Penn & Teller Fool Us // Adam Parisi

[@wildae.]

your children are blessed to have you as a great dad

[@spaceghost1579]

Awwwww thank you. They're pretty awesome too. Ugly, but awesome! (JK)

[@vickielawson3114]

Producing the fish from the bag reminds me of a trick Eugene Berger did where he'd pull a flat, folded, brown paper lunch bag from his inner jacket pocket, unfold it, and reach inside to retrieve a large shot glass full of coffee. Yours takes it a step further by introducing a live animal to the liquid! Good stuff!

[@spaceghost1579]

Love Eugene (rip). And jts very much a tribute to that style of effect.

[@esilva8349]

Just a dad having fun on stage. Now having the story of preforming on stage for Penn & Teller! And meeting Buffys best friend! Unfortunately your kids will be watching something on their tablet and completely ignoring everything you are saying. Of course as soon as you leave the room, they will turn to eachother and ask "Whose Buffy?". Fun act, wish you all best!

[@spaceghost1579]

If I could only make my self appear in Roblox I'd be a god lol!

[@PhilBagels]

As far as I'm concerned, grossing Alyson out is more important than winning the trophy.

[@spaceghost1579]

I 💯 agree 👍

[@walternullifidian]

Hell, I only watch these shows so I can watch Allyson! 😍

[@failedentropy]

Absolutely brilliant. I was completely surprised by the blockhead portion of the routine and couldn't have been happier for it.

[@spaceghost1579]

Thanks so much! Appreciate that!

[@mrdibujante]

Excellent trick, but risky. When They mentioned the non claustrophobic fish, he was thinking... "I am glad he has not chosen the non claustrophobic dog, pig and pony. As they were all hidden in their bowls with little water in his hidden back pack

[@twistedpixie6972]

Believe it or not, the Human Blockhead is really exploiting your anatomy. If you have had a covid test done, you have unknowingly done it. Everyone thinks that the inside of the nose goes up. It actually goes straight back. That’s why the Covid tests feels like they are stabbing your brain. I have done the blockhead trick before, but I don’t use nails. I learned how to do it just to gross out my husband and son. I started with cotton swabs and now I use metal chopsticks and ink pens. Here’s a link to the video that made me start learning the technique. kzbin.info/www/bejne/q6bFaWRufcx-opo

[@yeshevishman]

Please tell me you're trolling...

[@twistedpixie6972]

@@yeshevishman nope! I’ve done the sideshow business before! I’m a professional fire performer for over twenty years now!

[@yeshevishman]

@@twistedpixie6972 It was always going to be fish. There is no way that they can't pick fish.

[@mrdibujante]

After the show, many people saw him having pig ribs for dinner. They say that non picked pets tend to die as they can't breathe until the show is over. It was not cruel as its better to eat them than to dispose of them.

[@kenpearce3269]

Fun and entertaining. Loved it! ❤

[@atfaithvalue]

What a great routine. Loved it.

[@spaceghost1579]

Thank you so much! I'm so happy you enjoyed it!

[@applejacks971]

The ONE chance he legitimately could've pulled a rabbit out of the hat and he didn't...missed opportunity :) Great act, that was crazy!!! Loved every bit of it! WTH did that fish come from???!!!

[@spaceghost1579]

I'm allergic to rabbits...and clichés. Ok, just rabbits. Thanks for the kind words! 😊

[@BenziTrain]

That was FABULOUS. Loved it!!!!

[@spaceghost1579]

That means so much! Much respect Ben and fellow Season 9 performer!

[@TheRealPunkachu]

The tablet/phone jokes got me. Great act. Penn’s breakdown was spot on, hehe. Never seen a better use of ‘blockhead’.

[@spaceghost1579]

Thank you so much. Appreciate it. I've always wanted to combine blocked with a more traditional magic effect.

[@LawlFrank]

And he just leaves the fish behind. LOL

[@spaceghost1579]

The fish failed me!

[@oh_zoinkers]

Woah, do you respond to every comment? Love the routine

[@spaceghost1579]

@@oh_zoinkers Yup 😂

[@mikemclenison8200]

Wonderful job Alyson!

[@spaceghost1579]

I'm not sure she's reading the comment section but hopefully she is. Alyson, call me!

[@timgriner6245]

Great trick. Your stage presence and personality make it even more entertaining.

[@spaceghost1579]

Thank you so much Tim!

[@megmeg7279]

Great job, I really enjoy watching you do Magic. ♠️

[@spaceghost1579]

Thanks Meghan!!!

[@raggedyrob]

I love this man

[@spaceghost1579]

Love you my man!

[@brofenix]

Okay!!....yup, that happened!

[@gwendolyn2001]

Well, ya fooled Gwen!

