Ricky Jay's Cups and Balls

This is my first video with a professional performance! Hope you enjoy this spectacular version of Cups and Balls by Ricky Jay . Such videos will be uploaded once a month and it will continue unless i have problems with the copyrights.

[@UnderwaterDemolition]

Please do tell me. Do you like this kind of videos? Do you want me to upload more??

[@glennhart3634]

Hell, yeah! And Hell, yeah!

[@allenbrown5031]

Success Blueprint yes do

[@colerainfan1143]

Ricky never grows old. More, please.

[@AbsurdistAgent]

Yes, this is amazing

[@Smoothini]

Of course!

[@termsofusepolice]

Jay's ability to flawlessly deliver his incredibly dense, literary patter, all while executing brilliant technical sleights, is what made him truly next-level.

[@ronwhatley1589]

Comedians

[@TraumaER]

termsofusepolice I didn’t know what he was talking about and not sure why people were laughing. I watching the trick.

[@CeruleanChurch]

Harry Anderson was really good at the same thing

[@xmarksthespot1372]

That is pretty talented.

[@thehat2869]

@@ronwhatley1589 give me an example of a comedian performing something that even slightly grazes this

[@Magician1263]

just heard Ricky Jay has passed away. RIP to a great magician

[@sevadali2353]

Oh, no!

[@RayoAtra]

If you haven't seen it, there is an awesome Ricky documentary called "deceptive practice" totally worth the time.

[@tlydston]

Unbelievably sad: something of great value is lost to all people.

[@JG6869USA1]

November 24, 2018

[@JoeMama-iq2xs]

Very sad, I was literally just thinking if he was still around or not. Then I look down and see this was the pinned comment, weird coincidence!!

[@andrewpepper3145]

The best thing about these performances by Ricky Jay is that he's doing really clever and entertaining magic tricks and yet he's such a showman and great storyteller that the trick becomes almost incidental and you find yourself more interested in the story

[@frankenshizzle]

Underwater Demolition

[@nuthineatholl6434]

The only option left is to dig interconnected underground tunnels, like Charlie. ( ಠ ͜ʖಠ)

[@alankwok7854]

This is a masterclass in the cups and balls. Absolute legend. RIP.

[@neilfama4638]

A potato, a lemon, AND a billiard ball. Cant get any more classic than that! RIP Ricky Jay

[@yanikkunitsin1466]

For those interested: 5:17 right fruit 5:34 left fruit 6:10 middle fruit But long setups and constant banter are the real tricks here! Magnificent. Also exagerated but fake switches got even me. It's like nod to magicians out there. Trick within a trick.

[@JaimePonsPK]

That's beyond skill. That's magic. I would not even in my wildest dreams ever hope to just understand how any of this happens and I would love that very much

[@sammyholdem2492]

Ruined my life thanks

[@Deere55]

But why does he prefer copper?

[@yanikkunitsin1466]

@@Deere55 just misdirection. Copper Chop cups(with magnets) exist too. From practical standpoint I can only see 2 advantages: they are heavy and, unlike say alluminium or chromed cups, they are quite dark so less chance of revealing a pre-load or switch.

[@randyporter3491]

I saw Ricky in person many times. His version of this classic of magic is a favorite. In addition to being an amazing magician and excellent performer, Ricky’s verbal skills with his patter, was unmatched. Thank you for sharing this true master of magic. 🎭

[@falconwind00]

I remember this routine from the X-Files! Love the story telling and the dry humour. Anyone who’s watched Penn and Teller knows what’s going on, but it’s all the more impressive because it’s so smooth.

[@richardjohnson8796]

That episode was the first time I'd heard of/seen that trick

[@paulamiles9559]

The X Files. " Who raised you?"

[@TheWisestWizards]

Even with being able to pause and rewind this it's truly impressive. Seeing it in person must have been crazy. RIP

[@chrisbrown18andup]

I just sat here on .5 speed watching for the 🎱 🍋 🥔

[@carjamlaw753]

This was truly a classic performance. Saw it more than 30 years ago as a kid, still blows me away. One of the finest single performances of magic of all time. And everyone knows him from Boogie Nights...but try House of Games, a David Mamet.

