Penn & Teller Fool Us // Can Sean Ridgeway FOOL Penn and Teller with a MATCH?

Professional comedy magician Sean Ridgeway attempts to fool Penn and Teller with his own original Match Routine
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[@Kyle_Riel]

Automatically love a magician who has the balls to invite Penn and Teller up to the stage. Great act

[@willgaines8575]

My only disappointment was the lack of a pun about the final card also, in fact, being a match

[@goffe2282]

The pun was there. Just not spelled out.

[@bosorot]

For the keen eyes . Penn shake the card box to test to prop . Teller use his thumb to find a secret compartment in the card box . They knew it.

[@4saken404]

Mad props both for performing right in front of them and also for designing your own tricks!

[@therealmrjshow]

Bro your patter is sooooo good!

[@granpappy77]

Such a great routine! I dont think it was mentioned but the prediction card being purple is a real nice touch - combining the blue cards and the red to make purple

[@jonathandonovan1802]

wow so clever 🤡🤡🤡😂

[@filda2005]

also, purple shoes & shirt

[@madmartigan4141]

Tellers look of joy and amazement when he dropped the match out of the clear box was gold. Great trick.

[@mohammadiimanii]

This idea is from robert romirez

[@TheCyberadam26]

That's a great routine, Sean! Well done.

[@FABStudios]

This was amazing, looking forward to seeing more of your performances.

[@galahadhicksmagician]

Loved it!

[@alanmurray5963]

Brilliant routine 👏 🔥 ❤️ from Ireland☘️

[@curtcoleman]

This was a great routine, and well performed...and the patter was great! Thanks for the video! Never mind the negative comments. These people are behind a keyboard....and will never be in the arena...

[@DadBodDrumming]

He could play Clark Kent in a Superman movie.

[@emergentform1188]

Amazing, love it!

[@davidleavitt835]

This made me happy. ❤❤ Thank you!

[@x1r1y]

Mark my word he is gonna come again and win a trophy

[@albertlwj]

lmao

[@waelhussein4606]

Is it just me or this guy really puffed up? Good gym work. And good magic!

[@officialmichaeljnr]

So good !!!

[@8o8inSquares]

Amazing work! Finally some inovation!

[@franmartins3010]

The code words are “flap” and “stick together” referring to the box and the card

[@MarcoMM1]

the matchbox screw it up the trick, Penn already knew it by saying "FLAP" that prop box was a mistake giving it to penn... he got balls to do it but ultimately blew up in his face.

[@dexterichos]

really nice and fun! subscribed!

[@daveblevins3322]

Excellent 👌

[@dougidoug]

You sure as hell performed an incredible magic trick I was pretty well impressed with what you did.

[@Max_Jacoby]

Good trick but it was bold to perform it so close to Penn and Teller. Audience members would fell for it and trick would be more difficult to figure it out.

[@devinthomas4866]

That was a great trick. I have no idea how he did it but it was very entertaining. I'm guessing we see more of this guy in the future. Excellent.

[@tylers92]

it was pretty obvious in multiple ways how it was done

[@allanshpeley4284]

@@tylers92 Nice explanation

[@tylers92]

@@allanshpeley4284 thankyou i wasn’t going for an explanation if you’d like i can give you a step by step on how to shove it up your a s s

[@DreamcastFarm]

​@@tylers92 top tier explanation, well done

[@tylers92]

@@DreamcastFarm thankyou i wasn’t going for an explaination if you’re not braindead it’s easy to see what’s happening

[@OmegaKenelly]

This guy is definitely Mr Mackey in disguise umm-kay!

[@hungfao]

That was a very decent presentation. Some surprises.

