Penn & Teller - "Casey At The Bat"

[@mathewhaight]

This entire bit is just absolute professionalism. Love watching these two.

[@BrianJimenez-q8t]

I remember seeing this as a child and I absolutely fell in love with them at that moment.

[@imatincup]

The look on Tellers face when Penn starts to speed up is priceless!!!!! These guys are geniuses. Be sure to check out the Di-hydrogen mono-oxide clip.

[@rossbusher4412]

What a great poem and delivered with such aplomb.

[@CriticalMassCongregation]

Why does everyone see tellers silence as liability? He does it on purpose and it makes it better. Penn and Teller are more than magicians, they are comedians and actors.

[@AlkisGD]

They are. It's only a pity because Teller has such a wonderful voice and is quite articulate. I looked him up shortly after discovering the duo years ago and was dumbfounded. He gave a talk at Google and also talked in some documentary about the joy of being fooled by other magicians. (Maybe that gave them the idea to create Fool Us, I don't know.)

[@Notecrusher]

When they did this on SNL (original cast) it was even better. Maybe it was later and they had refined it more. I think they had Teller suspended over a bed of spikes. At the end, Penn stood up and slammed the book shut and Teller escaped at the last second. It was UNREAL.

[@sarahmorrill]

I saw them do this live in SF in the 70's. It took my breath away.

[@korbenklingele]

So glad I found this on here! One of my favorites!

[@gdttdeggegdh5471]

5:35 the reading speed from this point on reminded me of some punk rock classics. Like "John Wayne was a nazi".

[@violetninja]

'the Abbot and Costello of magic.' I always thought more like the 'Jay and Silent-Bob' of magic, but yours works too. =)

[@pidgeonman]

5:37 - 5:54 sounds like lyrics to some kind of death metal/ hardcore punk song hahaha

[@spudw2k]

Agreed, the Abbot and Costello of magic.

[@EnterTheWorld23]

I love Teller's face when Penn starts reading faster. Priceless.

[@nancyking]

Is that Robert Englund at 5:04? I think he's a fan of Penn & Teller. He looked like that whenever this show was filmed, 1985/1986. Did Penn memorize most of Casey at the Bat? I noticed that he didn't look at the book all that much.

[@rockoperajon]

Considering how much they must have rehearsed this routine, Penn almost certainly had the whole thing memorized forwards and backwards.

[@onEmEmbErstudios]

This makes me think about all the escaping acts in AGT. They made their traps and they tried to escape from them. And people were cheering for that.

[@Nndaia]

@DLPBurke I was worried about what would happen if Penn's hand slipped while hauling him up. I assume they have a safety lock thing in the pulley.

[@HaShomeret]

THAT WAS BLOODY FUCKING AMAZING!

[@Qermaq]

It actually took 2:26, 10 seconds longer than promised. Shysters. I want my no money back. Quite a funny bit.

[@beeble2003]

The players are referred to by their surnames: Cooney, Barrows, Casey, Flynn and (the one exception), Jimmy Blake

[@akademischungebildet5564]

so much suspension involved in this act

[@gojotv]

LMAO! A brilliant trick of timing!

[@ZoinksMcJinkies]

@pidgeonman I thought so too.

[@ivankulikovsky]

Teller is definitely the more skilled of the 2

[@PDeRop]

Penn often calls himself the "albatros" around Teller's neck. Without Penn, he would have performed all over the globe and not just in English :)

[@camerongodsey9847]

They’re a perfect pair. Teller is silent but an expert magician and Teller is loud and bright, specifically to distract.

[@srvfan454]

I always try not to let Penn distract me with his spiel and watch closely. And they still always fool me.

[@newton2013]

I believe the version your talking about was on Saturday Night Live...

[@cheymckenzie96]

@FatherTime89 I've always liked names like Casey and Taylor better for guys, but I think it may just be that they are uni-sex names you know?

[@jahh2227]

That's the first thing I noticed--a skinny Penn!

[@FatherTime89]

Huh I always thought Casey was a girls' name, perhaps it was different when the poem was written.

[@hyperbeanify]

haha poor teller

[@princepretzel]

Pfff, why the hell are people rating this thumbs down? It's not offensive.

[@bigboy1295]

@D0g63rt Funny cause i know girls named Casey Jordan and Taylor

[@D0g63rt]

Casey Jordan and Taylor are all boy names.

[@FatherTime89]

Oh OK, thanks for telling me.

[@ZeGamerGuys]

missdirection its all part of there act

[@KINGOFPOKEMONGODS1]

I thought id listen to penn say anything. When he started talking about the authors name and backstory, i was proved wrong.

[@lukearoo]

there is an age old saying... if it offends you dont watch it. also i got to agree, i cant see how this is offensive to anyone... was it something in the poem, or the stunt itself ?

[@RafiTheRaja]

Who said it was offensive?

[@Filbi]

I bet it's his hair.

[@ripsaw111]

That is the worst hair cut I have ever seen