Penn & Teller Fool Us: ”PERFECT!” • John-Henry 2022

Penn: ”That was just PERFECT!”
Teller: ”It’s the best Cups & Balls I’ve ever seen!”

Thank you to:
- Camera operators: Damón Zurawski and J-P Bichard
- Set-dressing & assistant camera: Tristan Jeanneau
- Gröna Lund for their beautiful theater.
- The whole crew at Fool Us

#foolus #pennandteller #pennandtellerfoolus #magician

The performance footage is uploaded here in agreement with the production company 117 Productions LLC.

[fmjwmdh]

I love that the whole point of this show is to help magicians broaden their audience. The fact that Penn gave him a quote just to help him book shows and sell tickets is beautiful. And Idk if anyone else has noticed but they allow the magicians to upload the show to their own channel, which I've never seen a show that openly encourages anyone to use their footage. . Other than maybe Kill tony, but that's basically the same show expected for comedians. They are literally making a show to show case magicians, it's a beautiful thing!

[twig]

I just wanna say that I love how Penn & Teller's show allows the magicians to retain the rights to their performances, & that the youtube algo still recommends them all together.

[MatthewMcKenna]

This is one of those performances where knowing the secret just makes it all the more impressive. Incredible coordination and a wonderful performance

[mikecothran]

The fact that he nailed getting the balls into and out of the canister while juggling 100% while making it look effortless was stellar everything else done beautifully as well.

[uginiopaka]

Imma be honest, when Penn explains the trick, he really does a good job not ruining the trick.

[ZagnutBar]

This is a great example of a trick that doesn't get spoiled when you know how it's done.

For tricks like this one that require a high level of skill and practice to perfect, it doesn't matter if you know how it's done. You can appreciate how hard it was for the magician to perfect his craft even more when you understand the effort behind it..

The tricks that are spoiled when you know how they're done are the ones that rely heavily upon a cheap gimmick, and that don't require the same left of effort to perfect.

Often the regular viewing audience can't tell the difference between a trick that requires effort and artistry, and one that anyone could pull off if they knew the secret. It's all magic to them, but real fans of magic understand the difference.

[dustinakadustin]

I got to a point where I thought I was following and had it, then you suddenly revealed the wine glasses and I was shocked all over again. Genuinely incredible performance I loved everything about it, you seem like a really fun and entertaining person to be around. Excellent Work!!

[leokimvideo]

LOL, sucked it up like a sponge. I love Penn's coded chats

[RedHoodRubyRose]

I love that first of all he is there to entertain, not just to fool them, but show how fun and entertaining magic can be.

[aboringsandwich]

Classic act... beautifully done... what better way to pay respect to Penn and Teller than with a combination of cups and balls and juggling...

[pancakeofdestiny]

Everyone watching Fool Us knows how the trick is done. But also, everyone watching Fool Us is for sure amazed by this performance. Jesus it was so enjoyable to watch

[Serenity_Dee]

That was amazing! The only cups and balls I've seen that came even within a mile of that level of entertaining is when Penn & Teller themselves did it with transparent cups.

[Njald]

As a Swede I am embarrassed I didn't know about John-Henry before this. That was so smooth and lovely and some really great raising of the stakes.
Snyggt jobbat!

[Mad_Oph]

I don't think I've ever seen someone more suited to the "mad composer" look, but good for this guy and his sleight of hand is awesome

[brian-pxbb]

Every single motion and gesture that John-Henry does in this just makes you smile. It's fantastic.

[peterross]

When Penn raises his eyebrows at juggling, you know the guy is GOOD!

[Gremlack]

It may be obvious how it is done for the most part, but it is done so amazingly well and smooth. I loved the whole routine. Perhaps the best cups and balls routine I’ve ever seen.

Props for the skill involved in it all, especially juggling with the ball container

[EyesOfGehenna]

you could actually see how he was doing it with the cups and tennis balls, but then the glasses and bottle at the end got me lol

[professorsypher]

I mean, the fact that he was able to sneak in the "prover" every now and then shows how amazing he is.

[moos]

This performance is not really about fooling anyone, it's about amazing everyone with the perfect skill and execution and it's incredible how he keeps putting another cherry on top of cherries he already put on top. Like when you think, well, that's a great performance he adds another and another aspect to it. Flawless, lovely, amazing. I'd love to see this in person with my kids, it's just wonderful.