Penn Point
Season 12010
189 Episodes
In one of Penn's appearances on Larry King Live, Seth MacFarlane makes an inane argument about the Tea Party protests.
May 24, 2010For the first time ever, Penn spills the beans on an illusion that's still in development.
May 24, 2010From the set of Bullshit, Penn explains why the iPad is a time-wasting distraction machine.
May 25, 2010Penn describes parties involving nude cornstarch wrestling and urination in part one of this infamous tale.
May 26, 2010Just in case you aren't circus-trained, know this: Never invite a chimpanzee and a little person to the same party.
May 30, 2010No conspiracy theories here -- but Penn discusses the possibility of Obama's change in policies after receiving top secret info.
May 31, 2010Check out Penn's new crush -- Doda -- the hot Polish popstar who's not only smart but got arrested for blasphemy charges after dissing the Bible.
June 1, 2010Penn officially ranks the three most underrated things in the world with musings on Christopher Hitchens's equally explicit version of the list.
June 2, 2010Penn lets you in on the alarming details behind why Sarah Silverman and a writer for The West Wing won't trash Muslims.
June 6, 2010The unsuspecting local morning shows that invited on J-Strass shouldn't be ridiculed -- and neither should the "racists" in Borat.
June 7, 2010Everyone is lambasting Rand Paul's perspective on civil rights, but Penn shares why some editorials are actually singing his praises.
June 8, 2010Penn reveals what makes David Letterman and Jay Leno look like fun guys: the little known interview before he appears on a talk show.
June 9, 2010Penn & Teller risk getting robbed, raped and murdered at the worst gig of their lives.
June 13, 2010Penn gives us a preview of an episode of Penn & Teller: Bullshit that covers Andrew Wakefield and the antivaxxer controversy.
June 14, 2010In order to remain silent, you'll have to say so! Penn actually agrees with this awkward Supreme Court ruling.
June 15, 2010Nancy Pelosi is just as insane as Sarah Palin when it comes to crazy religious shit.
June 16, 2010A firebombed Jacksonville mosque causes Penn to explain why individual beliefs should stay out of bombings and attacks.
June 20, 2010Penn tells us all about the new Atlas Shrugged movie and how its new indie angle could make it a blockbuster like The Passion of the Christ.
June 21, 2010This new breast cancer vaccine could lead to some monumental changes -- in how you think about mice.
June 22, 2010Apple banned an app called iSlam and yet an anti-Christian app, BibleThumper, remains in the app store!
June 23, 2010A Catholic dipshit is trying to get the Empire State Building lit up in Mother Teresa's "colors" by leveraging an embarrassingly inadequate petition.
June 27, 2010In three states, it's now illegal to record law enforcement on a camera. Could this cause an escalation in police misconduct?
June 28, 2010A jobless 51-year-old was sued for writing a letter to his senator. Does this limit your freedom to dissent?
June 29, 2010Assuming Obama is the PERFECT president, Penn Jillette explains why you shouldn't support his views on war and healthcare.
June 30, 2010After watching a movie David Blaine recommended, Penn is reminded of an encounter he had with its director, Werner Herzog.
July 4, 2010George Clinton brought the funk. Penn and Teller brought the case of mistaken identity.
July 5, 2010Learn how to go from Hasidic Jew to atheist -- Penn had dinner with a few friends doing exactly that.
July 6, 2010Walk into a thought experiment proving that astrological signs are akin to RACISM!
July 7, 2010Steve Martin is an entertainer so he rarely engages in controversy -- so, how does he handle his religious beliefs?
July 11, 2010Penn admits that in Hollywood, he won't get cast for the attractive parts.
July 12, 2010Ari Melber tells Penn and Joy Behar about a Gulf of Mexico oil spill solution that could have been.
July 13, 2010After arguing with Dana Loesch, James Carville and Stephanie Miller over our wars abroad, Penn has his thoughts confirmed by an old friend.
July 14, 2010Penn welcomes you to Piccadilly Circus -- where he and Teller performed the most expensive card trick ever.
July 18, 2010Where Penn stands, colonists fought for their freedom. Where Penn grew up, that right is being pissed away.
July 19, 2010Find out the risky upshot of the growing reusable grocery bag trend.
July 21, 2010Penn's daughter has a middle name that might be considered child abuse, but it will get her out of speeding tickets for life.
July 25, 2010Penn pays homage to the Beatles music video for Can't Buy Me Love.
July 26, 2010Now that iPhone 4 is released, Penn explains what happens to old iPhones -- the same thing as retired circus pigs.
