4/29/2023 0 Comments The magic circle penn and tellerWe had five women in the last year or two who were on, not as assistants or partnerships or not dressed in a cartoony role. Almost everyone that comes on sees their business go up tremendously. They credit Fool Us as a huge stepping stone. They both had a stop off on America’s Got Talent. They went from our show to having their own shows in Vegas. The biggest success was probably Shin Lim and Piff the Magic Dragon. Is there one past performer you’re especially impressed with how they’ve done since appearing on the series? The show has been a great platform for aspiring magicians. I believe we’re going to see that in magic in the next 10 years and 15 years…In magic, I think we’re running about 20 years behind. We watched comedy being taken over in a wonderful way by women and that sensibility. It was then getting to be three or four girls a week, more than boys. It was probably once every two years that a girl of that same age would show us anything. Probably 12 to 18, they would come up and show us a magic trick. There was always for the past 40 years, about three times a week, a boy. Pre-pandemic, we’d meet everyone after our shows. Related Where Are Kaitlyn Bristowe's 'Bachelorette' Winner & Runners-Up Now? What we are seeing on Fool Us, we pushed very hard to try to be inclusive. This has opened up magic to women and non-binary and whatever kind of race. Previously, when you wanted to learn magic you needed the codes to get the proper books…With the internet, you can see any magic trick, and with a little bit of digging and typing, you can find out the technology and psychology and theatrics behind that magic trick. The Magic Circle in London did not allow women on the property until the ‘90s. Magic has been for hundreds of years a boys’ club. I don’t think anyone predicted it would be this good for magic. All big breakthroughs in technology always affect science and sex. Everybody knew when the internet came about that there would be huge changes in science and sex. Penn Jillette: The reasons we’ve gotten such better magicians is technology. How do you think technology and social media has impacted the magic world? Pictured (L-R): Penn Jillette, Paul Gertner, and Teller - Scott Everett White/The CW
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