Magician REACTS to Kevin Blake rap magic on Penn and Teller FOOL US 2019

[@tk20channel]

Btw, yes, I have always felt that way about the lack of closure. Wish they could come up with a better way.

[@Mo_Ketchups]

tk20 ... I know a few guys who’ve been on the show, and the funniest of them said, “The second I was offstage, I was walked through an opened door, and realized I was standing in the parking lot!” 😂 Yep, they’re in no hurry to keep your smell lingering unless you’re a relatively huge name it seems.

[@litedeveloper]

dude!! the walk off the stage thing always bugged me so much - especially the foolers the second the award is in their hand they basically run lol

[@JasonParkerMagic]

haha glad to see I wasn't the only one!

[@mjrauhal]

I've noticed that as well, but I just figure that's what you do when you've got to go through a shitload of magicians.

[@neoplan6116]

Every time I see this guy I immediately think: since when is Clark Kent doing cardmagic? (and I expected he will make a quick suit change and leave the stage vertically!) 😜😜

[@szolanek]

You are looking for unreasonable moves. 5:12 + 5:26 picked cards on the same spot. No reason at all. In fact Teller's shell be just pulled up, no reason to drag it into the middle. Unless you have a spy camera there or magnetic reader. * Quick leave I observed it long time ago, they all leave as they were waiting for toilet for a long time. It is in the contract, for they all respect it. After thinking over, I agree with it. They have their time to shine. If they were sticking around after, they would steal the show from P&T. They have to act as Kings, dismiss the people, so they can lift them up high. ** I was just thinking about this yesterday. Without the Show, I would never see 99% of them.

[@tk20channel]

Jason, when are YOU going on Fool Us?

[@tubularap]

Book Story - Having friends is good. Magic Act - I'm clueless. Rapping - Oh no !! Leaving Stage - Yes, more closure is required.

[@fuzzydrawrings269]

Despite what he said, I think the cards were marked but not in the usual way of coloring in something (which P&T would easily see). Whenever he spreads them out on the table, they are a little uneven, meaning the surfaces aren't completely smooth. The backs of the cards probably have some light scratches on them...

[@maxmaximus7320]

He somehow knew the cards.. and the rap that he sing was might be a clue to the assistant waiting .. so that he knows what cards they pick... and iam 100% sure.. that his rap was a signal.. but i have no idea..how he figured out their cards...

[@derenkov]

he knew the cards its not hard to memorize 52 cards in random order the easiest way is to do it by 13 cards then 13 cards then 13 cards etc, and you have a code hearts then spades then diamonds, then clubs so the shuffled deck can be like (you choose how to memorize the 13 cards , the following is random you can do anything so it looks like a shuffled deck) (K of hearts, then 2 of spades, then J of diamonds, then 5 of clubs, then 9 of hearts, 3 of spades, Q of diamonds, 8 of clubs, 10 of hearts, 4 of spades, 6 of diamonds, 7 of clubs and finished by Ace of hearts, so your first 3 cards are memorized with formula K2J593Q810467A then you do other 13 cards with same order K2J593Q810467A but this time start with king of spades since spades is after hearts (last king was K of heart)s, then 2 of diamonds etc , then you know all you can memorize all 52 cards, then you can shuffle like he did without breaking the order, then you know what cards they took , you tell the guy through rap what cards they are, and he plays the recordings

[@derenkov]

you can memorize 36 cards its easier then do magic trick to people they are mega amazed

[@joeljoeljoel]

Penn & Teller theatre is at the Rio Hotel where the World Series of Poker is held and somehow for the televised poker events they are able to figure out which cards are on the poker table without them ever being shown to a camera. Just a hint at one method that might have worked. Read Freely In Detroit.

[@joeljoeljoel]

Notice how he pushes both cards to the top center of the table prior to pushing them over to Penn or Teller. 😉

[@ebipatani9384]

Pick a card.....ohhhhh I KNOW THIS TRICK MY DAD DID IT TO MY MUM

[@JasonParkerMagic]

hahah...

[@machoprotegido5607]

I was so distracted by his shirt sleeves beeing too short

[@FusionDeveloper]

I think I like the Aesops Fable before the Fool Us video, rather than at the end. It's kind of like a thinking warm-up, as opposed to after the grand finale.

[@HeinoHeinzKetchup]

Reminds me of Sheldons card trick on the Big Bang Theory. The trick would be more impressive if he would "rap"/reveal their cards live instead of prerecorded.