[@kenherrera2819]

That was a fabulous trick. I have no idea how it was done but there were two areas where it appeared he was switching things. One came just after he took the small box from Teller, you can tell just after the match drops out that the box is not clear on the side facing the table because what looked like afolded up card was in fact just a picture of a folded up card with the match concealed behind it. When he tilted the box the picture fell forward (6:12, see? you can't see through the bottom facing the table and one edge of the picture is actually bent up a tiny bit) and the match fell out. He then moved to remove the picture with his left hand and showed the box to be perfectly clear while he dumped the fake card. The other move came as he opened the card that was in the match box but was not as obvious as the first move with Teller. How he got the two Kings from the cards Penn and Teller handled is WAY beyond my comprehension, especially since Penn added another card to his stack on his second thought! It was a wonderful trick but I think Penn and Teller both spotted him concealing and dumping the card from Teller's box and pulling the matchstick out of Penns box revealing only the card, which was enough to call the trick busted. I have subscribed because the trick was very impressive, especially knowing you made this up yourself! Quite creative!

[@yelnats61]

The operative word Penn said was flap

[@obscurity3027]

Gimmick boxes all around. The clever part of the trick is designing the props so that they work consistently every time.

[@davidg11235]

Knowing one part would not be enough. They figured out the whole thing

[@yelnats61]

@@davidg11235He makes a little move at 5:25 that looks suspicious

[@empathogen75]

I think the main issue with this trick is that it’s “too good”. The match box card makes it worse, almost, because it means the trick had to be a force, and since penn and teller were given free choice to select a card, that really the only place to make the trick work is inside the box, which was basically an unjustified step between the selection and the reveal, otherwise. I think it’s a neat gimmick, but the plot of the trick needs some work, imo.

[@jamesreed5678]

I think it weakens any trick when the ending shows you that there was a force.

[@MarcoGrandia]

@@jamesreed5678 I agree. (for what its worth :)

[@4saken404]

One of these days some magician is going to use this as a ruse to fool them. Basically a difficult extra trick thrown in there just to make a free choice look like a force and throw them off. Magic is, after all, misdirection!

[@1Dreamking]

I liked this alot. :)

[@oponamikwe5011]

Ballz of steel to perform close up infront of both of them

[@4saken404]

Yeah I see a lot of magicians doing "close-up" magic sitting way back on stage. So this is definitely a flex.

[@aiman9365]

*The Initiator Rule.* 2:40 100% accurate. Anyone who reads this comment and sees multiple parts of the clip, must always *do their best, not a joke* to remember that...joke/pun?. Because if you forget that, then, my friend, _your_ friend....... *_our friend_* , will hover close-by where you're at to watch for several days, on what you're doing. He is a floater, and hovers around. He peeks in with an eye every now and then through windows. He will follow. Ignore him. Do not interact. You can say hi. Just do your thing. It is okay to close the blinds, yet I wouldn't recommend. Fifty Fifty. It's wayyyyyyy over-done. The 3 day penalty isn't too bad. (I wouldn't flag this comment; it is most likely cursed by now.) Just FYI, don't fuk wit them, and they don't fuk with you. If you try retaIiation, ... I've never seen the result of such. 7:01 to 8:00 I have seen this part of the clip once, and will watch only once. May God Bless You for doing your best not to participate in a certain "act" that you were chosen to try to participate in. You are an amazing Host, and keep up the great wonderful work! =) 8:02 to 8:04 💗💗💗

[@sailaab]

Subscriber number 424 here. Just recording, because when it goes past a couple of millions, it would be nice reminder as to when I caught on. Although am sadly surprised that although you have been here since 2016, it took me so long! (May 2024). I subscribed right after you clarified that your handle is inspired by the thought that tricks (magic); are a rather useless talent. I subscribed, because (as someone from India) I felt that the Hindi film industry (Bollywood) might actually be up there in uselessness.. but they are so pompous.. while you have so matter of fact owned the reality. It was an amazing routine. I wish i would be at some conventions or shows that you are at, but now I hardly travel. Maybe someday you might fancy being in hot, humid dusty tropical regions.. where nearly a quarter of the Homo sapiens are packed like sardines.

[@nazfrde]

"Flap" was the key word.

[@SpinradN]

he could have bought a bigger shirt

[@bretth4988]

Good try... I enjoyed it

[@jbclaytor]

Awesome performance, but do you have any tighter shirts?

[@varunaX]

And other glasses with no lenses?

[@gregjameson2141]

The guys shirt is way too small for him, lol

[@thedrake1001]

Somehow the shirt fits him perfectly - besides his 5x arms 💪🏻

[@jamesreed5678]

He invited them to try to mess him up. And, they made no attempt.