July 26, 2010What was Penn doing 10 years ago today? He was starting a new hobby -- one he knew he'd never be the best at.
July 27, 2010Dana Loesch responded to a Penn Point on her own show a week ago -- and here's Penn's reply!
August 1, 2010A circuit court ruled in favor of porn after the FCC tried to strike down John Stagliano's adult films for obscenity.
August 2, 2010Penn & Teller: Bullshit! covers sensitive subjects. So, when Penn was confronted by a paralyzed cheerleader's mother, he got nervous...
August 3, 2010Penn Jillette is one of Las Vegas Weekly's top 50 defining Vegas personalities. He couldn't be number one... could he?
August 4, 2010There's one creature on the planet that never dies -- reverting to youth after fully maturing. Who wants one?
August 8, 2010Penn explains the daily annoyances that law enforcers face and how, in spite of those nuisances, they're held to a higher standard.
August 9, 2010In season 2 of Bullshit!, Penn and Teller introduced a phony alternative skin care product -- and it actually caught on.
August 10, 2010Penn's Finnish "Penn pal" inadvertently sabotages him and Teller when they appear on Cash Cab.
August 11, 2010What does it say about prayer if people are praying for outspoken atheist Christopher Hitchens to die?
August 15, 2010Penn follows up on the USDA racism scandal, the topic of his most recent Larry King appearance.
August 16, 2010When a German magician fools Ari Melber backstage in Vegas, his reaction demonstrates the liberal attitude towards every political problem.
August 17, 2010The E. Coli grocery bag scare that Penn commented on might have been based on a bullshit study.
August 18, 2010Learn how Penn feels about disagreeing with Christopher Hitchens in spite of how smart he is.
August 22, 2010Penn is faced with a content/form conflict when he judges poetry on HBO's Brave New Voices.
August 23, 2010Find out who Penn wants to fuck these days!
August 24, 2010Penn constantly gets one question about censorship after his show in Vegas. Here, he answers it.
August 25, 2010Penn has decided to hack off his ponytail for Locks of Love.
August 29, 2010Penn and Teller will appear on The Simpsons again! Penn tells you what it's like to hang out in Springfield.
August 30, 2010Penn continues to workshop a brand new escape trick from their show at the Rio in Las Vegas.
September 1, 2010Penn attempts to get Revision3 into a lawsuit with Marvel comics by showing off his underwear.
September 2, 2010Penn and Teller will appear in a new music video by Rascal Flatts that parodies The Hangover. He discusses being associated with questionable music.
September 5, 2010Penn explains his Kevin Bacon movie night tradition and the puzzling film, Seventh Seal.
September 6, 2010Penn introduces us to his favorite living novelist of all time, Nicholas Baker.
September 8, 2010Penn finishes up his latest Penn Point on Nicholson Baker's Human Smoke.
September 9, 2010Penn finally talks about the mosque construction near Ground Zero thanks to your persistent commenting!
September 12, 2010Penn is caught in Glenn Beck's controversy after he holds a contentious rally on Martin Luther King Day.
September 13, 2010If a Koran burning could cause deaths abroad -- as General Petraeus claims -- then should we prevent it? Should book burning be banned altogether?
September 14, 2010Penn Jillette revisits his time on Dancing with the Stars as the 2010 season begins with Bristol Palin and The Situation.
September 15, 2010If you can't use the r-word, what can you use?
September 19, 2010Penn gets hate mail because of his associations with Glenn Beck. Penn responds.
September 20, 2010Penn speculates about the missing trombone scene in Piranha 3D and explores the pros and cons of 3D tits.
September 21, 2010There is a guy with the last name "Crimefighter" -- for a legitimate reason.
September 22, 2010Penn explains how a 1st Amendment attorney's opinion is how book burners are like Hitler.
September 26, 2010Penn tweeted "imagine no religion" on September 11 and here's the response he received.
September 27, 2010If you thought the audience boos for Sarah Palin and Jennifer Grey were bad timing, then you should see the rest of the show...
September 28, 2010Penn explains the conspiracy theories that he gets entangled in just by producing his show, Penn & Teller: Bullshit.
September 29, 2010Penn appeared in the original Wall Street... and at the Wall Street 2 premiere party.
October 3, 2010Penn reacts to cartoonist Molly Norris's unfortunate fate. The FBI advised her to change her name and disappear.
October 4, 2010The pope is being accused of linking atheists to Nazis, so Penn tells Pope Benedict what he thinks.
