They couldn't get their filming times sorted out Jonathan had other commitments which meant he couldn't do the series and why Penn suggested Alyson who he'd worked with years ago.
Alyson is OK, but there is no arguing that Jonathan was way more experienced in this kind of job and had much more ideas on how to grab the audience's attention
Just for those of you unfamiliar. The DJ is actually British comic legend Paul Whitehouse. Mike smash was a character taking the Micky out of drive time DJ's in the UK. He was one half of smashy and nicey. Played by harry Enfield. Another British comic legend.
There was this really weird show once late at nite hosted by Bob Costas (normally a sports announcer but also a very good interviewer) and he had Teller on. Just Teller. So odd to hear him speak at length.
Have you heard of Masterclass? With Masterclass you can explore the techniques of magic with the famous Penn and Teller. Watch and listen to them both as they explain and describe how to do magic with content for both advanced and beginner magicians. (also Teller talks heavily in the class)
He also does Ramsden in the Borderlands 3 game: ruclips.net/video/XV6bERvOLDY/видео.html & they're both in it as well, but Teller's silent in that cameo: ruclips.net/video/fEMZgM5XzzI/видео.html
Whenever the trap is supposed to be "safe" Teller spins it CLOCKWISE. Each and every time it's spun that way. But the moment that they want it to spring, Teller switches it and spins it COUNTER-CLOCKWISE. My guess is that it has some mechanism that triggers depending on the direction of that spin.
trick was just that. P&T never did things that harmed anyone only the illusion to. was done on letterman as well: ruclips.net/video/I9luf0ZHtHo/видео.html pretty sure the hosts were in on it. both used a pencil thats supposed to snap on their turn to 'win', just more awkward with Ross? /shrug
I can’t help but smile when he introduces them as “The TWO the ONLY Penn & Teller!” That was great...Penn Gillette & Teller are not just some of, but I have to admit that they are the BEST illusionists in the world! Their magic is both genuine & from the heart ❤️ they put their all into it. With both comedy & Skill it’s amazing
I'm guessing the cut trap was marked and Jonathan was in on the trick, so he knew which one was marked. Penn and Teller avoided the marked trap, and Jonathan purposefully targeted it with the pencil. It just seems very obvious and simple.
Penn and Teller always fool the participant instead of making stooges of them. So yes that would be a very obvious and simple thing to do, but it is not what they did.
He was probably supposed to do a fake one, pretend to be hurt and laugh it off with the fake blood all over Penn and then teller would engage the real one and escape the trap in time as he does in their live show.
Most likely all of the traps are safe at first, and then they rig it so all the traps are dangerous before Ross's turn. They've instructed Ross to use a pencil on his turn, but haven't told him how, exactly, they made the traps dangerous. So Ross is a bit of a stooge, but he's still getting fooled. (Note that they had also performed this trick on David Letterman, and Letterman also used a pencil to trigger the trap.)
@furrykef: I got snapped once by a rat trap. It did hurt, but didn't break my finger nor did any serious damage. Our finger bones are thicker and stronger than a rat's spine.
Interactions like this are why Jonathan Ross has been doing his job for longer than I knew... But he messed up the trick... he was meant to get the bad one, but it's rigged to just slap him on the finger. He'd have reacted, they'd have got the laugh, and the trick would have been shown (most likely). Again, all three were awesome here, but he did mess up the trick imo...
im honestly confused, i really dont think it was a real trap, i dont think they would really hurt him, because that would seriously hurt him, that would not make any sense, they were just too easy on it, must have been a fake trap which wouldnt have hurt if it snapped
I don't understand the magic trick....so Jonathan would have broken his finger without the pencil? I don't get it. Magic would have been they set off all the traps except the last one which would then go off.
