The Unpleasant World of Penn & Teller

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.

The Unpleasant World of Penn & Teller
Created by	Penn & Teller
Directed by	Peter Orton
Starring	Penn & Teller
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	6
Production
Running time	30 minutes
Production company	Channel X
Original release
Network	Channel 4
Release	7 January (1994-01-07) – 11 February 1994 (1994-02-11)

Format

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

No.	Guest	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
1	Stephen Fry	Peter Orton	Penn & Teller	7 January 1994 (1994-01-07)
2	John Cleese	Peter Orton	Penn & Teller	14 January 1994 (1994-01-14)
3	Dawn French	Peter Orton	Penn & Teller	21 January 1994 (1994-01-21)
4	Fiona Fullerton	Peter Orton	Penn & Teller	28 February 1994 (1994-02-28)
5	Alexei Sayle	Peter Orton	Penn & Teller	4 February 1994 (1994-02-04)
6	Christopher Reeve	Peter Orton	Penn & Teller	11 February 1994 (1994-02-11)