[@spaceghost1579]

Thanks Gwen. I really appreciate it. Now can you give me a trophy? 🤣

[@gwendolyn2001]

@@spaceghost1579 wellllll . . . if you write an exemplary essay, I can give you an "A" on it! As an English teacher, that's the best I can do.

[@spaceghost1579]

@@gwendolyn2001 My wife's a History Teacher. I know how hard that job is, YOU deserve the trophy 🏆

[@gwendolyn2001]

@@spaceghost1579 thank you! I will put it in a place of honor in my living room!

[@RobertBallMagician]

Wonderful performance on P&T👍😊👍😊👍😊

[@spaceghost1579]

Thank you very much! Appreciate that!

[@RobertBallMagician]

@@spaceghost1579 😊😊👍

[@pepe6666]

Wow! That's incredible

[@d_bud]

Great trick. I sensed some Brian Brushwood vibes!

[@spaceghost1579]

Is it my hair?! The same as Brian's right?! I loved Scam School and BB. This effect is that to the 100th power!

[@j.rodz.5981]

He left the fish... R.I.P.

[@rusty7104]

this was awesome

[@spaceghost1579]

Why thank you Rusty. Personally I think it was pretty awesome too. It was a honor to be asked to be on the show!

[@janweiss9327]

You are amazing. Saw you at the Kiwanis Komedy Magik show.

[@spaceghost1579]

What a great night! Thanks so much! Let's all remember Beth, Charlie, Tony and of course Tony!

[@b4ph0m3tdk9]

Love the Comedy.

[@spaceghost1579]

I am pretty funny lol. Thanks so much!

[@themagicbuzz5728]

Great routine Sir❣️

[@anderivative]

Think about a trick where you just actually start nailing a nail to your domepiece and start freaking out. People will be like WHOA!!!

[@spaceghost1579]

It's an ice breaker for sure!

[@justjones5430]

I liked the thalassophobic Goldfish most.😁

[@spaceghost1579]

Non claustrophobic! They do suffer from triskaidekaphobia though.

[@spaceghost1579]

Thank you very much!

[@kevinhauer2677]

Great routine, I really enjoyed it!!

[@spaceghost1579]

Thanks Kevin! I aimed to entertain 1st, fool them 2nd and gross out Alyson 3rd. And like Meatloaf said "2 outta 3 ain't bad"!

[@SpyroTheEternalNight]

i had a deviated septum too, actually had surgery for it. i can confirm that having a deviated septum does not magically grant one the ability to understand how this trick is done.

[@spaceghost1579]

SPYRO! I love your games! Thanks for watching. One fan to another!

[@goldeneddie]

When I was younger, my Dad had a Deviated Septum - it was really good on fuel and always started first time, even in Winter. Gotta admire that Japanese engineering ;)

[@SpyroTheEternalNight]

@@spaceghost1579 i can, however, confirm that having a deviated septum DOES affect how you breathe fire. don't worry, i was found not guilty on all charges. (i sometimes forget my name on here is Spyro the Dragon lol, great to meet another fan!)

[@jerryharris876]

​​@@SpyroTheEternalNight True, but how Penn explained about it, it did. However, that knowledge doesn't take away from this being a masterful trick and performance!

[@brahmburgers]

Definitely carnival style - from days gone by. Very entertaining.

[@spaceghost1579]

I'm a man out of time!

[@grimmriffer]

I know how he did it! The nail actually went up his nose!

[@marctompkins3001]

Awesome trick, I’m going to think about this for quite some time. It did sound like taped audience’s, will this show ever go back to a full house of people again?

[@spaceghost1579]

It was a fake audience. I don't think so. It runs way quicker and easier with no studio audience. Harder on the performers though.

[@OurCognitiveSurplus]

It’s cruel to have a fish in such a small tank

[@spaceghost1579]

The fish is a trained escape artist and is not phased at all by tight spaces. Also, the fish does not live in that bowl, only performs in it. Thanks for the concern though.

[@seyfeddinerisen]

His hands are always moving !

[@spaceghost1579]

Well I am Italian/American and we tend to do that when we talk. Also it's all AN ILLUSION! 😀

[@MahdiTheMagician]

Great performance. Wish you the best of success! :)

[@spaceghost1579]

I appreciate that immensely. You are an incredible magician Mahdi!

[@RobertBallMagician]

New subscriber 😊

[@edward9643]

Yeah i picked the force ( 2nd dealing) - and so what because there were other elements that he didn't seem to mention

[@spaceghost1579]

As you said, the force was only 1 of the elements that went into the trick. The control, bag selection and fish were all there to hopefully fool them.

[@maksphoto78]

2:54 - wait, you're dealing the card from the bottom of the deck ^_^

[@spaceghost1579]

No bottoms. But I see why the grip and action would make you think that. It's 2nds.

