UNPLEASANT WORLD OF PENN & TELLER, THE {SHOW #5} {ALEXEI SAYLE} (TV)
Summary
One in this British series, hosted by Penn & Teller, featuring the duo's unique blend of magic, stunt humor, and gore. In this edition, Penn & Teller show children how to have fun with liquid nitrogen, experimenting with Teller's hand and a live mouse. Other highlights include the following: comedian Alexei Sayle performs a stand-up routine; Sayle joins Penn & Teller for a bit in which Penn performs a stand-up routine while being tortured and mutilated by Teller each time one of his jokes falls flat; and the duo perform the World's Most Expensive Card Trick, presenting Penn in Piccadilly Circus with a pair of volunteers who select a card from a deck, and Teller back at the studio with a high-tech computer system that can figure out the volunteers' choice of cards in a flash and feed it back to partner.
Details
- NETWORK: Channel 4 (United Kingdom)
- DATE: February 4, 1994 10:30 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 0:24:37
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: T:32551
- GENRE: Comedy/Variety
- SUBJECT HEADING: Comedy/Variety; International Collection - United Kingdom; Magic and magicians
- SERIES RUN: Channel 4 (United Kingdom) - TV series, 1994
- COMMERCIALS: N/A
CREDITS
- Alan Marke … Executive Producer
- Peter Orton … Producer, Director
- Heather Hampson … Associate Producer
- Penn Jillette … Writer, Performer
- Teller … Writer , Performer
- Alexei Sayle … Guest
- Penn & Teller