Jan 6, 20212 min read

Canadian Magicians on Penn & Teller Fool Us

Updated: Jan 10

Canadian magicians have appeared on the hit television show Penn & Teller Fool Us since its first season, which aired in 2011.

Penn and Teller with the words Penn and Teller Fool Us Canadians — Complete list of Canadian magicians who have appeared on CW Network's hit television show Penn & Teller: Fool Us

Penn & Teller Fool Us is a magic competition and television program where magicians perform tricks in front of the American magician-comedian duo Penn & Teller.

The 1hr format television show features four magicians per episode and one segment featuring Penn & Teller.

The coveted prize for magicians on the Fool Us stage is the FOOLER award, bragging rights for fooling Penn & Teller and an opportunity to perform in Las Vegas.

The first Canadian magician to appear on the CW Network's hit television show Penn & Teller is Shawn Farquhar, FISM Grand Prix Winner. He appeared three times and fooled Penn & Teller twice.

DID YOU KNOW:

Canada has a reputation for nurturing world-acclaimed magicians throughout history.

Names like Doug Henning, Dai Vernon (aka The Professor), and The Charming Cheat, Martin Nash are a few names from Canada's rich history in magic.

Canadian magicians also have great influence within magic, the world's largest magician's society, the International Brotherhood of Magicians was founded in Winnipeg, Manitoba by magician Len Vintus and the Canadian Association of Magicians was founded in Elora, Ontario by Joan Caesar.

Here's a list of Canadian magicians who fooled Penn & Teller:

Canadian Magicians Who Have Fooled Penn & Teller

Shawn Farquhar
Shin Lim
Wes Barker
Shawn Farquhar
Mahdi Gilbert
Shin Lim
Jean-Pierre Parent
The Sentimentalists
Ryan Hayashi
Damien James
Nicholas Wallace
Eric Leclerc

Shin Lim is the most-watched Canadian Fooler and most-watched Penn & Teller Fool Us magician. Watch here:

First 5 Canadian Magicians to Fool Penn & Teller

Here are the first five Canadian magicians to appear on CW Network's magic-contest television show Penn & Teller Fool Us:

Shawn Farquhar
Shin Lim
Wes Barker
Jay Sankey
Chris Funk

1. Shawn Farquhar

Shawn has appeared three times on Penn & Teller Fool Us and fooled the magic duo two times. Here is Shawn Farquhar's first appearance on Fool Us:

2. Shin Lim

This is Shin Lim's second appearance on the hit television show Fool Us. Shin Lim has the most views among Canadian magicians (see above for his first time on Penn and Teller Fool Us.)

Shin-Lim 2nd Appearance:

3. Wes Barker

Toronto magician and YouTube, Wes Barker is the third magician to appear on the hit television show. He fooled Penn & Teller. Watch:

4. Jay Sankey

One of the greatest minds in magic. Magician and YouTuber, Jay Sankey appeared on Fool Us in season two, but we cannot find a video of his performance.

5. Chris Funk

Magician Chris Funk from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, appeared on season two of Penn & Teller Fool Us.

Canadian appearances on Penn & Teller: Fool Us

Here is a list of Canadian magicians who on the television show can be celebrated by the following Canadian magician who has appeared on the Penn & Teller: Fool Us stage.