flash of blue (maybe slow it down to 0.25 speed to get a better look). But still a great performance by one of the greatest magicians out there! I couldn't keep up with his hands, very smooth handling. Eric is exceptional!

[@lwc888]

I saw a video where the guy says he thinks Eric uses gimmick black cards. That was a feasible explanation when the resolution was low, but in this vid you can see patterns on the table top. Doesn't seem like a card could exactly duplicate the patterns and not create any sense of movement in the pattern. Amazing magician. I am more impressed by him than Shin Lim and Shin is great in his own right!

[@devananddhanrajcardmagicia7048]

I've seen all of his performances and love them all ♥️

[@cwinz789]

Eric has a pretty cool deck display in the background. I didn't know he was into collecting cards

[@asifafarooqi6417]

Great to see him on fool us!

[@gregorymarrone3666]

Yes seen him before he was really amazing!!!

[@DavidPalmer]

Amazing how seamless he can do all the moves. Even better than the got talent performances.

[@oraclecardmagic1528]

Sooo clean! That’s the Magic

[@The_Croissant]

The real magic is how the audience is cheering but there is no audience.....

[@oraclecardmagic1528]

Exactly 😂

[@nejihyuga3101]

They had people attend digitally. The cheer is probably edited, though

[@kennethaxi]

Personally, I don't like magic tricks that relies on gimmicks and stuff that do half of the trick. I favor magic tricks that rely on slight of hand and that requires You hours and hours of practice. Despite that, this performance is one of the absolute most enjoyable magic performances I've seen in a long long time. Eric Chien is truly a champion and I've seen his tricks over and over again and are still amazed every time.

[@FusionDeveloper]

He did great. I saw his act before, but he still fooled me.

[@LuisRdzG10]

I wish he had performed this live in front of them. Probably the most ridiculous close-up magic act seen on TV since that World championship. I think you are right, tho. Penn and Teller had seen his act before and this affects everything.

[@cherryberry3691]

I can see how he did one part of the trick (when he dealt a red card that turned blue, he dealt from below not the top) but for everything else, I was stumped.

[@johnnyloco11]

miss these reactions

[@chuckatkinsIII]

I actually first saw him here on your channel!

[@JasonParkerMagic]

that's what I like to hear!! :) :)

[@Calgho]

They likely gave him the trophy cause they didnt want to pass up the chance of him performing in Vegas with them.

[@MikkoRantalainen]

Another reason could be that Penn and Teller seem be keep the bar at "is there any part of this trick that we couldn't redo without a meaningful difference"? If there's 5 hard tricks in a performance and Penn and Teller immediately know 4 of those, they're fooled by their definition. As Jason said, this performance is bombarding trick after trick.

[@kenpearce3269]

What in the world? Truly magical when you can disappear at the end and semi reappear again. Kinda spooky!

[@MaxHaydenChiz]

I knew him before he was on AGT and remember watching his FISM act online and being amazed. I'm disappointed that he did the same act for P&T but I can understand given the constraints of having to prerecord and do it remotely. That's not exactly the best circumstances for debuting new material or doing anything but your most polished work. Still, I'd *really* like to see what he's come up since winning FISM. (Like I had never seen Mario Lopez's salt pour thing. I only knew of him from his other work. But that salt trick was equally mind blowing.)

[@timscoviac]

I saw a few flashes here but still most of it looked amazing. Still don’t know how all of it’s done but I know some of it.

[@pyratemage]

Basic sleight of hand practice drills or routines that are cyclical? Combination of moves so as to end up where you began and start again. Or do you think hammering away at one sleight, over and over, is the best starting point?

[@crustycurmudgeon2182]

Watched Eric Chien on both AGT and Fool Us, Impressive! LOVE that his vest changes with the cards! I think he is even more talented than Lim(?) (sorry, can't recall the full name). I'm sure you know who I'm talking about... Lim's insanely talented, also, but more of a showman than Eric (smoke, etc.). Eric's style is much more understated, and, consequently, more powerful in my opinion ( you're looking for something amazing with the smoke, you're not looking for anything with a card, yes?). Writing this BEFORE I watch your video. Will comment more after I watch... ...Okay, watched it. Here's the thing: You hit the nail squarely when you mention so much happening at once (words to that effect). Anyway, I feel that Penn and Teller gave him the trophy because they got lost in all the crazy-- who could keep up? They didn't have, at that moment, time to deconstruct as you in this video. I consider this Mr. Chien's "Magnum Opus", as I can't conceive of an act he could construct even better than this.

[@rabbitpluto2787]

IVE seen him in real life, he is incredible

[@szolanek]

Talent Wikipedia "Background. Eric was born in Taipei, Taiwan in 1993, and moved to Houston, Texas when he was 4" So, he is American, born in Taiwan..... Why is he from Chile? .... or China or whatever? * The performance is evergreen. He does so many things so quickly, that is amazing! A pleasure to watch.

[@JasonParkerMagic]

I'm not sure why he is broadcasting from China in this video.... but I know there are some politics around whether Taiwan is part of China or not... so maybe it has to do with that?

[@szolanek]

@@JasonParkerMagic Surely politics. Taiwan is as much part of China as Lvov is part of Poland. Or?

[@JasonParkerMagic]

I lived in Lviv for 3 months! :)

[@ibex1451]

I already knew of him... but it’s only bc of your channel ahaha

[@farhaankhan9916]

Big fan sir love frm 🇮🇳India❤

[@magnusberge]

oh wow, did you se that!! 7:19, look as the transition of the card to coin, look at the coin, you can se a card underneath it thats the same color and pattern as the table cloth!

[@velcrogrip1]

Loved him on AGT.

[@ModItBetter]

one of the only hd things that screwed up for me at least was the 6:01 trick .. u can see it placed on the table.

[@ulukbekzhumaliev2588]

This show of him in American Got Talent was very impressive.

[@jonathanbrown4142]

Mind blowing

[@bogdanpaunescu9861]

I'm a n00b at magic but I must agree with others, the camera angles and especially the lightning gave away a lot. Especially the black art.

[@bmc4175]

Love this channel

[@JasonParkerMagic]

thanks!! :)

[@itaialter]

If you haven't seen Asi Wind's performance on Fool Us, it would be great to see your reaction and comments on it (I couldn't find a reaction to his act on your channel). It's one of the most interesting acts on Fool Us in my opinion.