"We have been doing magic together for 26 years, and are so sick of it we could spit.
So, in the new show, we are moving into the field of religion and will be performing real miracles."
Penn & Teller are a couple of eccentric guys who have learned how to do a few cool things.
Together since 1975, their award-winning theater show has been a long running hit on and off-Broadway
and continues to play to sold-out houses across North America.
After playing small clubs, theaters and the Renaissance Fair circuit, Penn & Teller's off-beat brand of magic
and comedy gained national attention when their stage show opened off-Broadway in 1985, leading to
appearances on "Late Night with David Letterman," "Saturday Night Live," and "Miami Vice."
In 1987 their stage show moved to Broadway, the first of two successful runs.
Favorite guests of "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," "The Late Show with David Letterman," and
"Late Night with Conan O'Brien," Penn & Teller have made dozens of television appearances including,
"Hollywood Squares,""The Today Show" and "The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn." The pair has also made
several memorable guest appearances on "Sabrina, The Teenage Witch," and "The Drew Carey Show," as well as
"Friends," "Dharma & Greg," "Babylon 5," "Home Improvement" "The Simpsons," and "Just Shoot Me."
The 1985 PBS special, "Penn & Teller Go Public," won two Emmys and the International Golden Rose.
Other television projects include the recent Emmy nominated variety series "Penn & Teller's Sin City
Spectacular," the ABC special "Penn & Teller's Home Invasion," the Showtime movie "Penn and Teller's
Invisible Thread," the NBC special "Don't Try This At Home," and the PBS Children's series "Behind The Scenes."
"The Unpleasant World of Penn & Teller" and "Penn & Teller's Phobophilia," both for Britain's Channel
4 were featured on Comedy Central. Penn & Teller Get Killed , directed by Arthur Penn, saw the pair in
their big screen debut. Penn & Teller were recently featured in Walt Disney's Fantasia 2000.
Penn & Teller have written two best-selling books, Cruel Tricks for Dear Friends and How To Play With Your
Food . Their latest book, How To Play In Traffic , is a collection of practical jokes, miracles and anecdotes,
that makes travel funnier than ever before.
At MIT, Penn & Teller serve as Visiting Scholars, which is the highest honor bestowed by the school.
The duo has lectured at the Smithsonian Institution and Oxford University, and are recipients of the 2001
Hugh M. Hefner First Amendment Award.