[@paulamiles9559]

Or The Spanish Prisoner, another excellent Mamet classic.

[@AleisterMeowley]

Or Deadwood

[@paulamiles9559]

There's also a film of one of Ricky Jay's Broadway shows - Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants. It is really excellent.

[@davidtatro7457]

Ricky Jay has also been fantastic in at least a couple other Mamet films, and that's actually where l first became a fan of his. Before l even knew that he was a master magician.

[@guybrush1701]

The only thing I've ever seen him in is Mystery Men, lol

[@ToneeRhianRose]

RIP This was my favorite trick he did. I 1st saw him perform it on The X-Files.

[@seahawks1185]

He had pretty good stories and stage presence, not to mention his sleight of hand skills, underrated.

[@miamimagicians]

He was one of the most respected magicians of all time

[@3spressoShot]

Underrated ? I’m pretty sure he’s considered one of the goats at slight of hand

[@lechanneldemysterieuxmante1807]

Underrated?!?! I strongly disagree. Avid magic buffs, serious magicians and casual magic fans all recognized Ricky Jay as an absolute Master.

[@sdovas]

Not underrated in the least. Not simply respected,but held in awe even by his peers.

[@benstolz6503]

Underrated? Magicians and laymen alike consider him the Yoda of the craft...

[@markthorens8724]

So long Ricky. We are all poorer now your talent is gone from the world. Bless you man. Xxxxxxx

[@chrispteemagician]

Rest in Peace Ricky Jay. You will be missed xx

[@paulamiles9559]

Love love love him! The great Ricky Jay- magician, card manipulator, actor, author, historian, librarian, narrator and raconteur. RIP Miestro.❤

[@daviddimalanta259]

Sign of calm and confidence: performing magic tricks without getting stuttered while narrating a story he speaks

[@RoscoesRiffs]

I saw him last night in MYSTERY MEN. Cracked me up with his line: "I'm a publicist. Not a magician. 😂

[@mattyust6127]

He was fantastic in Boogie Nights!!

[@MalMalWasTaken]

Masterful in terms of story telling, techniques and overall presence. What a legend.

[@UltimateMadWorld]

Still can't believe Ricky has passed away, such a master magical card wizard that even had Penn & Teller left baffled over whilst scratching their heads aswell as the magic circle! It was a joy to see Ricky play one of the Bond villains in the Bond film, Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) playing the role as Henry Gupta who was the mastermind behind the little red box that is the Royal Navy's fleet encoder that can render a ship off coarse such as the HMS Devonshire after it has been tinkered with! Staring alongside Pierce Brosnan (as 007 James Bond) and Jonathan Pryce as the power hungry mad media mogul Elliot Carver & his wife Paris played by Teri Hatcher to name a few! Suffice to say that the International magic circle most certainly will not be the same without Ricky! The best card magician in the entire world by far!!! RIP Big Chap!

[@1981lashlarue]

One of the absolute best, if not the best, versions of this classic you'll ever see.

[@jangray395]

RICKY JAY. R.I.P. Although he never cared for spirituality of any kind, less so religion. Never before has there existed a man with such an eye on history and being able to appropriate the behaviour of performers of a bygone era. His sleight of hand, especially at the card table, was perfect. An interesting character that will be a loss to the world now that he's gone. We loved you Ricky Jay.

[@artompkins7958]

"sleight of hand"!?!? dude, this is MAGIC!

[@sdovas]

@@artompkins7958 that's what magic IS. Pure skill.

[@speier]

damn he has to load those fruits so far in advance - very good routine and impressive memory here. the patience and perfection is unmatched. RIP Ricky Jay!

[@DETERMINOLOGY]

A bit of respect? Dont have to reveal this is ricky jay here one of the greats

[@agetromag2273]

Amazing!!! Bravo!!!

[@UnderwaterDemolition]

Rest in Peace Ricky Jay!

[@dantrixter]

Now that’s a performance ! Loved it

[@kevinhughey3470]

I can listen to this man all day long!!

