In a career where people take themselves too seriously (David Copperfield, anyone?) it's good to see that some guys use a little comedy in their magic.
I am, of course, talking about Penn & Teller.
These are the guys that went of the Letterman show, and, after being mocked for doing a "rabbit in the hat" trick, poured hundreds of cockroaches onto Letterman's desk.
These are the guys that will be the first to tell you that magic is a scam. They will even show you how tricks are done. (I saw them on one of the morning shows do the "ball under the cup" trick and then they did it in slow motion, to show how it was done.)
These are the guys that were picked by Disney to introduce "The Sorceror's Apprentice" on Fantasia 2000.
These are the guys, that describe their show in Vegas as, "an edgy mix of comedy and magic involving knives, guns, fire, a gorilla and a showgirl."
How could you not like that?
Oh yeah, and they were in an episode of The Simpsons.
Yep, these guys definitely deserve Hall of Fame status.
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