Yeah it's confusing, especially due to how anticlimactic the ending was. There was no punchline, they were like "yup. That's the one trap. You would have won. Anyway, next up is this dj..." Maybe Johnatan was supposed to put his finger in and there would have been a funny ending, but instead he used the pencil and ruined the trick. Idk
@@KombatGod the illusion was of teller cutting the string, the last one would have been the winner no matter what because none of the strings were cut, and the 'gotcha' moment would have been, "how did none of the traps go off?"... but he couldn't tell that the prop/illusory bar wouldn't have hurt him because of the pencil--therefore ruining the remainder of the trick, kind of like what @krossovergod said
No, the trick failed here actually. The same trick was done on Carson I think. When the final trap snaps, the pencil is supposed to break and shards of it go flying. This was a dud.
R/whoosh That's the whole point. They are showing, or should I say "exposing", how magicians get away with thier tricks that they go about telling us regular people who aren't "in the know"....as "real" tbh.
I have broken many bones making me addicted to surgery so I will for sure play this but only tie one trap so as to make it far more likely for me to break a bone. I can't wait.
No one addressing the fact that Jonathan ruined the entire trick by not participating at all. He was decent on the show later but i think he's overrated as a TV personality. Has too much ego and just makes it about himself which is pretty useless when you have quality guys like P&T bring a nice act on the show
No that's definitely not Austin Powers...just a mock of djs at the time, kinda like Tony Blackburn? Literally just the accent is *almost* the same (teethy posh-ish brit) but that's about it
I watched a video where they say they are firmly against making the audience feel that they are in any real danger.. This feels like they broke that rule and then some...
Well Penn did say he didn't always follow it as vigorously as he would've liked in the past, but they controlled when the traps would spring or not and probably briefed him on using the pencil as in other times they did the trick. If there's an appearance of danger in a trick they're either being facetious about it for comedic purposes or as commentary on magicians that actually put people in danger.
Good thing he dropped the ear ring or I never would have become a fan. Shocked when that showed up once I watched older videos. That moment when a guy looks at himself in the mirror and says: I am so pretty, all I need now is something shiny hanging from my ear, cringe.
Who could've predicted he'd be hosting *their* show years later!
They probably asked because he helped them early on
That's awesome!
I thought that was him!!
They really do see him as the person who made them famous by getting them on UK TV and they remain great friends.
What a sincere kiss, there!
And who could have predicted that they'd replace him with a charisma-less bimbo after the first season?
It's funny how Penn's voice changed a lot but Teller sounds exactly the same!
He has a great voice coach.
That TELLS us that sometimes people never age.
Funny enough it's 💯 truer than you know
For those who dont get it... HE RARELY TALKS ON STAGE!!!! (Dont worry... I'm talking to the first timers who are new to them)
That's AWESOME!
I absolutely love Penn's ability to insult his audience and still come across as the most likable guy.
This is why we miss J Ross so much on FU...had chemistry with them for so long and is very funny.
They couldn't get their filming times sorted out Jonathan had other commitments which meant he couldn't do the series and why Penn suggested Alyson who he'd worked with years ago.
I do like Alyson. Shes acts pretty natural.
Alyson is OK, but there is no arguing that Jonathan was way more experienced in this kind of job and had much more ideas on how to grab the audience's attention
No Alyson suuuuuucks
Certainly in comparison with Ross, but overall I think she doesn't sucks, but she's also not too good either
Pen- *laughing*. *In his head *
You are going to work for me one day
woss nevah sawwit cominga
@@coalblack666 I swear he has a speech impediment that ppl ignore bc he has an accent
@@notquiteordinary 🤷♂️
That time Wossy got called a wanker on national TV and the whole world agreed.
The only thing that broke is my brain when that dj started talking
People who've never heard of Smashie and Nicey.
I thought it was Martin Short playing a character.
Wait... it's a DJ?
I thought it was attracted by the rat traps.
