My "3 Legs" act on "Penn and Teller: Fool Us" - Season 9, Episode 1. Music: "Saxboss" - Olle Hemmendorff. Penn & Teller Fool Us Axel Adler Three Legs #PennandTellerFoolUs season 9
I thought my dress shoes were expensive, imagine having to find a center shoe 🙃 The sleight of hand, the puppetry, and the pantomime are amazing and the physicality of the piece is on another level.
Just amazing all round. It appeared obvious at times which was the fake leg but then a number of times he threw us off. The music, the act the variety of tricks all perfect. Loved this.
I've seen all the multiple-leg acts in the US and in Europe from 1960 on. I've seen Milton-pede the thousand-legged man, Ten-Foot Jerry Lang, Gladys Wilson-Tate, the Spider-Woman, Ben Octopus Reilly, and all the other greats. This man managed to do with 3 legs what Frank Charles couldn't do with a dozen. He can write his own ticket on the multi-limb circuit.
It's a simple illusion but that execution is divine. I've seen a few multi-leg acts but this is the first one that truly pulled off the optical illusion. I have no idea what you're using for the third leg but the mechanics of it must be pretty intricate, well done.
Amazing. I'd say that we really gotta give Alex Adler a hand, but if we did that would probably create another ten minute routine with three hands. Stunningly good.
Very cool act! Like Teller "said", the best part wasn't proving that all three were real, but it was proving that all three were fake. Had me guessing which ones were real the whole time. Penn had a lot of good things to say about you, well deserved! Congrats on being on the show!
Being a magic dilettante (amateur), I can "see" the sheer artistry and craft involved in this totally amazing performance. I agree with Penn's assessment that if a trophy should be given for performance, Axel's act would run away with it. Till now I am amazed at the alacrity and dexterity in the leg switches. Kudos. You got a fan!
I absolutely love this act! There have been various other three-legged acts (Jake the Pegg, Rudy Coby etc.) but they all tend to wear long coats. This is so cleverly constructed (both as a theatrical piece and the leg) - and as P&T point out, the trick is to present all the legs as fake, not just a fake leg as real. Really want to see the four-arm routine and a two head routine now!
The act is so insanse and elegantly done. I can only agree with what Penn said (from the full episode, going beyond this clip). Fooling the two masters is one thing, but the presentation is out of this world!
Out of left field and wonderful. I do some close up and have never been crazy about performing to music, but when I see others excel at it, I get the itch. This is a fantastic trick!
I had the pleasure to see this number in Madrid ON LIVE before the pandemic, and I can ensure after attend to many magician shows that this is one of the most impacting and very disruptive tricks I had the pleasure to see on a liveshow! Totally different to whatever you saw before and vey enjoyable if you can see it at 10meters far!
This is a classic use of hands technique created back in the 40's. Carnival scene. My grandfather was a carnie and stories he told were so entertaining we sat around him on Saturday nights... Although he knew all the parlor tricks he never spilled the beans about them, it's the code magicians follow.
