Penn & Teller Cancel Multiple Vegas Shows Due to Injury

“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 told the Las Vegas Review-Journal on Monday that he fell down the stairs while carrying laundry in his Las Vegas home.

Longest-Running Headliners

Penn & Teller remain the Strip’s longest‑tenured full-time 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 10K 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 [is] 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 (January 27), St. Petersburg (January 29), and Davie (January 31). As of this writing, those shows are still on the books.