[@dalefrench4375]

You're hashtag cuts were funny in this video. LOL

[@imyarekfamiylove3674]

Thank you, Jason! Nice channel. Here I found a lot of pieces of puzzles to complete my vision of really amazing tricks like this one! And I like your style also. You are really clever and cool guy. Thank you again! P.S. My first comment on youtube ever )

[@gabriel-contentwriter5578]

This was a fun act. I know a lot about card magic and can often figure out the secrets...but with this I am pretty stumped. I cant imagine him recording 52 outs. I would need to handle the deck to figure it out.

[@2AForever-wi8yj]

i want to check out the table.

[@omileejones]

That's my idea! I got cardtricks with raping in my channel

[@omileejones]

Freestyle the selected card (impro) look for it! So you can believe me! :) but I freestyle in spanish!

[@MichaBua]

There was one guy in polish got talent who also used rapping in his act. He did chop cup routine. You can watch this on youtube.

[@andrewdickens7016]

He always slide the cards up over that centre spot gotta be a camera

[@bibigreen6533]

Really enjoyed his rap! Calm and natural, old school.

[@alexanderheilman2526]

If he is able to remember and rap different varieties to tell his off stage hand, which is what I believe is done. Not sure if that’s part of the method, because it leave the question, why doesn’t he just rap out the correct cards? I think it would be a cleaner finish.

[@some1601]

I think the secret lies in his glasses .. And your lesson from the story 😆😆😆👍

[@magicbryant8]

mention # you’re thinking the same thing I was. The glasses allow him, and possibly the assistant backstage, to see this certain type of hidden solution that is invisible to the naked eye.

[@JoeScottish]

The moral for this Aesop story is (apparently) "Those who try to deceive may expect to be paid in their own coin."

[@lfcforever]

The way Jason told it, I understood the dog was torn to pieces - i actually had to google the fable to clear my doubts.

[@d49h47]

Let sleeping dogs lie.

[@wade7959]

That was a really cool performance, and I honestly didn't see how it was done. I can think of a few ways it might have been done, and some of the comments have great ideas. On this one, Penn and Teller did a great job of leaving the effect secret. We only have guesses. Great job by Kevin Blake...fun rap. Oh, as for the prerecorded music. Kevin Blake did A LOT of pre-work. He had to record 104 versions. 52 for both Penn and Teller. He didn't fool them, but it was quite fun to watch. As for magicians leaving quickly. Sometimes, I wish they would stay for a second longer. Sometimes, I'm ready for the next performance. Sometimes, I bet they are ready to get out of there...especially if they feel like Penn said too much, which he occasionally does.

[@giovannigam]

I agree with you, they go away way to fast!

[@legobuildz5497]

That’s what I thought that he did 52 cards pre recorded and chose the right ones.

[@subh1]

Doesn't explain how he got to know which cards were picked in the first place though. That's what the main trick was about, not how he presented his results (he could have directly told P&T the identities of their cards, but that would probably be a little less dramatic).

[@MandMsss]

It's much more than 52 outs with 2 parties

[@pyratemage]

I agree about making things fuzzy. Backed himself in a corner. Makes me think of something Sherlock Holmes said: “…when you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth…” - Sherlock Holmes. Not apples to apples, but you get my drift.

[@eversosleight]

The table spread was really choppy looking, almost like rough and smooth going on

[@kingrobert1st]

Jorge Anido Yes the spread looked like half a deck smacked of Svengali.

[@stephensmith510]

yes, he moved their 2 picks to the exact same spot, obvious so a viewfinder could see it and the person who then played the recording of the correct 2 of his 104 pre-recorded choices

[@Novak628]

Totally agree over the Fooler leaving the stage way too early when they deserved to relish the moment & stay there with P&T

[@dvdarkman]

MAn no one sees card before reviling ....your theory of helper go trough window :P

[@thisisacrummyname]

He was definitely talking in code during the rap routine,.. that leads me to believe that he misled Penn & Teller at the beginning too

[@LIBICU812]

The shuffles are interesting. Could the trick have worked if they were riffled? (or whatever you call it) I had a trick deck once where the card shapes weren't exactly square, off by 1mm to where if you removed some cards then flipped the deck then stuck the cards back in the edges of those cards would stick out thus allowing that kind of shuffle to pull certain cards out and get placed in a certain order during that kind of shuffle. Could be that teller's side of the deck were all his card and Penn's side were his card. But just a guess here.

[@FusionDeveloper]

Fabel: Sometimes scammers are fooled by others using their own tricks. Playing with fire can get you burned.

[@xxlocobassistxx]

RFID playing cards is my guess. I've seen some made but not the bicycle brand backs, so I could be way off.