[@maksphoto78]

@@spaceghost1579 Haa, you fooled me! as always you're a master of distraction. BTW well done on grossing out Alyson. ^_^

[@spaceghost1579]

@@maksphoto78 Thanks so much. And that was my true goal lol

[@zzxd7720]

The FORCE was strong with this one.

[@MrNoxic]

Let them pick unicorn next time🤩 I wanna see how they look alive😉

[@spaceghost1579]

Unicorns are very hard to work with as assistants. SO DIVA!!!!

[@aszi77]

Well, the pandemic kinda ruined that nail trick, we all know by now how the nasopharyngeal swab works, don't we?

[@spaceghost1579]

But the fish 🤔🧐

[@BenziTrain]

I think "getting a nose swab" is a little different than "banging a nail into your head with a hammer", lol. ;)

[@JennyWinnard]

absolutely loved your routine

[@spaceghost1579]

Thanks Jenn!!!

[@alnurmamedoff5166]

Wery easy trick..understand at first

[@blueckaym]

"completely randomly" ... reminds me of a programming function that whole code was saying: return 5; with the following comment: // I chose 5 completely randomly!

[@thefilmsett]

That was new when Brian Brushwood did it too

[@spaceghost1579]

Scam School was great 👍 Don't ever remember Brain making a fish appear out of nowhere though.

[@thefilmsett]

@@spaceghost1579 Good point. Was still a good routine

[@user-zg1ep1ex2b]

*Fooler Or No Fooler 🤗 But Cute Trick & Hope Your Sweet Angels Are Proud Of You As We Are Because Performing In Front Of These Legends **#PennAndTeller** Itself Is A Huge Achievement* 🤗 *ALL THE LOVE FROM INDIA BUDDY* 🙏

[@TheAngelFromMe]

The poor fish, that small container is really cruel. The trick was cool tho.

[@spaceghost1579]

The container is only for performance. 99% of the time the fish live in a big aquarium and cost me WAY more money than they make lol

[@pishyp]

Interesting the way Alison agreed to pretend to be his wife without her bringing up *she's married*

[@spaceghost1579]

I'm just that charming I guess 😆

[@AmazingDavidIllusionist]

Such a brilliant routine !

[@spaceghost1579]

Thank you so much David. Love your stuff on IG!

[@markkennedy5955]

I hope he got Bill Abbott’s permission. 😉

[@spaceghost1579]

Lol Stabbed and shot is a fantastic effect. The premise has been around for a lot longer than Bill though and my routine is different. If anything it owes more to Diamond Jim Tyler.

[@dominikhaering]

The poor fish

[@spaceghost1579]

The fish is only in the bowl for a short time. They have a very large tank they stay in between performances.

[@spaceghost1579]

And they are in fact not poor, they have a ROTH IRA and a very competitive compensation package.

[@tinaminowski1014]

@@spaceghost1579 weird

[@spaceghost1579]

@@tinaminowski1014 I am... very

[@j.rodz.5981]

He left the fish... R.I.P.

[@Vagabond_Etranger]

No ferret???

[@spaceghost1579]

I greatly apologize oh ferocious one! There is a Ferret in the mix, it just didn't get shown. Fun fact, my 1st pet when I moved out on my own was a Ferret. Crysania and I loved her like crazy!

[@Alextron328]

Too obvious force and second deal. It would be better if you choose another method of forcing maybe 😄😇 Great performance by the way. Congrats for all those effort, I really enjoyed it.

[@nitedk]

Maybe too obvious when you have Penn to tell you how and you can watch it again, but not if you just saw it once and didn't have the explanation from P&T. Compared to how a card from a pile like this is usually forced, I think it was a lot more subtle.

[@spaceghost1579]

At the end of the day a card trick comes down to a Force and or Control. The idea was to display a character that wouldn't do a 2nd as a force but instead resort to an easier method. If they caught the Force that is alright I still have the Control, the freely selected bag, and the Fish to hopefully fool them. But in the end all I really wanted was to do a fun, engaging trick and show my version of Block Head to the world.

[@greekstraycats]

I am sure P&T know all forces. No way to fool them with cards 🙂. They easily fooled by technological stuff which is sometimes quite embarrassing. All in all It is not about a trophy but about entertainment which is guaranteed.

[@toddhatten354]

I absolutely loved your performance. Your personality and talking about your family was great. Thank you for doing this.

[@spaceghost1579]

Thanks so much. They finally did something good for me, irritating buggers. Nawww, they're so awesome and supportive.

