Watch the bombastic and infectiously bubbly Lindsey Noel use some interesting tools to try and pull one over on Penn & Teller. Can she do it? Follow Lindsey Noel: Instagram & TikTok: @LindseyNoelMagic Twitch.tv/magicstorytime
Seriously. The notion that she didn't feel validated when watching other magicians is a strange one. How could she have known what their sexual orientations were one way or the other? I'm certainly not aware of who any magician is sleeping with, well, other than Lindsey now, nor do I care.
I am a strong believer in the LTIP Principle: Last Tango In Paris Principle. DO NOT reveal your personal information. JUST concentrate on the magic! Bisexual this or bisexual that has no meaning in such art other than to demean it. LTIP!
A really nice, fun twist on the mind-reading/card-finding act. I'm not a magician, but it seems to me that the same thing is true for magic tricks as is true for storytelling and movies: There are a limited number of stories/themes/tricks, but what makes the great ones work is how the storyteller/filmmaker/magician varies it to make it interesting. Lindsey, you made this trick personal, fun, engaging, and a joy to watch. All the best to you.
Thank you! I created the piece and then hired a comedy writer and a theater director to refine it with me. Then also worked with the FU producers. It takes a village sometimes!
@@LindseyNoelMagic You really do need people to watch the performance from an audience perspective and make sure the magic translates. I went back and watched a few times to see if I could match the comments Penn made to your performance. The one thing that stood out is that neither Teller or Allyson confirmed the word on the paper. If I had to make a guess at how the trick worked, the photos were somehow marked, so the word written down didn't really matter. :)
I have absolutely no clue why your sexual preference is even relevant, but this was a wonderful, entertaining and flawless performance that I enjoyed from beginning to end.
@@mjrauhal Well, the same holds true for almost all facets of life, but I doubt I'd inform a national audience that I'm attracted to overweight, accordion playing, Welsh women.
Totally agree, it simply wasn't related in any way to the performance. If someone can perform well and entertain people, nobody cares about who they sleep with. But as long as she keeps emphasising her sexuality as if it makes any difference, then it always will. Like Morgan Freeman said about racism, the key to ending discrimination is to 'stop talking about it' when it's not relevant.
Nice routine. Funny, energetic, quite original. But what does her sexuality have anything to do with magic? Why peaople is trying to arrange mythical “inclusivity” in places and events it doesn’t matter, I don’t get it. Like a vegan at Metallica concert informing everyone around in his dietary preferences. Who cares? Magic and circus arts are pretty much inclusive already.
You definitely belong on a stage! Thx for this great performance! Unfortunately, we could not see more of your show, but I was listening closely to everything you said. I'm sure not everybody did. Best regards, keep it up and I hope my words made sense :)
For those who wanna know what Alyson wrote on the paper, it's "MEOW". Well, I'm sure a lot of you could see that, but I'm sure some of the viewers couldn't make it out.
I loved how adorable, articulate and energetic your performance style is. I feel Disney vibes for sure. Really well thought out magic-wise and great presentation 🔥
Thank you so much, Katrina! I put a ton of work in myself and also hired folks to work on aspects of the act with me. I don't have a theater background, so a virtually hired a theater director (Rebecca Schaffer) for my rehearsals and I hired a comedy writer and magician (Jonathan Burns) to work on the script with me.
@@LindseyNoelMagic and it pays off, really great performance and energy. It felt genuine happy and not tense or mystical which often feels a bit oldschool.
I love how proud you are that your pants have pockets. I never thought about how simple and necessary those were until suddenly people started talking about their lack in women's clothing. :)
I've been telling my magician friends for awhile, that this is the way you have a better chance of fooling Penn & Teller. By "pretending" to be using a different method (and in your case, 2 different methods), you have a better chance of fooling them.
