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The Unpleasant World of Penn & Teller

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The Unpleasant World of Penn & Teller
Created byPenn & Teller
Directed byPeter Orton
StarringPenn & Teller
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes6
Production
Running time30 minutes
Production companyChannel X
Original release
NetworkChannel 4
Release7 January (1994-01-07) –
11 February 1994 (1994-02-11)

The Unpleasant World of Penn & Teller is a British magic show presented by Penn & Teller in 1994 on Channel 4.[1] The show featured segments deconstructing magic tricks, while performing some of their signature comedy magic stunts, essentially introducing the pair to British audiences.

Format

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The first or middle segments would always feature a British celebrity like Stephen Fry or John Cleese who would participate in one of the pair's magic tricks.

The duo would also make a running gag poking fun at the popular British magician Paul Daniels. Another running gag that ended each episode was one where the pair would promise the audience that they never did any camera tricks for their magic, with the gag being that, at that moment, a camera trick would be done to the TV audience.

Episodes

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No.GuestDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
1Stephen FryPeter OrtonPenn & Teller7 January 1994 (1994-01-07)
2John CleesePeter OrtonPenn & Teller14 January 1994 (1994-01-14)
3Dawn FrenchPeter OrtonPenn & Teller21 January 1994 (1994-01-21)
4Fiona FullertonPeter OrtonPenn & Teller28 February 1994 (1994-02-28)
5Alexei SaylePeter OrtonPenn & Teller4 February 1994 (1994-02-04)
6Christopher ReevePeter OrtonPenn & Teller11 February 1994 (1994-02-11)

References

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  1. ^ "Penn & Teller: interview". Time Out. 5 July 2010. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
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