It's Paul Whitehouse in character
Real life austin powers
Just for those of you unfamiliar. The DJ is actually British comic legend Paul Whitehouse. Mike smash was a character taking the Micky out of drive time DJ's in the UK. He was one half of smashy and nicey. Played by harry Enfield. Another British comic legend.
my favourite comedy duo.
Wait, Enfield? He did more than lods a mone?
@@coopersmith9828 are you serious? You cant be familiar with enfield and only know one character?
@@coopersmith9828 lol. Nobody said Americans were dumb. Any yank that is familiar with harry Enfield is fine by me Haha.
"Taking the Micky out of drive time DJs"
Never heard that term but ok
3:50 "...so you won't be found dead in the jacuzzi of a fourteen year old." OOF
Finally, someone mentions it hahaha.
What's this about? Can someone let me know lol
One of few times I heard Teller's voice
There was this really weird show once late at nite hosted by Bob Costas (normally a sports announcer but also a very good interviewer) and he had Teller on. Just Teller. So odd to hear him speak at length.
Have you heard of Masterclass? With Masterclass you can explore the techniques of magic with the famous Penn and Teller. Watch and listen to them both as they explain and describe how to do magic with content for both advanced and beginner magicians. (also Teller talks heavily in the class)
Teller speaks on an episode of the Big Bang theory
He also does Ramsden in the Borderlands 3 game: ruclips.net/video/XV6bERvOLDY/видео.html
& they're both in it as well, but Teller's silent in that cameo: ruclips.net/video/fEMZgM5XzzI/видео.html
He talks in his master class
Whenever the trap is supposed to be "safe" Teller spins it CLOCKWISE. Each and every time it's spun that way.
But the moment that they want it to spring, Teller switches it and spins it COUNTER-CLOCKWISE.
My guess is that it has some mechanism that triggers depending on the direction of that spin.
trick was just that. P&T never did things that harmed anyone only the illusion to.
was done on letterman as well: ruclips.net/video/I9luf0ZHtHo/видео.html
pretty sure the hosts were in on it. both used a pencil thats supposed to snap on their turn to 'win', just more awkward with Ross?
/shrug
I had no idea they went back this far. They are amazing friends
I can’t help but smile when he introduces them as “The TWO the ONLY Penn & Teller!” That was great...Penn Gillette & Teller are not just some of, but I have to admit that they are the BEST illusionists in the world! Their magic is both genuine & from the heart ❤️ they put their all into it. With both comedy & Skill it’s amazing
The ultra-rare Fool Us clip lost in time, LOL.
that would have been hawwible.
Jonathan Ross was such a great host. So quick and witty could bounce off of Penn so well.
Did that trick go wrong though? Seemed like a strange one..
Was the DJ at the end how Mike Myers got the idea for Austin Powers....acted just like Mr. Powers.
That's Paul Whitehouse in character as an annoying English Dj of the time
Paul Whitehouse who Johnny Depp said is one of the best actors he's ever met.
Johnathan's hosting style has not changed much throughout the years.
Teller made a sound with his mouth!!
Was the dj saying words
it was paul whitehouse haha
Idk I dont speak English that good
A new language
That's the joke. It's a satirical character played by Paul Whitehouse.
if you want to get straight to the preformance it starts at 2:18
love their chemistry
love them both
What an intro!!
Teller kind of looks like Billy crystal in this
Oh my gosh! I didn't know they knew each other for so long!
He was hands down the best host
I'm guessing the cut trap was marked and Jonathan was in on the trick, so he knew which one was marked. Penn and Teller avoided the marked trap, and Jonathan purposefully targeted it with the pencil. It just seems very obvious and simple.
Penn and Teller always fool the participant instead of making stooges of them. So yes that would be a very obvious and simple thing to do, but it is not what they did.
@@tpotshax8703 probably wasnt going to hurt at all, was just messing with the dude
He was probably supposed to do a fake one, pretend to be hurt and laugh it off with the fake blood all over Penn and then teller would engage the real one and escape the trap in time as he does in their live show.