There is something wrong with the framerate, I could not watch it more than a minute 😢

[@spaceghost1579]

Oh no. I'll check it out

[@pratikjha2742]

how the hell u put a danmm nail in ur nose straight in

[@spaceghost1579]

It's a stupid thing to do 😜 The weird part is going to a hardware store and testing out different nail sizes to see which one works best 🤣

[@ericsimonson8540]

That was so easy to see what he did, no way he was fooling them.

[@spaceghost1579]

Thanks for the words of encouragement lol

[@atfaithvalue]

Great act though for us non magicians...

[@tedgovola7709]

Greatest trick ever. Hey Penn & Teller marketing, how about adding a best trick of the night award or something. What’s better, entertaining people or coming up with an obscure card trick to fool them? Adam would win every time. On a completely unrelated topic, the new Peter Pan movie having female lost boys seems reasonable.

[@thefilmsett]

Can Alysson pretend to be my wife too?

[@goldeneddie]

You want her to sleep in the other room simmering with loathing and plotting your death whilst dreaming about banging the Postman? Well, each to his own! ;)

[@spaceghost1579]

Hahahaha

[@rihards5067]

Dear sir, congratz on success with the show and tricks, but what the *ell happened here with the FPS and quality of the video?

[@heatshield]

These performances aren’t uploaded by professional producers at the network. He could have rendered this from a laptop sitting at the airport. We’re sort of lucky to be able to see it at all since the shows are only really available on the CW app (which is a mess) and sometimes the performers get their videos here taken down for copyright issues.

[@josephsisson]

Fool Us still afraid of Flu-Vid 1984?😢

[@ThePisul]

when he started dealing cards i have noticed fishy movement, i suspected bottom deal, so it was simple force and rest of trick wasnt interresting, so meh.. 2/10

[@spaceghost1579]

Nice pun 😆 Appreciate the watch and analysis. It's actually not bottom deals!

[@kalikashyap4753]

He is hijummiya

[@adamsmith6594]

Absolutely no reason to have a real fish. You can get replica fish and don't have to put it through that. I didn't like the act because of that so ... yeah. Not a planet hugging loony but I think that was unkind and thoughtless.

[@joamon559]

I agree.

[@loic.bertrand]

That's not how fish should be treated. This is the world's tiniest fish bowl, the fish must be terrified

[@spaceghost1579]

The fish is well taken care of, with health benefits, a large aquarium and stunt doubles. This is only her performing bowl.

[@wetpaint2875]

ive come to the conclusion that comedy magic does not have to be funny necessarily. it just has to be charming. even if you do not laugh you are rooting for them and you want them to succeed at their magic trick and you want them to amaze you. the only magician that actually made me laugh was chris ramsey and i do not even think that he was doing magic jokes. he was just telling jokes on his youtube channel during his video.

[@spaceghost1579]

I'm not funny? How about funny looking?

[@davidwalter2002]

You knew you weren't going to fool carny trash like Penn with blockhead, but it's clear he appreciated the entire presentation. Well done on a very entertaining act.

[@spaceghost1579]

Fooling him with Blockhead? No. The force, control and production of the fish? Hopefully. But honestly I just wanted to show my version of Blockhead which is unique and different than every other version.

[@davidwalter2002]

@@spaceghost1579 The fish was a great twist ending. And your version of Blockhead is, as I said, very entertaining. Integrating it into the trick itself is much better than just hammering a spike into your nose for no apparent reason.

[@yotubemaster-s7z]

STUPID TRICK.

[@spaceghost1579]

Thanks friend. I try!

[@Acaykath]

The zoom in on your hands made the trick way too obvious. That top card didn't move a millimeter.

[@spaceghost1579]

I assure you it did. Now for the fish?

[@hyperchord]

@@spaceghost1579 Did you pull it out of your pocket when you were pocketing some of the cards and the end of the trick? Unnecessary when you just dumped the rest on the table. Still, well done!

[@username7258]

Sometimes I wonder why some people come on this show with such basic tricks

[@rjain316]

Fish pot is too small. Free up the fish. Think how fish would be feeling

[@spaceghost1579]

The fish is only in the bowl for a short time. They live in a big aquarium and have a great life. Also, I've asked them how they feel but they're fish and don't talk so I have no idea. Please don't give them ideas of unionizing.

[@theoh.5734]

(Could someone give the meaning of "blockhead" to a non-native speaker ? :') )

[@vickielawson3114]

Blockhead is just the name of the act of hammering a nail into your nose. The nail just goes into the nasal cavity and doesn't hurt anything.

[@nitedk]

It's slang for "stupid person" 😊

[@theoh.5734]

@@nitedk Thank you ! The joke make more sense now :D

[@genefogarty5395]

They need to get Hannigan in a different outfit, she's got a good body and it might bring in more viewers, lol.

[@cass5520]

Same outfit yet again alison

[@spaceghost1579]

You do know why that is right?