Penn and Teller: The Best Magicians in the World - SNL

Penn and Teller set out to prove that they're not just comedy magicians, they're the greatest magicians in the world. In order to do that, they perform their entire act upside down. Aired 02/08/86

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[MrJagermeister]

I’m watching this from so far into the future that I thought Penn & Teller were being portrayed by SNL cast members.

[choojunwyng]

I was so confused at the audience's random laughter, and why penn and teller had unusually great posture.

[AlluttajaYT]

This was in my recommended after watching the vanity video lmao

[logix]

Amazing how nobody's even considered how impressive it is that they were upside-down for over 6 minutes and didn't fall unconscious and were able to do a full performance, talking, bending "under" the table and juggling things around without even getting out of breath. Penn stumbling around at the end shows just how dizzying it must've been for them, they both can barely stand, hopping around all over the place! Serious props to them!

[yoda]

everyone at home must of been so confused at why everyone was laughing at all times for no reason

[askthepizzaguy]

And Teller sounds EXACTLY the same today.

[overworkedcna]

“His best trick - the *rising* card!” (Audience cracks up)
Damn, that was amazing. I bet everyone at home was so confused!

[theratking]

TIL: Teller isn’t actually short at all, Penn is just fucking massive.

[michelboustany]

the hardest part must have been swallowing that bagel

[Max_Jordan]

Woah! How'd they get the entire audience updside down?

[NxDoyle]

This is one of those times when the YouTube algorithm is perfect. It seems as if most people had this play right after Penn's Vanity Fair segment. Brilliant.

[StevenBanks]

I've listened to Penn talk about this trick. It was physically so hard. When Penn got home and took off his makeup there were burst capillaries all over his face. They rehearsed this again and again and it got harder every time. Things screwed up again and again. The ONLY time everything went right was the live take.

[calamari]

"Its 1986 get a haircut" is such a funny thing to hear in 2020

[AMcGrath]

For a moment, I thought these were Saturday Night Live comedians impersonating the actual Penn & Teller.

[chasezly]

"If we are not using any sort of camera edits"
*subtle laughter*

[SuberDuberUberEvan]

I literally didn’t suspect a thing until the moment they panned out. I just thought everything was on strings lol

[gawayne]

Notice right at the end. Teller starts a spinning hoop on the table. It's the only object throughout the show that actually defies gravity. Subtle, but incredible

[rustyreview]

no wonder teller looks like he's holding his breath the whole time.

[maxnullifidian]

I think Penn's really the quiet one, and Teller's a ventriloquist...

[Dazyet]

The upper body strength teller had to have to keep “crouching” under the table