Most likely all of the traps are safe at first, and then they rig it so all the traps are dangerous before Ross's turn. They've instructed Ross to use a pencil on his turn, but haven't told him how, exactly, they made the traps dangerous. So Ross is a bit of a stooge, but he's still getting fooled. (Note that they had also performed this trick on David Letterman, and Letterman also used a pencil to trigger the trap.)
@furrykef: I got snapped once by a rat trap. It did hurt, but didn't break my finger nor did any serious damage. Our finger bones are thicker and stronger than a rat's spine.
Did not expect to see a younger Johnathan Ross here. Very cool.
J Ross is my childhood teenhood and now adulthood, met the chap twice he’s so kind and fun
Love Penn's come back
actually ross had the better come back, penn just sounded like a typical dumb american atheist.
And this is how Jonathan was able to host their show many years later.
Even 20 years ago Jonathan Ross looked old
He doesn’t even look old tho
@@zipsormore4814 i know, i wanna meet his surgeon
So from him having his own show to working with Penn and Teller
There’s some tention between them huh
I can hear the dj sweatshirt speak more then his actual words
dude i did not expect to see Mike Smash from Harry Enfields Television Programme!
Does the sound department still bother on putting a mic on Teller?
Iii
Liiike
Big boys and I cannot lie...
Penn looks soooo much better when he was bigger...
Interactions like this are why Jonathan Ross has been doing his job for longer than I knew... But he messed up the trick... he was meant to get the bad one, but it's rigged to just slap him on the finger. He'd have reacted, they'd have got the laugh, and the trick would have been shown (most likely).
Again, all three were awesome here, but he did mess up the trick imo...
He’s the host of Penn and Teller Fool Us season 1
was penn hypnotizing the host? Very big instant induction there with "keep your eye on it"
im honestly confused, i really dont think it was a real trap, i dont think they would really hurt him, because that would seriously hurt him, that would not make any sense, they were just too easy on it, must have been a fake trap which wouldnt have hurt if it snapped
they weren't real mouse traps they where much too light.
Nah they were real
Have you got Steve Martin doing a sketch on the Jonathan Ross channel 4 show?
Wanka
The face grabbing is bold
My goodness
I don't understand the magic trick....so Jonathan would have broken his finger without the pencil? I don't get it. Magic would have been they set off all the traps except the last one which would then go off.
Yeah it's confusing, especially due to how anticlimactic the ending was. There was no punchline, they were like "yup. That's the one trap. You would have won. Anyway, next up is this dj..."
Maybe Johnatan was supposed to put his finger in and there would have been a funny ending, but instead he used the pencil and ruined the trick. Idk
@@KombatGod the illusion was of teller cutting the string, the last one would have been the winner no matter what because none of the strings were cut, and the 'gotcha' moment would have been, "how did none of the traps go off?"... but he couldn't tell that the prop/illusory bar wouldn't have hurt him because of the pencil--therefore ruining the remainder of the trick, kind of like what @krossovergod said
No, the trick failed here actually. The same trick was done on Carson I think. When the final trap snaps, the pencil is supposed to break and shards of it go flying. This was a dud.
@@williamcorcoran8842 the trap wasn't a dud, it clamps down visibly. The pencil might have been a dud or just held wrong.
i feel like that trick didn't go according to plan or something.
Awesome and cute
What a curse, to give a man too large a tongue for his mowf, than a guy who's last name is only 4 letters and he can't pwonounce it.
How times are different in 2019
I miss when everyone knew what a joke was and didnt get butt hurt by ever little thing sad
at the end, someone stole the character of jackie rogers jr from martin short
I thought that was Martin Short for a moment till he spoke
I find it funny that he hosts fool us
The pencil was supposed to break, so the planned ending was a dud.
I don't understand. Was Jonathan told to bring a pencil before the show start or was his fingers were supposed to be broken?