[@ricardocastillo5485]

I could listen to this guy all day, wouldn't even care if was doing magic, absolutely entertaining.

[@ronno108]

That is awesome, the lot from start to finish.

[@Deewood9996]

So glad I got his book, and took care of it! RIP sir!

[@Smoothini]

Damn.... gangsta as hell!

[@vxor8307]

Bruh

[@erfanashkan5925]

His story telling skills is so good! He makes time between the slights and the reveals masterfully...realy respects

[@thedavesavoie]

I saw him perform this in Toronto. Absolutely mesmerizing.

[@kendragon2012]

R.I.P. to a legend.

[@theebigchunggus1579]

Crazy this dude was in a James Bond movie

[@anthonynavarro6074]

Quick hands and charisma. The hand is faster than the eye, but I still can't figure out a lot of it and the fruit at the end. Spectacular! Hahaha

[@quonut7838]

@ colavfreak2 Have a look at Penn & Teller explain cups and balls on The Jonathon Ross Show. They show exactly what's going on behind the scenes. Brilliant sleight of hand and total dedication to the art via endless time spent practicing. R.I.P. Ricky.

[@iec7587]

very very smooth. I have watched lots of cups and balls, watch them in slow motion and you can see a lot. He was as good as it gets

[@MrExcane]

RIP Ricky, you were a huge inspiration to so many of us.

[@WeaponerOfQ]

I love this man! Ricky Jay is the best,

[@georgetesoro8231]

wow ricky jay.. what an absolute master

[@KinnereyB]

I’m unsure if Ricky spent more time memorizing his patter or his brilliant sleight of hand 🧐 That’s a LOT of unnecessary patter the audience will never remember to create those minor moments of misdirection. One of a kind 💯 I’ve learned so much by watching this man. Aspiring magicians, Ricky Jay is THE MAN!

[@mistychenoweth9716]

Love this.

[@johnclavis]

Ricky Jay's greatest magic trick was appearing in eight million movies and TV shows, despite always just playing himself, just kind of there, like an old bloodhound, never doing an accent, barely even emoting XD Rest in Prestidigitation Mr Jay

[@legendbuckets3633]

This is amazing, he performs this in shortened version on the tv show “The X-file”

[@unukalhai295]

I feel he did some pact with the devil to have those illusionary powers lmao. I could just sit and watch all his shows all day. RIP

[@Jamthecoolerator]

A supreme entertainer. He will be missed.

[@sark0283]

I followed most of his movements in this video with the small balls, and always saw when he slid the small red balls in. But I have no idea how the fuck he managed to geth the fruits in. Genius

[@ElliotMelloy]

Came here from a suggestion in another cupped balls video and this guy is great. I know how it's technically meant to be done but even then some people are so good at it I used to rewatch again and again looking for the sleight. It kind of ruined it so now I just watch and enjoy, and this guy is the best.

[@sneekysmurf4754]

Bravo to his pitch and delivery very nicely done

[@julianbullmagic]

This is beautiful

[@trockfield77]

Genius. RIP Ricky Jay.

[@SIBIRIAKoriginal]

The Amazing Maleeni!!!

[@polybius223]

Amazing that Jay was able to show his cups and balls! Usually cameramen are physically and mentally unable to film solo cups.

[@fortuitousthings8606]

Spell binding the lecture is beautiful

[@scottrackley4457]

his sleight of hand is second to none, and his card manipulation is majesty

[@CameronBrtnik]

Probably my favorite Cups & Balls routine next to Dai Vernon's

[@normanhowe4938]

mind blown...

[@johnwihl4689]

RIP my good man. See him in Mamet's "House of Games". Great movie.

[@66flamer]

i love love that movie.

[@tradewins]

One of my favorites.

[@HWCars]

Loved him in "Heist" as well, but will definitely check out "House of Games".

[@MrRazorblade999]

See him in Boogie Nights, a much better movie

[@88Doug]

I remember watching Ricky Jay with my grandpa, world famous magician Bob Miller.

[@kcimb]

I’m so sad I was never able to see him perform. God speed sir.