[@markroberts.magician]

Did he really create everything 🤔 or was it just the routine?

[@amitbeniwal6891]

Is that superman😮😮

[@ltcolumbo9708]

I wished there was a 12mins segment for each act so we can enjoy more talking

[@shamurevolt]

Mmmk

[@blackcountrysmoggie]

Purple

[@BRN497]

🃏

[@wasabiattack]

Would have been better without the match part - that was too obvious. Ditching the folded up card, palming the match from the box, etc., it was extremely easy to spot. The card trick was cool though.

[@CellarDoor87]

so i guess also magician use synthol the days 🤷‍♀

[@floydpinkerton7954]

Correct. Those ridiculous shoulders are a dead giveaway that dude is on gear.

[@isaackent2355]

This is what happens when nerds workout

[@andrewsmith7543]

he's got some guns

[@darklordojeda]

Carrot Top is his inspiration.

[@milonislam8836]

Easy trick... Flap card and secret compartment... That’s all

[@DarioAgullo]

You fool me, until my first time I understand the Penn code and then I get the method. You take too much risk doing something like that with them.

[@zerobambiro]

Impressive

[@louisbuzzi869]

Brooke is AQT.

[@AnjanetteKlunder-McGuigan]

Please please bring back allison..n change your clothes !n he is adorable

[@nobodyeverybody8437]

Ah ah 😊 o think this program is also good to be a giant lie in the future, because I saw what he did in the end and what he throw under the table, thanks to the cameraman trying to fool the audience 😀 but you know when Penn & Teller act like they weren't cooperating with the guy, that's not fair guys 😊

[@user-sw9jz2ke4h]

Go to American got Talents

[@szolanek]

Very cool, but it's a typical "only one way it can be done" thing. Not challenging

[@zakmartin]

The business with the match in a matchbox (to justify a lame pun) was unnecessary and an annoying distraction. The folded up card at the end (if there must be a folded up card) shouldn't be unfolded by the magician. The trick itself was just okay, but nowhere near the standard viewers have come to expect from magicians appearing on P&T. Was it really the best trick he could come up with to perform on one of the most prestigious and widely watched TV shows in the world? If so, it was a wasted opportunity, in my opinion. He could have done something spectacular, and even if it didn't fool P&T, it would have had a bigger impact on the audience, and people would have remembered it.

[@dailybusiness8162]

His real alias is Clark Kent, pretending to be a magician these days.. 🤔

[@Eschelonistic]

You have 8 fingers and 2 thumbs =.= why are kids taught the wrong things?

[@Troiler]

I don't like this routine, sorry. Why? Because it gives us an amazing premise that those guys are free to screw up the whole trick, but then Sean Ridgeway leads them in a way that they're not allowed to do those. It's a subtle agreement between them as they explain what it is "screwing up the trick". If they were to not follow they're positioned as sociopaths even :D They were not allowed completely. Remember Penn saying "We're good at that!" If they would be free to do such a thing we would be watching a completely different performance here. Yes, it's magical but the flow is just disappointing to me. After creating and destroying that expectation, it's really hard to make this an amazing performance. It might be a great routine, but I think that part needs changing.

[@thetruthisfreeofficial1]

THIS IS ONE OF YOUR LAST WARNINGS!!! JESUS IS COMING SOON AND THIS WORLD IS QUICKLY ENDING!!! EITHER REPENT OF YOUR SINS OR SOON IT WILL BE TOO LATE!!!

[@OZlite33]

his face doesnt match his body

[@user-if4cb3ys1s]

Of curse you cannot fool penn and teller with magnetic trick...

[@GreenLycan]

Nope

[@kayschildbach6282]

Magicians were not impressed sorry

[@albertlwj]

so bad and amateurish

[@user-gr3tg2yk6o]

6:33 The match stick palming in the end was so lame … ruined everything for me… I also caught the card changed to matchstick earlier … it was even more crappy😂

[@tmakinthehouse]

That was kinda obv

[@user-gr3tg2yk6o]

@@tmakinthehouse… yeah he needs a lot of work