"I think people under age 55 come to Vegas with a certain sense of irony," he says in a phone interview, and initially try one of the old-style shows for kicks.
In their wake, Blue Man Group, Cirque du Soleil, and several rock shows have come into town.Īudiences are welcoming the change, Penn believes. The duo packed houses at Bally's when they first set up shop in the city, and began an extended residency at the Rio last fall that should run well into 2004. The Strip's hotels are now full of the edgier, New York-style entertainment and rock acts it once scorned - and that's partly thanks to Penn & Teller's success. He believed the place had come a long way down from its heyday in the Rat Pack era, when "Vegas was hip," he adds.īut times - and Vegas - have changed, he says. "I used to be snobby about Vegas," says Penn Jillette, the taller, talkative half of the duo. Las Vegas - the Desert Gomorrah - would seem to be a perfect fit.īut it has surprised the pair, despite the fact they've maintained homes and a business office there for several years.
After all, these are two guys whose tricks have included catching bullets in their teeth, threatening to impale one member on spikes and appearing to put a bunny through a wood chipper, all to the rhythm of Penn's carny-barker patter and Teller's stoic, silent irreverence. This may not come as a surprise to fans of the illusionist duo.
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