[@MattAero]

Not sure how he knew which cards they chose...Im going with a marked deck(despite what he said) maybe his glasses revealed the mark...maybe that’s a stretch. Anyways I think he definitely coded to the audio person what card was chosen with that first rap and had 104 pre-recorded audio files (52 for each of them).

[@JoshHibberd]

It’s so funny to hear, “Oh, I’ve seen this trick before.” When you literally just pulled the deck out of your pocket. What do these people think magic shows are? “The show is over an hour long? The magician must be performing that one trick very very slowly.”

[@TreyCook21]

7:03 There's a coq on the wall... mAgIc!

[@JasonParkerMagic]

lol.... hahaha you're quite right sir

[@MeditativeMoments1]

Strange how the king of spade was the top card up when he revealed the deck. Was the 2 of hearts on the other side? And nobody knows the card until the reveal. So I imagine that a change occurs when the cards are under their palms.

[@michaelhowe2]

Are there any "fool us" fails that air? Where you could show how and why it failed. Where it went wrong and what was supposed to happen.

[@RequiemDream]

Some endings when they say if they are fooled or not had to be recorded again because Penn and Teller said they weren't fooled but after the act find out they were fooled, Penn said that in a Interview. The "failed" parts never went on air. One was the French woman. Also some other parts were sometimes recorded again.

[@LukeAmaral]

That's exactly what I thought. He used his rap to comunicate the cards

[@dalefrench4375]

LOL "Don't wake the porter!"

[@Makenz]

Yep that’s a production thing; They want the magician off the stage as fast as possible to get the line to break in and setup for the next act. Each taping is at least 3 hours long and there’s 2 tapings per day. They have to have rehearsal in between tapings also so it’s a long day for the crew.

[@MrKanan13]

I think he used unvisible marker for each back side of card but his glasses could see it and transfer view to other guy who will play sound!

[@franciscomartin4691]

I agree with you on them leaving the stage to soon. I do believe however, that this particular magician left faster than the normal "fast". I think it was his nerves. He looked like he was super cool and collected but he was ready to get off the stage. Great observation on how he did it Jason. I think you hit it right on the nose. Within the rap was the code to tell the audio guy what prerecorded message to play out.

[@WelshPaulJames]

Due to the gods of KZbin, this came up on my feed again, and I watched it and loved it as last time. I'm not sure but could there be a reason why is was ReFerred to me again ? Just a thought. 🤔

[@hyfy-tr2jy]

Ya...Penn alludes to the whole RFID tech in the cards as he mentions "code" and "guts" as in there is RFID code in the guts of the cards. That is why he swipes the cards over the same spot on the table

[@kingrobert1st]

I guess that raps it up for Kev and I thought he was going to do cups and balls. The moral of the story is never trust a magician wearing glasses and looking like Clark Kent!

[@Sorozatfuggoseg]

noone noticed Allison's pun 😂🤣

[@LIBICU812]

Let's 'rap' this up. I noticed.

[@tessjuel]

About the moral of the fable, there's an old saying: "Let sleeping dogs lie"

[@Haibrayn42]

Teller went Hail Hydra again

[@johnfoo1959]

The trick is definitely in his glasses. Teller just need to whisper the word "glasses" in his ear. If he admits, P&T are right. If not, Penn will have to give him a trophy.

[@orange11squares]

ultraviolet marking

[@MandMsss]

I think penn and teller added 'heat' to the performance

[@lucasnevarez4943]

I come for the story... I stay for the magic

[@ReubenLardizabal]

Saw his act as well. He is actually good at card magic and rapping. So awesome.😎

[@MrShanev78]

Smashed like!!!! Pwned

[@fishthatisall]

Smash like before video has started

[@durchauskritisch7443]

cuz there is no chance, this video isnt good

[@JasonParkerMagic]

Thanks for the support Avocado!! :)

[@billyjeffersoniv4344]

I agree he should have made it possible that he forced the cards. I also agree that your ideas on the method make the most sense. Great video.

[@2AForever-wi8yj]

well for him to be communicating with code words he first has to know what the cards are so how was that done?

[@billyjeffersoniv4344]

@@2AForever-wi8yj in his rap, I'd assume. There were probably words he could interchange to communicate what card is what. It seems to be the simplest answer. But admittedly, I've only been learning methods etc.. for about a year.

[@billyjeffersoniv4344]

Oh, how did he know what the cards were, sorry I had to reread your comment. Personally, I think it was a set deck with very careful shuffling, or they were marked in a way only he could see. But again, I dont know Jack S***

[@johan3672]

They’re not allowed to have assistants off stage. One of the rules. How on earth would Penn and Teller be able to tell the strategy if they don’t see all the people?

