Penn & Teller’s greatest trick: making us think they’re not friends

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2025-08-23 14:00

But the duo’s love language is misdirection.
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August 23, 2025

Penn & Teller’s 50-year magic act is one of the great success stories of modern show business. They say their secret is not to socialize.

In a round spotlight, a man in a red-and-black-checked suit stands sideways. A shorter man in a similar suit leans his head on the taller man’s back.

But misdirection is also their love language. →

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