The thing is, as a magician you haven't really fooled them. They only get one try, but they still know. It's more satisfying if the actually have no idea. That's what I would go for. Not just the trophy 😉
As long as you keep emphasising your sexuality as if it makes any difference, then it always will. Like Morgan Freeman said about racism, the key to ending discrimination is to 'stop talking about it' when it's not relevant. If you can perform well and entertain people, nobody cares about who you sleep with - until YOU bring it up!
Completely agree... not necessary to mention who you have sex with... it's a magic show for christ's sake. Started to watch with my daughter, had to click off..too much to explain.
Completely disagree when it's about something where there is a lot of discrimination. But I don't think anybody really cares that a woman is bisexual so in this case I thought it was a bit odd.
Do you think Fool Us is a dating app or something? I've never heard a magician advertise their sexual preferences before an act before. I imagine that's probably because it's inappropriate, and nobody cares. We're here to see a magic show.
do you work with any brand or producer of clothes in any way? i love your outfit and your general style! and your bouncy magic is absolutely amazing. hope to see you some time :)
Why does her sexuality matter? People need to stop throwing who & what they sleep with, in other people's faces. I stopped the video at 'fem...bisexual blah blah blah'
As a non-magician, I guess, the "easiest" way to do this trick, is by "simply" exchange the staple of different pictures with one that has only pictures of Salem, the cat in it. The rest of the trick would then be just flimflam and bubbles.
There are a number of ways she could have done a force in this trick. She could have shaved polaroids of her cat and alternated between normal pictures and cat pictures throughout the deck (this would also require her to carefully spread the photos at the beginning to not reveal the cat pictures, but there are ways to do this. She could have had the bottom half of the stack containing only cat pictures. She could have used a finger break to drop a certain amount of the stack leaving the selection of a specific cat picture. There are so many ways to do a force on this trick, and that is in fact, what I wrongly assumed she had done. Lovely trick, definitely pulled one over on me and definitely a clean execution.
She didnt shuffle.. one way is memorizing the order of what, 30 photos max... and after the selection, she would look the next card and remember the previous one.
You have a lot of courage to get on that stage and do that. Congrats. I don't understand why people keep injecting their sexual preferences and gender things into everything, though. I get that magic has been dominated by men - and it's great to see that is changing as magic (as well as everything else) doesn't need to be for one gender only. But the fact that you are bi-sexual and think you need to be "represented" on the magic scene for it is just total hogwash. There is no excuse to start making magic about being bi-sexual. Just like there was no excuse to ever make it only a men's club. Put this simply: I could care less what your sexual preferences are - I care only about your magic skills and stage presentation. Being a girl or bi-sexual means nothing. So why even go there?
In an ideal society, where things had always been equal - you'd be correct, because it would be a non-issue from the start. But given the long history of non-acceptance, and even outright oppression, it makes sense for the marginalized to bring attention to their successes. It's only by highlighting their representation in society that we normalize their existence and move toward making the whole thing a non-issue. Like it should have been all along.
@@AdamPreuter Superbly well said! I do find there's a tendency among 15 to 25-year olds to jump to declaring themselves some color of rainbow sexuality (especially bi-) to be "edgy." Maybe that's a sign of expanded social- and self-acceptance (good things). Or, maybe for some it is just faddism or, worse, conscious sexual appropriation. Still, without knowing the contents of a person's inner self, I think we have to tolerate some performative posers along with the brave self-advocates.
two years for a force of a cat? What am I missing? I'm missing that it wasn't a force..... but it felt like one, and that's a bit sad for the trick. Having Alison pick a card completely at random.... I dunno. Don't mean to be mean spirited or anything...... it's just the drop cards until I say stop feels like a force. Maybe it was to try to get P&T to take that bait..... but the trick suffers for it.
Everybody gives a little backstory at the start. I don't watch the videos to find out that the magician was prom King or their country of origin or what their favourite pet is, but we find out anyway. Skip the video to the trick I guess...