October 5, 2010Well, the show is actually called "The Last Word" -- but Penn was on a test episode where he agreed with the politics and beliefs of a real witch.
October 6, 2010Penn explains the science behind the Red Sea parting and why it's insane that a religious person would be behind the study.
October 10, 2010Penn's smart. He's got smart friends. What does he think of P2P file-sharin
October 12, 2010Penn takes us from the movie talhotblond to the mitigating circumstances around murder in a nano second. Typical. The movie is a documentary on questionable parental behavior filled with deception, beauty and murder. All the makings of the perfect rant about how we should not kill or lie to our children.
October 17, 2010Penn talks about watching American Werewolf in London on his iPhone and insults the director. Penn loves the movie and can't stop raving about the cinematic beauty and story lines. Penn proves an iPhone can capture movie greats without missing any of the screen. John Landis should be proud.
October 19, 2010Penn has a love hate relationship with the series of Mad Men. Penn loves to watch the very addictive show every week but doesn't know why, is it the 60's, the music, the smoking and drinking, Don Draper? Come find out.
October 24, 2010Is Facebook violating your privacy? Or is Facebook just a business that the government should stay out. You are only as private as you want to be.
October 26, 2010Do you know if you are being watched? Look, shows you how often cameras are on us all day long. This series demonstrates how surveillance cameras captures the human condition in the day to day world.
October 31, 2010Penn talks about how religion and halloween have crossed paths. Penn defends those who don't celebrate halloween.
November 2, 2010Penn takes on Tom Hanks at the Night of Too Many Stars. Not only does he fool callers in believing he is Tom Hanks he does it in front of Tom Hanks.
November 7, 2010Penn recruits George Clooney next on his list to mess with callers at the Night of Too Many Stars Telethon part 2. Can Penn convenience callers that the real George Clooney is on the phone?
November 9, 2010Penn shares his own Bully experience as a big gay guy in school. Penn also questions why bullies do not come forward to admit they were bullies!
November 14, 2010Penn explains that government is not going to make things better, when you get older life gets better.
November 16, 2010Penn's position on Sisterwives, government should stay out of the marriages business. The government does not need to know who you marry, why you marry, how many people you marry or to not marry at all.
November 21, 2010Penn wants to defend Sarah Palin but just can't. Sarah Palin's recent tweets to Ann Coulter's comments are just another stupid move Sarah Palin does that Penn can not get behind.
November 23, 2010Penn doesn't care if you smoke and knows that graphic pictures or sending out scary information will not get people to quit.
November 28, 2010Penn thinks that S.E. Cupp is really good looking but she confuses the fuck out of people. How can a woman so pretty be so mixed up?
November 30, 2010Penn delivers a book report on "Was This Man a Genius?: Talks with Andy Kaufman" Julie Hecht interviews Andy Kaufman, trying (and mostly failing) to get a straight answer out of the notoriously evasive comedian.
December 5, 2010Penn has a startling encounter with Al Pacino and drools over ingenue Lily Rabe. Who says Shakespeare ain't for dummies?
December 8, 2010A recently discovered letter, written by Albert Einstein, demonstrates Einstein's views on religion, God, and the "Chosen" status of the Jewish people. [SPOILER!] He thinks it's all "an incarnation of the most childish superstition."
December 12, 2010Penn feels intense compassion for several ministers who have come out of the closet as Atheists. Apparently, they actually read the Bible and realized how immensely ludicrous it all is.
December 14, 2010The Atheist's dilemma: is Christmas just a crass commercial shill, or a bullshit celebration of Baby Jesus?
December 19, 2010In yet another battle of the ongoing War Against Christmas, the American Atheists take to the streets. Fox News is there to save Baby Jesus from these vile fiends.
December 22, 2010In darkest New England, a tribe of elderly female churchgoers conduct a secret rite every Sunday. The result: coffee jello. Seven times stronger than the purest methamphetamine, this noxious substance and its use have finally come to light.
December 26, 2010Changing your profile picture on Facebook to a cartoon character to raise awareness for child abuse is the stupidest @##@ing idea ever.
December 28, 2010Scientists have discovered Arsenic-based life on Earth. On other planets? Not so much.
January 2, 2011Economy in collapse. Unemployment soaring. US govt. to the rescue with... TV commercial volume level laws???
January 4, 2011Richard Milhous Nixon. America's BEST president... or America's BESTEST president?
January 9, 2011The It Gets Better campaign has one flaw: implying that suicide is a rational response to bullying.
January 12, 2011Should the government use taxpayers' money to support controversial art?
