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Good One

Paul Scheer and Human Giant's "Illusionators"

Good One

Vox Media Podcast Network

Comedy, Comedy Interviews

4.61.5K Ratings

🗓️ 13 March 2017

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

Paul Scheer explains the inspiration behind creating the sketch series "The Illusionators," which appeared on MTV's Human Giant. Scheer created the show with Aziz Ansari, Rob Huebel, and Jason Woliner. Plus, hear the story about how Paul and Aziz encountered Criss Angel at a Las Vegas club. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

Excuse good one a podcast about jokes. I'm your host

0:07.6

vulture senior editor Jesse David Fox and each week we have a comedian on to play

0:11.6

and then discuss one of their own jokes.

0:14.0

This week our guest is How to This Again Made Host and co-creator of DriveShare currently airing

0:18.0

on Go90, Mr. Paul Shear.

0:21.5

Shear's joke is actually the first sketch we've done on Good One, and it comes way at the beginning of his career,

0:25.0

well at least the on-t TV portion of it, from his MTV show Human Giant,

0:29.0

which Shear co-created with Zizansari, Rob Hubel, and Jason Wallner.

0:33.0

The sketch is called The Illusionators.

0:35.0

It started as an absurd Chris Angel parody and then transformed to something much more,

0:39.0

not unlike a wand into a bouquet of flowers.

0:42.0

The sketch is visual, but it's actually quite easy to find out. like a wand into a bouquet of flowers.

0:43.0

The sketch is visual, but it's actually quite easy to follow along to.

0:46.2

Just know that during the instrumental part,

0:48.1

these and Paul are wearing Chris Angel-like outfits running around the desert,

0:51.5

doing kind of magicy hand gestures.

0:53.4

And the person they're talking to while they're doing the trick is Rob Riggle.

0:56.2

Otherwise, just let your brain fill in the rest.

0:58.8

It will be a mind explosion.

1:01.4

That will make more sense once you hear the clip.

1:03.0

The following magic is real.

1:06.0

If you even attempt to consider replicating the magifications you are about to see,

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