Penn & Teller Tell a Lie

2011

Penn & Teller Tell a Lie

6.5 | TV-14 | en | Comedy

Penn & Teller bring their unique vision of the world in a new interactive series with a twist. In each episode, Penn & Teller make up to seven outrageous claims. While most of the wildly unbelievable stories are absolutely, positively true - one of them is a BIG FAT LIE.

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Seasons & Episodes

EP6 You Can Crack a Safe with Liquid Nitrogen

Nov. 09,2011

Episode Synopsis: Seven far-fetched claims are made, and one is false. Stories involving a snail, a superhighway, a linen shirt and an airplane are featured.

EP5 Hook and Loop Fabric is Stronger than Two Monster Trucks

Nov. 02,2011

Claims involving cotton candy, machine guns and carnival games are featured. One story out of six is false.

EP4 You Can Fly Using Hair Bleach for Fuel

Oct. 26,2011

Claims include that a butter knife can stop a bullet and that man can fly using bleach for fuel.

EP3 Piranha Will Not Kill You

Oct. 19,2011

Penn & Teller make 6 outrageous claims. 5 are true and one is a big fat lie. Stories include, road kill can be healthy eating, four hundred eggs can hold up a ton of cheerleaders and Piranahs will not kill you.

EP2 You Can Blow Out a Forest Fire

Oct. 12,2011

Penn & Teller make 7 outrageous claims. 6 are true and one is a big fat lie. Stories include, a torch fueled by bacon can cut through solid steel, wrestlers can be defeated by a large cheese and wallpaper is strong enough to withstand a wrecking ball.

EP1 A Head of Hair Can Lift a Mustang

Oct. 05,2011

Penn & Teller make 7 outrageous claims. 6 are true and one is a big fat lie! Stories include, a head of hair can lift a car filled with people ten feet in the air, profanity can lessen pain, if you can land a plane with it's doors.

6.5 | TV-14 | en | Comedy , Documentary | More Info

Released: 2011-10-05 | Released Producted By: Creative Differences , Discovery Studios Country: United States of America Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website:

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Cast

Penn Jillette , Teller

Director

Lon Magdich

Producted By

Creative Differences , Discovery Studios

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Penn Jillette

as Himself - Host

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Teller

as Himself - Host

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Reviews

mrwes000 I'm a big fan. I think every show they've done thus far has been pretty outstanding. But even the greatest artists must hit a speed-bump, and this is Penn & Teller's. The concept I think is pretty good, but the quality of the show isn't.The real trouble with this series is that it relies on about one minute of actual information per subject. The other 99%, not including advertisements, is pure hype for the next matter at hand.Hype can be a good thing, when used with caution, but here it's the only commodity. Every episode is full of, "just wait five more minutes and we'll present the subject, but first..." Five minutes pass and it's merely 20 seconds of information followed by the next five minutes of hype and build-up. Cycle, and repeat.Frustration is the only real thing one gets from this show. The game is to try and pick out the lie, but the editors, or whomever, aren't very good at hiding it. One can easily discount all fact being provided, and just look at the video at hand. In the first show, the fake was obvious because the "security cameras" we're in almost perfect HD with multiple angles on the same scene. Why would security cameras overlap on the exact same position. I know I wasn't the smart one out of the many dumb who picked up on it. According to their own poll half the audience picked the right one, out of 6 choices.It feels like its who wants to be a millionaire stuck on question 1.

zzyzx000-124-271558 I'm a fan of Penn and Teller the magicians. I think the Bullshit series should be taught in schools. Their recent British FOOL ME series was good because of all the talented magicians.However, there is no magic in this series. The fake scene is pretty easy to spot, and the problem is, the real scenes are boring. I predict this show will be cancelled after 4 weeks.Their isn't really much more to say, so I'm filling in the required 10 lines minimum for the review. Have a nice day and when you go to Las Vegas you can see Penn and Teller at the Rio.

Kuchirikato_Kutotamoku I saw previews of it and had low hopes. There were nothing else on TV so I decided to watch it. I was pleasantly surprised. Now if you started watching this show thinking that it was going to be like Bulls**t, you are going to be a little disappointed. This show is made for families so most of the cussing has been cut out. However their humor is still there, just toned down. Penn does his unique narration over each of the seven stories like he would on Showtime. So if you like Penn and Teller's antics you would like this show. At the same time this show reminded me so much of Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction. The concept of the show is almost parallel. What's even better is the show will even drop hints of which of the stories are fiction.I really enjoyed the show, I believe you should give it a watch. I'm sure if you are a fan of Penn and Teller, you will like it. I'm sure if you were a fan of Beyond Belief, you will like it.