January 19, 2011Bullshit Changes the Life of a Tarot Card Scammer
January 19, 2011Who is more self-deluded, Snookie or Joy Behar? The answer may surprise you/be really inconsequential in the greater scheme of things.
January 23, 2011Holly Madison and David Copperfield work some magic on Penn.
January 25, 2011Hyperbole, passion, and metaphor are beautiful parts of rhetoric. The marketplace of ideas can not be toned down for the insane.
January 30, 2011Human nature drives us to search for deeper meaning, but maybe it's just the shooter's fault.
February 1, 2011When the Measles Epidemic of 2020 wipes out humanity, blame this bimbo.
February 6, 2011By 2020, the US will have to run everything for 8 cents on the dollar.
February 8, 2011Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.
February 13, 20119 out of 10 hot teen lesbians agree: your life will become a wonderland filled with rainbows and unicorns if you buy stuff from our sponsors.
February 15, 2011Grammar lessons! Dick jokes! This episode has it all.
February 20, 2011Science fact: Hair really does squeak when it's clean. Especially nubile high school girl hair.
February 23, 2011This mime doesn't suck. Except when he's miming Anna Nicole Smith.
February 28, 2011Which news reader for the iPad is the best? None of them.
March 2, 2011A company in the UK has developed the latest weapon in the war against crime: an army of bored internet users watching store security cameras from home. This cannot possibly go wrong.
March 7, 2011Thirst. If you drink enough homeopathic medicine, you will be less thirsty. For anything else, take something real.
March 9, 2011In this shocking expose, Penn reveals the secret truth behind... his name.
March 14, 2011When is it appropriate to shout at the top of your voice, "THERE IS NO GOD! THERE IS NO GOD!"?
March 16, 2011Charlie Sheen is exactly what we want in a superstar: bats#!t craziness.
March 20, 2011The Argument between Christians and Atheists is a snake chasing its own tail.
March 23, 2011Cyberterrorists and Christian hate groups and First Amendment rights, oh my!
March 27, 2011Sen. Harry Reed (D-NV) denounces prostitution. Pot, meet kettle. Kettle, this is pot.
March 30, 2011Agnostics have the most annoying opinions on the Internet.
April 4, 2011We're spending money we don't have to kill people we don't know for reasons we don't understand.
April 6, 2011NPR doesn't need the government's money or the controversy that goes with it.
April 11, 2011Yes, Aflac should have fired him. No, Gilbert shouldn't "have known better."
April 13, 2011Teen Sex + Mobile Phones: Two great tastes that taste like felony child pornography together.
April 18, 2011BEST. THING. EVER.
April 20, 2011Well, maybe not best ever. But they made it for $8600.
April 25, 2011Mister Manners teaches you how to properly drop the F-bomb. NSFW!
April 27, 2011Mister Manners tells you how to properly drop the F-bomb. To a Disney employee. NSFW!
May 2, 2011Bill Nye infuriated a Waco, TX audience by daring to point out that the moon reflects the sun's light.
May 4, 2011Atlas Shrugged, Part 1: The movie. Is it the Objectivist Passion of the Christ?
May 9, 2011Atheist chaplains in the U.S. Military, As if the foxholes weren't full enough already.
May 11, 2011In the wake of Osama Bin Laden's death, a Martin Luther King Jr. misquote causes Internet furor.
May 16, 2011A comedy giant. A movie legend. A bluegrass king?
May 18, 2011Penn and Teller get new suits. The world rejoices.
May 23, 2011What do you get when you put Ellen Page in a skintight leotard? A Super movie!
May 25, 2011Because YOU demanded it - Penn's sage advice on when to drop the F-bomb, uncut and in its entirety.
May 30, 2011...or maybe Penn just talks about his new hat.
June 1, 2011Can you tell the difference between a painting by Pollock and one by a Kindergartener? Don't lie.
June 6, 2011Comedian Lisa Lampanelli donates $50,000 to a gay charity in the Westboro Baptist Church's name - $1000 for every church member who protests her show.
June 8, 2011Texas comes up with a law to ban groping by the TSA. Feds threaten to close all airports in Texas.
June 13, 2011Our religious freedoms are under attack by the intellectual elite! As long as you count dressing like a pirate and worshiping sentient pasta to be religious freedoms, that is.
June 15, 2011Penn can't stand it when people label atheist with being fat! Penn is an atheist and fat, who cares?
June 20, 2011Penn goes to a Paul McCartney concert and loves the drummer and believes he is better than Ringo. Abe Laboriel Jr. rocked the concert and everyone should google him.
