Cruel Tricks for Dear Friends by Penn Jillette

Penn & Teller had national tours throughout the 1990s, gaining critical praise. Through the late 1980s and early 1990s, the duo made numerous television appearances on Late Night with David Letterman and Saturday Night Live, as well as The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, Today, and others. The same year, they appeared as three-card Monte scam artists in the music video for ' It's Tricky' by Run-DMC.

In 1987, they began the first of three Broadway runs. Penn & Teller in 1988, at the 40th Emmy Awardsīy 1985, Penn & Teller were receiving positive reviews for their Off Broadway show and Emmy Award-winning PBS special, Penn & Teller Go Public. The group disbanded in 1981 after Chrisemer quit show business, leaving Penn Jillette and Teller to work as a pair on a show called 'Mrs. Chrisemer helped to develop some bits that continued, most notably Teller's 'Shadows' trick, which involves a single red rose. From the late 1970s through 1981, Penn, Teller, and Chrisemer performed as a trio called 'The Asparagus Valley Cultural Society' which played in Philadelphia’s Walnut Street Theater and in San Francisco, California at the Phoenix Theater. Penn and Teller were introduced to each other by Wier Chrisemer, and performed their first show together at the Minnesota Renaissance Festival on August 19, 1975. Besides magic, the pair has become associated with the advocacy of scientific skepticism and libertarianism, particularly through their television show Penn & Teller: Bullshit!. Teller generally does not speak while performing, and instead communicates through mime and nonverbals, though his voice can occasionally be heard during their live shows and television appearances. Penn Jillette serves as the act's orator and raconteur. The duo has been featured in numerous stage and television shows such as Penn & Teller: Fool Us and currently perform in Las Vegas at The Rio, the longest running headliners to play at the same hotel in Las Vegas history. They are noted for their ongoing act that combines elements of comedy with magic. Penn & Teller, Penn Jillette and Teller, are American magicians, entertainers, and scientific skeptics who have performed together since the late 1970s.

Cruel Tricks for Dear Friends by Penn Jillette