[@maryhayes1654]

Richard Ballard had an off-stage assistant and he made a vid explaining it in his KZbin channel

[@billrundell2097]

On stage assistant under the table????

[@maryhayes1654]

RICHARD BELLARS. YOU CAN USE ANYTHING YOU WANT IT COULD BE A CAMERA UNDER THE TABLE

[@metamorphicorder]

You can have off stage people. What you cant do is have a plant in the audience that acts like a volunteer and you cant do prework such as having a partner data mine the crowd to be able to communicate information about a genuine volunteer to the magician. But assistants hidden or visible, they can have.

[@johnkean6852]

I agree with your interpretation 100% although l think he directs the off-stage recording this way: "are you sure you want *that* card Penn" we know is left of stage ie left side of the displayed cards and again: "are you sure Teller you want *this* card?" So *that* or *this* is the selected recording ie K of Spades or 2 of Hearts.

[@rafde]

very very good sport and attitude

[@johnjohn-cs9eu]

Well that's _wrapped_ that one up for now. (See what l did there?) I think we'll leave it wrapped. LOL

[@durchauskritisch7443]

So how would this work, do the producers ask him if he needs some help on his trick or does he just go to the people and say yo can you pls play this when i say that?

[@JasonParkerMagic]

I imagine if the routine requires music be played at certain times or sound effects, then the magician is allowed to have a sound assistant off stage with control over the audio. That's what I suspect was going on here... 🤷‍♂️

[@disneymagicfanatic]

The fact that Penn said that it was such a wonderful act and continued to rave about it while also being disappointed when they ended up guessing the proper method of how it was done, tells me that they had GREAT respect for what he had been doing (if not on a technical level, then on a performance level). That makes me think that your latter guess of the rhyming scheme of the rap itself being a method of communication is probably more likely. Whatever the method was, the act obviously pleased Penn and Teller immensely, which made me happy because I rather enjoyed the unique manner of his performance and it made me happy to see it acknowledged :)

[@johnkean6852]

Aesop's Cockerell, Dog & Fox moral: I found this a difficult one to interpret - perhaps one of these : - Never go on holiday without insurance? 🤣 Don't give your services free or _you_ may have to pay! Don't trust anyone who comes a knocking even Prince Charrming may have an alterior motive! Keep your hounds fed or you might end up as their next meal. Its a dog-eat-dog world just don't get on the menu. Last one: Dont give of yourself freely unless you have a contingency? Mmmm that was difficult Jason. 🤔 Now to the trick....

[@eileenbrophy2547]

Don't knock on a door unless you know what is behind it

[@rahulchelat]

Exact metaphor .......when someone pulls out a deck card ......what people think is ......

[@davidwhogg]

Strong agree that they are dismissed from the stage too fast!

[@kyu8621]

Well, the cards were inspected , so i dont think he could have known somehow what the cards are , well i have a theory and its kind of crazy , hahaha I belive he hindushuffled the deck then he reverse hindushuffled them back to order , the deck is stacked and when he was passing his finger across the cards and let them sayy stop he was freely counting the cards and with a bit of math he knew what the cards are (thats why the spread was a bit messy so he can count easily i think ) later sending signals to his co-assistant

[@billrundell2097]

Slowly passing his finger over each card...... He did the same with both card selections. Instead of just asking them to pick a card. He could have just handed the deck to each and asked them to take a card of their choice. But he did not.

[@thomasromanofski16]

Just so you know Jason , , , your card trick in opening amazing , , , then read first while typing cause me to stop and listen thank you friend. . .

[@destroyergr723]

He should leave it a bit fuzzy so they can guess wrong and therefore win .yeah i agree with that jason!! .They leave to fast from the stage maybe cause fool us needs to see more contestants in a small period of time cause i noticed that they don't have a time limit like AGT lets say.So someone can do a 15 minute trick and another 10 etc...

[@magicianmhelly]

I love to watch your channel... Your views are very impartial and have a lot of depth

[@maxnullifidian]

How could he have known which cars P&T had under their hands to tell his "associate" off stage?

[@monteanderson7181]

Ever see poker on TV? Maybe this guy had similar cameras in the table. The pre-recorded track really doesn't add much to the trick (like, he doesn't pass himself off as a mentalist.) so, I'm thinking the "magic" happens offstage. He may not have evr known what they had until the reveal.

