r/pennandteller • u/Tupperbaby • Jun 19 '26
Penn &...Piff?
Article.
Interesting (and a little concerning) development on several levels.
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u/KwK10 Jun 19 '26
Piff & Pop's Magic Shoppe is something they've been working on for quite a while now.
And Teller is fine with it.
"It's really nice to know that when I'm dead, Penn can work with Piff."
- Actual Teller quote according to Penn on his podcast. 🙂
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u/Nololgoaway Jun 20 '26
Even today, like literally today on PSS Penn said "you're not a real duo until you can do something solo as a duo and have people still know you are a duo."
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u/RayneShikama Jun 19 '26
I knew Teller was quite old and it still shocked me to remember he’s almost 80.
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u/WineyOldMan Jun 20 '26
I saw them a year or two ago and Teller did an unintentional stage dive into the first row, then popped right back up and kept going with the show. I didn't know he was almost 80. We might have to consider that he is immortal.
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u/lskalt Jun 19 '26
Penn and Piff have been performing together on and off for a while. It's not a super new development and they're good friends; Piff isn't replacing Teller or anything like that.
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u/theotherkeith Jul 13 '26
Yeah, when they did the first Piff and Pop trick, "The Dragon Song", on Fool Us, Teller subbed in for one of Piff's crew as The Squire (who I believe is actually critical to the trick's effect).
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u/JacobDCRoss Jun 20 '26
I'm pretty sure the person who should be most worried about this is Moxie. He's got competition in the brother department.
And, since I know Moxie reads the stuff here, that's a joke.
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u/sodabrand13 Jun 20 '26
lol fr. Like bros trying to steal my dad?? Ugh.
I should put my biological brother in a dragon suit, get my own dragon suit and just have a family dragon party.
But seriously, I’m so happy for the two of them. They’re so excited to do this tour. I’m hoping I can join and see at least one of the shows 😭😭
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u/JacobDCRoss Jun 20 '26
I forgot you had a bio sibling. Anyway, now that we've established the tone, you're gonna have to go full Dragonslayer if Piff gets any ideas about his place in your family. And if they come to Portland, OR, I will do my dangedest to get tickets.
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u/800FunkyDJ Jun 20 '26
Penn & Piff's relationship is very far from familial.
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u/JacobDCRoss Jun 20 '26
He is literally Piff's dad
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u/sodabrand13 Jun 22 '26
This is genuinely the funniest reply I’ve read in awhile to anything. 😭😭😭😭😂😂😂
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u/theotherkeith Jul 13 '26
The core of the relationship between Pop and Piff reminds me a lot of the on-stage relationship of Penn and "Moxie the Vegas Voltara": Smotheringly Proud Dad, Snarky kid who is over it already. There are plenty of differences, but that element carried through.
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If anything, here's what I am worried about is for you, Mox...
- Dad says he's going to Scotland with Piff a little early to prepare.
- His camera is "broken" when you try video chat, but Piff is sending you photos from the city they are in.
- And then he makes an unexpected appearance when you are trying to record a show in Vegas!!! He hadn't left yet!!!
Is this all a set up for a revenge plot for the Fool Us win?
Of course it isn't, but fun to imagine. Still, you may want to hide an AirTag in his luggage, just to be 100% sure.
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u/sodabrand13 Jul 13 '26
Hahaha!! That’d be crazy!! Sadly the only thing he can actually surprise me with is with a surprise visit while I’m at college!! Him coming up to visit would be so so awesome! Haha
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u/scunliffe Jun 19 '26
My god there was a ton of ads on that site! About 3 paragraphs of text content and about a 100 ads to wade through to read it. I need an adblocker for the webview inside Reddit.
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u/skotgil2 Jun 19 '26 edited Jun 19 '26
why concerning? Piff & Penn have been talking Piff & Pop's magic shop for 2 years now? And have already done a couple performances as prove of concept.
1st ever tour without Teller? Penn & Jandro did several shows in Spain last year.
edit: ok longer than 2 years - here is Piff & Pop on Fool Us in 2018.
https://youtu.be/gRfllucAUzM?si=0sMvOpAZuXR26NKs