Penn & Teller: Fool Us (The CW 2014, Jonathan Ross, Alyson Hannigan)

Penn & Teller: Fool Us is a one-hour competition series celebrating magic and featuring the legendary duo Penn & Teller. On each episode aspiring magicians are invited to perform their best trick to try and fool the world-famous team of Penn & Teller. Anyone who succeeds wins the right to perform with Penn & Teller in their celebrated show at the Rio Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.

The live studio audience and the TV audience watch along with Penn & Teller as they try to figure out the secrets. Penn & Teller see the trick only once and have to immediately try to work it out. The live studio audience knows there are no camera tricks, secret edits or helpful camera cuts. This is all real magic.

Hosted by Jonathan Ross for the first two seasons and then actress Alyson Hannigan.

cast
Jonathan Ross as Host (Season 1-2)
Alyson Hannigan as Host (from Season 3- )
Penn & Teller as Judge

key behind the scenes crew
Andrew Golder as Executive Producer
Lincoln Hiatt as Executive Producer
Penn & Teller as Executive Producer
Peter Adam Golden as Executive Producer

show type
reality competition

broadcast from
30 July 2014 –

network and production companies
The CW – 117 Productions – September Films

country
USA

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