{"id":253700,"date":"2023-01-15T12:56:03","date_gmt":"2023-01-15T18:56:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=253700"},"modified":"2023-01-15T15:58:18","modified_gmt":"2023-01-15T21:58:18","slug":"teller-returns-to-penn-teller-show-in-las-vegas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/teller-returns-to-penn-teller-show-in-las-vegas\/","title":{"rendered":"Teller Returns to Penn & Teller Show in Las Vegas Following Heart Surgery"},"content":{"rendered":"

Raymond Teller returned Thursday night to the magic and comedy act he cofounded with partner Penn Jillette in 1975. Their show at the Rio in Las Vegas unexpectedly closed in October so the silent half of Penn & Teller could undergo and recover from emergency quadruple bypass surgery.<\/p>\n

\"Penn
Backstage at the Rio following Teller’s third show back on Saturday, he and Penn Jillette celebrate the 30th anniversary of Penn & Teller’s premiere in Las Vegas, at the former Bally\u2019s. (Image: Glenn Alai)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cIt was strenuous but I didn’t bungle any tricks,\u201d Teller, 74, tweeted on Saturday afternoon, following his second night back. \u201cLast night, I was relaxed and happy and did everything right again.\u201d<\/p>\n

Since Teller is only about halfway through his rehabilitation, the duo is only performing tricks that won\u2019t physically tax him too much.<\/p>\n

\u201cNotice there was no upside-down straitjacket escape tonight,\u201d he told the Las Vegas Review-Journal.<\/em><\/p>\n

Blindsiding News<\/b><\/h2>\n
\"Penn\"
‘Looking forward to going home soon,’ Teller tweeted along with this photo on Oct. 22.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The news of Teller\u2019s surgery blindsided the Las Vegas entertainment community. The demand for health updates was so intense, Teller issued an admonishment from his hospital bed.<\/p>\n

\u201cA favor to ask: some concerned friends\/fans have been contacting my personal friends pretty relentlessly for the latest updates,\u201d Teller tweeted on Oct. 8. \u201cPlease stop that. The latest news will be here. Thanks for your understanding.\u201d<\/p>\n

Indeed, a series of encouraging health messages followed. Teller tweeted about powering through his intense physical therapy, about practicing magic with Jillette\u2019s son, Moxie, and about seeing his partner appear without him on the news.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt made me smile to see Penn promoting his latest book,\u201d he tweeted on Oct. 12. \u201cI miss that guy.\u201d<\/p>\n

Penn & Michael Show<\/b><\/h2>\n

Over Thanksgiving and Christmas, Jillette relaunched a version of the show with one of his favorite magicians, Michael Carbonaro. The unofficially titled \u201cPenn & Michael Show\u201d wasn\u2019t completely Teller-less, however. Teller served as its unbilled special guest, lifting as much weight as doctors orders allowed.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy left side doesn\u2019t feel right without Teller there,\u201d Jillette told the UK\u2019s\u00a0Daily Mirror<\/em>\u00a0during his partner\u2019s recovery. \u201cIt\u2019s been a good 47 years, it\u2019s something I\u2019m as used to as my left arm.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal,<\/em> the crowd at the Rio roared its approval when Jilette announced his partner\u2019s name on Thursday night, then kept roaring as Jillette used the happy occasion to deliver a Penn & Teller history lesson. He name-checked the Minnesota Renaissance Festival (the location of their first show), Trenton, New Jersey (where Teller once taught high-school Latin), and the duo\u2019s first means of transportation (a beat-up Datsun 210 station wagon).<\/p>\n

\u201cWho is \u2018whoo-ing!\u2019 the Datsun 210?\u2019\u201d Jillette said from the stage. \u201cThe Datsun 210 doesn\u2019t get a \u2018Whoo!\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

Penn & Teller have performed more than 12,000 shows since forming in 1975. And as the main show at the Rio for 22 years,they\u00a0 are the longest-running headliner ever to continuously play the same hotel in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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