June 22, 2011Penn wants to know if Zinc is any good for you (because he's been sucking away on them). Do throat lozenges really work like people claim?
June 27, 2011Penn challenges the lyrics of Paul McCartney and Issac Hayes. What do these words really mean?
June 29, 2011Penn shares the winners from the first UK show, Fool Us. John Archer and Ben Earl fooled both Penn & Teller and are now headed to Vegas to perform at the Penn & Teller Theater. Check out the magic!
July 4, 2011In a rare appearance at Paul McCartney's concert, Sean Lennon's appearance surprises the audience with his distinct resemblance to his father, John Lennon. It's undeniable!
July 6, 2011Is there more meaning to the lyrics to Paul McCartney's song Black Bird? Penn explains his interpretation of what Black Bird could mean. A Bird? Civil Rights? Sex? Or Art?
July 11, 2011Penn puts Paul and Bob in the ring! Paul McCartney is clean, healthy and plays to perfection. Bob is a character, cowboy hat, pencil stick mustache and full of celebrated wrinkles and chord changes on a dime. Bob reinvents his music in the moment while Paul honors the legacy of his music. Which one do you like?
July 13, 2011Penn takes his Miss USA judging duties very seriously and challenges Miss Tennessee's answer of the burning of tye Quran. Was the question asked properly? Penn addresses his judgment!
July 18, 2011Penn takes on three shows for TV, Theater, and now Cable. Is he the hardest working man in show business? Last man to reign this title was James Brown and he's dead!
July 20, 2011Penn reflects on Wildman Fischer and other legends that have passed. Can crazy lead to genius?
July 25, 2011Penn believes that Miss Maryland is a very smart woman and is a great representation of an adult. Although Miss Tennessee's mother defended her daughter against Penn.
July 27, 2011Conservapedia attacks Penn on being an atheist and challenges him to a debate. Penn declines the challenge because he believes it comes from a troll site.
August 1, 2011Penn shares his thinking behind the rules of judging the swimsuit competition in the 2011 Miss USA. How would you judge this category?
August 3, 2011Penn thinks that Porn Morgul, Berth Milton Jr. is a genius. Guests can stay for free in exchange for broadcasting sex.
August 8, 2011Penn talks about his new show, "Tell a Lie," on the Discovery Channel coming out this fall. The show is full of outrageous, exciting stunts...but are they safe?
August 10, 2011Amy Winehouse joins the heartbreaking "27 Club" of young artists who passed away too early. The reasons these singers lost their lives are tragic. Hank Williams died at 29, so while not part of the club, he was extremely influential in the music industry and also died too young.
August 15, 2011Penn doesn't know anything about Casey Anthony and isn't really interested in the murder case that is fascinating America.
August 17, 2011Penn shares his thoughts on Comic-Con which he attended for his new show, Penn & Teller: Tell a Lie, on the Discovery Network this fall.
August 22, 2011People ask Penn all the time what books to read on Atheism. He highly recommends "Why we Believe in God(s): A Concise guide to the Science of Faith" by J. Anderson Thomson Jr, MD. Penn's book, "God, No!" is out now, too.
August 24, 2011Penn's new book God No! has hit America and the publishing world by storm. After reading Penn's book you may discover you are actually an atheist, too.
August 29, 2011Penn talks DEFCON 19, the annual Hacker Conference in Las Vegas held at the Rio Hotel. Penn loves hackers and welcomes them to his show...but just don't hack his stuff!
August 31, 2011Not everyone takes that well to God, No! (or atheism in general). Imported CNN toolbag Piers Morgan is one of those people.
September 5, 2011The Garth Brooks Vegas show is surprisingly not too bad, except for a few GLARING inaccuracies, as Penn explains in today's Penn Point.
September 7, 2011Penn reflects on his humble beginnings as a street performer, and how he eventually became a street performer AND author with a live show on the Vegas strip.
September 21, 2011If there is one reason to see this film, it is that you get to see Liv Tyler naked. But there are some other good reasons to see The Ledge, too.
September 28, 2011Put the kids away because this gets raunchy. Raunchy doesn't have to mean trashy. Penn showcases some of the dirtiest, naughtiest lines you'll ever hear outside of hardcore porn. But you'll find that they are surprisingly lyrical and interesting, too!
October 3, 2011It's not just Bachmann and Rick Perry! Why do politicians in America HAVE to be Christian? Or at least claim they are? Penn explains why "Christian" is the magic word in politics.
October 5, 2011