Penn & Teller Cancel Multiple Vegas Shows Due to Injury
Posted on: January 19, 2026, 06:05h.
Last updated on: January 19, 2026, 06:07h.
- Penn & Teller canceled six upcoming shows at the Rio in Vegas, staring this past weekend
- Penn Jillette, the duo’s speaking half, broke his ankle and is under doctor’s orders not to return to the stage
- The longest-running headliners in Las Vegas history hope to resume performing in February
Penn & Teller’s magic act vanished from the Rio in Las Vegas after Penn Jillette revealed he broke his ankle and was under doctor’s orders to stay offstage.
“Thanks so much for understanding and we hope to see you soon,” Penn, who turned 70 last month, notified fans via Instagram.
In addition to this past Friday and Saturday, the magicians also canceled their engagements on January 22, 23, 24 and 25, with shows still remaining on the schedule for February 5 and beyond.
Jillette provided no information about how he sustained the injury.
Longest-Running Headliners
Penn & Teller remain the Strip’s longest‑tenured fulltime headliners, marking 25 years this month since they opened at the Rio in 2001, and 33 since they began featuring at Bally’s (now Horseshoe) before that.
Their 50-year history together also includes Emmys, Obies, Writers Guild honors, Hollywood Walk of Fame stars, and nearly 10,000 shows worldwide.
The 6-foot-7 inch Jillette also popped up, almost unrecognizably, in the recent Timothée Chalamet blockbuster, “Marty Supreme,” playing an irritated farmer whose missing dog becomes a major plot driver.
Fans flooded the duo’s socials with sympathy. Most wished Jillette a speedy recovery.
“This such a great show,” commented Instagram user @caninefourpaws. “Get well soon!”
Some messages, unfortunately, reflected the frustration uniquely associated with Las Vegas performances canceled for any reason.
“Bummed I drove 13 hours for the show and meet a great this weekend only to be canceled once I got here,” wrote another fan. “Your show was like 90% of the reason I came to Vegas (Piff the Magic Dragon was the other 10%).”
The last time Penn & Teller had to cancel a comparable block of shows was due to Teller’s open-heart bypass surgery in September and October 2022.
Penn & Teller are also slated to take their “50 Years of Magic” tour to Florida later this month, with stops in Fort Myers (Jan. 27), St. Petersburg (Jan. 29), and Davie (Jan. 31). As of this writing, those shows are still on the books.
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