[@mohamedcherkaoui807]

I think there is someone inside the table who are able to see the card from below precisely the top middle of the table because every time he take out a card from the deck he place it there , and it is very obvious in the case of teller because he was able to give it to him directly but he take it to the middle of the table first for the person inside to see it first ( because he is the responsible for the sounds at the end and the magicien himself doesnt knew the cards until the sound speaks ). anyway that was my guess : free choice and no cards markeds

[@Videotest125]

i would do that with 52 ultra thin chipset inside each card. And 2 detector under the table on in front of penn and one in front of teller. When he move the card near the detector, the technician know which one of the 104 records he has to run

[@azland00123]

I agree it is weird that they make them leave so quickly.

[@integraleric]

When he tells Penn and Teller to place their hands on each card, he first places his own hand on the card to demonstrate, saying, "Place your hand on the card like this." Could he have, when doing this demonstration, somehow snatched the cards they originally picked and replaced them with two of his own cards?

[@sarasky457]

loved this guy ...great trick (yes they have a big slow lead in about the magician maybe they think that's enough) time is money..

[@2AForever-wi8yj]

I'm going high tech with a guess , total shot in the dark. Something like a false blindfold , the cards can be seen from under the table or even higher tech the cards can be read by censors in the table and then the prerecorded options are played. this would be more impressive if he actually had 'rapped" their chosen cards.

[@floggyWM1]

i think u r overthinking it, its probably more simple like marks on the back of the deck that only he can see with his glasses

[@adamburdt8794]

If you haven't already "the dog in the manger" by Aesop

[@completelystupid87]

He tried to fool them by saying “tell me where to stop”. It’s actually a free choice. But he knows the position of the entire deck and send the code through the rap song

[@2010RSHACKS]

That's what I thought but he shuffled it right? Maybe the cards are marked and he just presses a button to play the correct rap

[@earld158]

@@2010RSHACKS what button? lol

[@mike160785]

How come you haven't been on fool us yet?

[@MrHarryjoseph]

Michael Warburton I agree. Jason you’re so smart. Why aren’t you on Fool Us?

[@kennethfillmoreCoolCatKen]

That does make sense when he was doing the Rap song to his offstage help it was in a code i believe to Jason thanks for bringing that interesting subject up useing codes

[@dovavram]

with u about the leaving thing!

[@ronaldfousek1079]

In Chinese Astrology the Rooster is portrayed as quick, sees all and not easily fooled. As to the fox be careful of what you seek as prey for you might become a reversible of fortune.

[@billyjeffersoniv4344]

This time story time = demonetization. Hahaha

[@billyjeffersoniv4344]

Cause of the rooster.........

[@MostCommentsAreFake-ud8by]

If he had known the cards he would have rapped them himself. So only the person offstage controlling the pre-record knew what the cards were.

[@TheSunderland001]

I assume the rap had a few code words in it to cue the guy off stage. How he knew what the card was i dont know.

[@4thletterdavid742]

Maybe he could see through table somehow?

[@RichardRoger1966]

Re guy off stage and cards chosen... Could have been a semi transparent table. And the guy off stage sees what cards are chosen.

[@yellowgreen1366]

Nice vid

[@JasonParkerMagic]

thanks!

[@professorzoom7800]

I understand how the trick is done, but I have no clue why the red car is there haha even with you explaining it I thought. If there is a soundstage guy helping with recording which obviously there is given Kevin didn’t cue music onstage. The question is was the sound engineer in on it or have a colleague of Kevin’s there to help show what to cue and when. But if that’s what happens, no code would be needed from Kevin to sound stage as they more than likely know the setup of the cards with a fake shuffle even though it looked real. Or a card reader underneath like camera or other device that senses the weight of the card or any number of unique traits used to differentiate the card. I assume this happens either after sliding the card into the middle after the selection or possibly under their hands as he places the card for them to then cover with their hands

[@AB21]

I just dont understand what is the need for the pre recorded sound, If he knows the cards why not just rap it himself? So imo there is something on the table where someone backstage can see the cards and cue the sound.

[@Jeeper1378]

Obvious a force without finishing the video Edit WRONG 😆 multiple outs makes sense

[@laartwork]

I always think is awkward the way they have to immediately leave. They are always throwing to commercial so let them stay up there for that silent banter after they send to commercial.

[@bryancutler6201]

Edge sorting?

[@joseffigueroaguzman999]

Maybe......but maybe im late too this.but i think figure out how he doin the trick......ventriloquist. Its just theory. We know he pick the two card for pen and teller.

[@philbooth6372]

Why not just say you don't know?!

[@handsome_man69]

It was his twin sister doing the so called "pre-recorded".

[@siavashbahramian]

Great observation and assumption :D