Penn And Teller

As you will know from their hit show ‘Penn and Teller- Fool us’, these two magicians are very well known.

Penn & Teller are renowned American magicians and entertainers who have performed together since 1975. They are known for their ongoing act that combines comedy with magic and are considered the longest-running headliners to play at the same hotel in Las Vegas history, performing at The Rio.
Penn Jillette serves as the act’s orator and raconteur, while Teller generally does not speak during performances and communicates through mime and nonverbal actions.

They have been featured in numerous stage and television shows, including “Penn & Teller: Fool Us,” where aspiring magicians from around the world attempt to fool them with their best tricks. If Penn and Teller cannot guess how the trick was done, the “fooler” gets to be on their Las Vegas magic show.

Penn & Teller are also associated with the advocacy of scientific skepticism and libertarianism, particularly through their television show “Penn & Teller: Bullshit!” which tackled various topics like alien abduction and psychics.

Both Penn and Teller have received numerous accolades, including Emmy, Obie, and Writer’s Guild Awards, and they have their own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

This is a link to their biography on Wikipedia.

I have included some videos below showing them performing. I will update the ‘mentions’ with articles specifically about them below.

Mentions of Penn and Teller

Penn Jillette gets a part in movie ‘Borderlands’.

Penn Jillette backs a Gelato shop in Chicago

Videos with Penn and Teller

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Last updated on 2025-05-07