[@benisaten]

Great banter. Well done Sir

[@eddy2fast260]

Wow !! I had to watch this about 6 times in slow mo to track the fruit being loaded to remove suspicions of help. Great act.

[@Javster]

I have no words.

[@drspaseebo410]

R.I.P. Master... Nov 24, 2018. #

[@artompkins7958]

I was very lucky to see the Penn & Teller act in Vegas a few years ago, and they perform cups and balls with clear (or what appear to be clear) cups, and still, you can't figure out what the hell is going on. Ricky Jay - you are already missed. :(

[@krazyhorse448]

RIP Jay, I know how you did everything but the last. I do a lot of this act myself, but bloody good show! Before anyone jumps on me I know taking from one persons act is plagiarism, but taking from many is research, and it's up to us to make it our own. He copied many of the greats himself but the last part was his own and he will be missed by me.

[@cs512tr]

now this is a show i would pay money to go see

[@Maranatha1968]

Nice and komplex routine. Well presentated

[@chrisfloyd9224]

Pure genius

[@daviddemar8749]

Bravo ! Please upload more!

[@ncm2738]

Ricky Jay, though i have not known about you until your final stages of your magical routine called life, I take my hat off to you, RIP Ricky Jay

[@lechanneldemysterieuxmante1807]

Beautiful and fascinating

[@Maiquior83]

Jeez, he is really, really good

[@stevedoe1630]

Part of me wants to rewind and dissect every motion of this evolution. The other part wants to simply enjoy the performance for what it is. Which is stronger...¿technical curiosity, or childlike bewilderment?

[@Deewood9996]

Honestly, this routine is comprised entirely of basics of cups and balls sleights. His basics are damn strong, at that. Not all dissimilar to Dai Vernon.

[@davidwilliams7935]

There are pretty much only so many moves used with the Cups and Balls. What separates RJ from others is his flawless technique and his unique, and engaging, patter and delivery.

[@jackhenderson2562]

2:00 I saw that one pretty slick, if the ball werent so brightly coloured I wouldn’t have seen the flashes of red exiting the hands

[@kevinmora5662]

I'm convinced he doesn't do sleight of hand; he does actual magic.

[@MrRazorblade999]

Well, you're wrong

[@misguidedangel6550]

Amazing

[@johnthehuman2740]

Okay, we get the point. He really was a wizard. RIP my friend, I trust you enjoyed your stay.

[@jadezee6316]

Bravo!

[@fractal4284]

Rip ❤

[@kemicalx17]

Legend

[@Kayemtee]

Nice work. RIP.

[@playdiscgolf1546]

Master sleight of hand and great actor also

[@jeffwise8194]

A master showman and entertainer. No shit.

[@zolarczakl3880]

I just learned from comments here that Ricky Jay passed on. Sorry to hear that. I liked him in the film The Heist, with Gene Hackman. RIP, Ricky Jay.

[@CRice-ln8lm]

RIP Ricky Jay!

[@bwrpwr]

He was great in Deadwood.

[@StainMane]

he and Sy are hustling their joint in the sky

[@salt0ftheearth83]

He will be missed.

[@ProfessionalOverthinker1]

that misdirection though... damm he's good... i need to watch it 3 times only then i saw the misdirection... thats the part that blow me away..

[@billgreen3138]

cool thanks for sharing

[@kevinbraden798]

I get so upset when people will say Jay and other magicians at his level, are practicing "black magic" So is that also what the best Athletes or Musicians are all doing....NO its hours and hours and years of practicing your craft, to become one of the best.

[@stupify101]

Couldn’t say it better, but maybe David Blaine does black magic 😂

[@skittazbro]

This dude was on Deadwood. Holy smokes.

[@matthewstirling3427]

the master

[@Bumafa]

This was better than my high school education.

[@sammyholdem2492]

He was the mans

[@normanacree1635]

At about 2:10, you see the ball in his right hand after it appeared he placed it under the center cup. I DIDN"T see him place it under the cup to his right. Thought he put it under the other one. Only an assumption on my part.