In often-pricey Vegas, magicians Penn & Teller continue a free tradition..
(Photo.. Penn Jillette and Magic News publisher, Rick Carruth )
Getting up close and personal with Las Vegas headliners can get pricey, with one big exception: Penn & Teller. Greeting their fans, for free, after their shows is something they’ve been doing for more than four decades.
Stick around in the lobby and you’ll see the famously silent Teller – the diminutive half of the duo – actually speaking. Each evening, he breaks his silence as audience members surge around him in the theater lobby at the Rio resort.
On Saturday night, he was urging people to form an orderly semicircle so that he could pose for dozens of selfies. Penn Jillette – the 6-foot-7-inch, hulking and vocal half – was doing the same nearby.
“I still bristle a little bit at it being called a meet and greet because it’s not organized, it’s not charged for,” Jillette told me. “It’s just if you want to talk to us, talk to us.” Read more..
http://www.latimes.com/travel/deals/la-tr-vegas-penn-teller-free-20160712-snap-story.html
Penn & Teller’s ‘Fool Us’ now available online on-demand..
This is a small sample of the many resources found in the MAGIC ROADSHOW. This appeared in the next to last issue, #171 (link is in the Roadshow nav bar)
Penn & Teller’s ‘Fool Us’ – Every Complete Episode of Season 2
In case you missed one.. or all.. of the FOOL US shows this year, here’s the link to the full season on the CW’s website.. Nothing to download.. just click and enjoy.
- Season 2 begins with magicians Jon Armstrong, Xavier, Greg Dow and Steve Brundage
- Magicians Leon and Romy, Mike Hammer, Shin Lim and Peter Boie
- Magicians Brian Brushwood, Simon Pierro, John Lovick, and Kyle Knight and Mistie
- Magicians Austin Janik, Amazing Allison, Mac King and Norman Ng
- Magicians Bill Cook, Wes Barker, Matt Holtzclaw and David Regal
- Magicians Jay Sankey, Greg Wilson, Trigg Watson and Jen Kramer
- Magicians Kostya Kimlat, Frederick Falk, Chris Funk and Nate Dendy
- Magicians Blake Vogt, Joshua Jay, Levent and Ben Seidman
- Magicians Riley Siegler, Jade, Ran’d Shine and David Roth
- Magicians Joel and Spidey, Rick Lax, Marcus Eddie and Bruce Gold
- Magicians Scott and Puck, Eric Jones, Mark Calabrese and Paul Vigil
- Magicians Victor and Diamond, Francis Menotti, Nash Fung and Chad Juros
- Season 2 ends with magicians Derek Hughes, Reuben Moreland, Suzanne, and Jared Kopf