So whats the magic?
R/whoosh
That's the whole point.
They are showing, or should I say "exposing", how magicians get away with thier tricks that they go about telling us regular people who aren't "in the know"....as "real" tbh.
wait a second teller has a voice?!?! o.o
When was this? What year? And what was his show called?
It was 30th January 1993. The show was called Saturday Zoo.
The pencil is magnetic, triggers the trap
From talk show host to- just- a host
Hes still a talk show host. One of the best paid talk show hosts in england actually
whos that dana carvey rejected character at the end?
The guy at the end is like a creepier version of Austin Powers
Wow I guess P&T have been friends with Ross for a while
Man Jonathan Ross is funny wish he was still the host of Penn & Teller's Fool Us
Is the DJ a parody of jimmy savile?
Tony Blackburn
04:17 CRACK - What was that? Pencil-neck limey bastards? LOL
wth was that dj trying to tell me?
Stuff. You know... English stuff.
Is this guy the one that were penn & teller fool us host in season 1?
Yes it is, Jonathan Ross. He did a lot to break P&T in the UK, so they returned the favour for Fool Me, first season of which was made in the UK.
I have broken many bones making me addicted to surgery so I will for sure play this but only tie one trap so as to make it far more likely for me to break a bone. I can't wait.
Addicted to surgery...? You're an idiot.
Isnt this the host on fool us???? From the older seasons?
Egcart yes it is
"Maiwage..."
4:17 actually kills Johnathan.
Ta Daaa!
Old British comedy is so fucking weird and here he is dissing p and t
At 1:36 Penn either casually or unknowingly flips off the audience with possibly everyone noticing but not saying anything.
he knew EXACTLY what he was doing
I love young Penn!! And Teller!
That was rather awkward
Just three baby's on me tellie
I don't get the trick.
Doesn't the guy with a ponytail sells encyclopedias
Jonathan Ross looks like Tim Roth.
What ever happened to that Jimmy Savile guy? Man he was entertaining!
Penn just yanked Ross's head around!
It ain’t all that bad to be American!! Though I would rather be Swedish.🥴
Me: If I was Ross ( Woss ) I'd get a pen and do it.
he does it 3 minutes later.
Me: Well played
Did teller ever aged?
Jonathan was so much better than Alyson.
Why was the host so rude to him
I never knew Steven Seagull could do magic
Soo young XD
7:07 you’re welcome 😂
No one addressing the fact that Jonathan ruined the entire trick by not participating at all. He was decent on the show later but i think he's overrated as a TV personality. Has too much ego and just makes it about himself which is pretty useless when you have quality guys like P&T bring a nice act on the show
I liked the Austin Powers cameo at the end lol
No that's definitely not Austin Powers...just a mock of djs at the time, kinda like Tony Blackburn? Literally just the accent is *almost* the same (teethy posh-ish brit) but that's about it
Wat twap!
I watched a video where they say they are firmly against making the audience feel that they are in any real danger.. This feels like they broke that rule and then some...
Well Penn did say he didn't always follow it as vigorously as he would've liked in the past, but they controlled when the traps would spring or not and probably briefed him on using the pencil as in other times they did the trick. If there's an appearance of danger in a trick they're either being facetious about it for comedic purposes or as commentary on magicians that actually put people in danger.
The DJ part.. And y'all think you have a reason to look down on Americans? Talkin all that jazz with those donkey dentures
It's a character, because even we know how to make fun of the British better than you do
Good thing he dropped the ear ring or I never would have become a fan.
Shocked when that showed up once I watched older videos.
That moment when a guy looks at himself in the mirror and says: I am so pretty, all I need now is something shiny hanging from my ear, cringe.
Benjamin Franklin
Is that Austin powers at the end...
No just a mock of british disc jockeys
Was the host a rapper?
Wapper
Such great acts the age of great entertainment ended in the early 2000s now all we get is woke crap.