It would have been mind blowing if in that photo teller had a comic bubble over his head thinking about a cat. I almost thought that's what you are going to do at the end when you removed the photo.
What does your sexuality have to do with magic? Smfh Just do magic, no one cares who you have sex with - that's your business. Spoiler for you...many other performers on the show have different sexual orientations - they didn't say, because we clicked for the tricks not the social commentary. I was binge watching FoolUs clips with my little girl, and had to click off to start a conversation about sexuality and whether it was a part of the trick/show. Please consider your audience for a wider reach. All the best.
I wasn’t a big fan of the need to include her personal life, but I don’t blame that on her. Blame that on American idol, AGT, X-factor, etc. they’re the ones that were looking push all kinds of stuff to fill the hour or so of their shows. Blame it on producers looking for some low hanging emotional fruit(crying about their childhood, disability…) they just want to pull on the heart strings, not truly push a message.
N why say bisexual? Seeking attention? Must be cuz its a pointless thing to say, ahhh sorry its the era we live in where everyone has to have attention cuz thats whats important for some odd reason.
@@daltonislaw No need to apologise, dude. As you said, English isn't your first language and even for those whose first language it is have trouble spelling words. You gave it a good go; so much that I knew what you meant, so don't be hard on yourself.
Errr, if Silent Night is bunch of notes and Mona Lisa is bunch of pigment in oil on poplar panel... then yes:) The art of magic is to some people about a bit more though.
@@NetAndyCz I meant there was no force or any sort of slid of hand. No picking either. Just marked cards. Like if Silent night was one note only and Mona Lisa was only one big circle on a canvas
That is an insufferable introduction that will turn away a lot of job opportunities. Focus less on your immutable traits (what you are) and focus more on your skills and abilities (who you are)
I really loved every second of this clip, the energy, the simplistic setup of the trick (classic card trick with some twists) combined with the premise of comicbook thought bubbles and Polaroid images. It was very magical because it just spreads happiness and smiles making it a better day. (And Polaroids are kinda magical in it self seeing images developed in front of your eyes.)
To anyone one in the comments taking issue with the fact she mentioned she’s bi, give it a rest. Since the dawn of film and television practically every character was represented as straight, having more diverse people in film and tv is a good thing.
Why is that a good thing? This diversity pick performed an elementary level trick. If I got picked for something based on my gender, race, sexual preference or whatever I would be too ashamed to show up. No one cares that she is Bi transgender pansexual queer fluid Bi-curious non binary asexual she/her/ve/ver/ze/zie/football/Lamppost/they/them, but the second she said it we all knew that was the only reason she was there.
@@BergStark why is diversity a good thing? Because it’s pretty hard to come up with new ideas when everyone is from the same background and has the same point of view. Did you call Richard a “diversity pick” when he fooled P&T with his amazing skills as a card mechanic? Did you take umbrage with fact he mentioned he was blind? Or is it only a “diversity pick” when you particularly don’t like the trick or think it elementary? Her being wasn’t some focal point of the trick or her act, she mentioned it like twice I think.
Once Allison had chosen the picture, I somehow knew it was a cat. And I wasn’t even going to guess, it just came to my mind. Strange. But good performance anyway, very entertaining!
Your name really gives away why you don’t know what you’re talking about. Also, feel free to link me to *your* national television debut! I’d love to see what you’ve done
She seems like a nice and enthusiastic lady but magic wise, in my opinion, this was a weak trick with a lot of cringe attempts at humor. Seemed like some awkward moments strung together.
How would you know if a person is vegan, bi sexual, tri sexual or whatever, if they are there to perform a trick or sing or I dont know...why does it matter? we are all human beings, flesh and bones, I dont care about stuff like that, behind your door do whatever you want. not seeing how this is have to do something with this absolute beautiful performance.
Awesome trick. However you exbit so much energy yet i just didnt feel it. Again tho it was still very awesome and lots of practice needed. Congrads on penn n teller
