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Penn & Teller: Bullshit!

Bullshit!
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Created by Michael Goudeau
Eric Small
Developed by Michael Goudeau
Eric Small
Penn Jillette
Teller
Starring Penn Jillette
Teller
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 8
No. of episodes 89 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s) Peter Adam Golden
Star Price (2003–2006)
Eric Small
Mark Wolper
Michael Goudeau
Penn Jillette
Teller
Running time 28–30 minutes
Production company(s) Penn & Teller
Star Price Productions
The Wolper Organization
Showtime Networks
Release
Original network Showtime
Picture format 480i (SDTV)
1080i (HDTV) (2009–2010)
Original release January 24, 2003 (2003-01-24) – August 12, 2010 (2010-08-12)
Chronology
Related shows Penn & Teller's Sin City Spectacular
External links
Website

Penn & Teller: Bullshit! is an American documentary television series that aired from 2003 to 2010 on the premium cable channel Showtime.

Penn & Teller: Bullshit! was hosted by professional magicians and skeptics Penn & Teller. Its format consisted of debating political topics, usually from a naturalist libertarian capitalist point of view (the political philosophy espoused by both Penn and Teller) or aiming to debunk pseudoscientific ideas, paranormal beliefs, popular fads and misconceptions. The hosts criticize proponents of what they perceive as nonsense and dishonesty, often citing ulterior political or financial motives. In the first episode, Penn said the aim of the show is to "hunt down as many purveyors of bullshit as [they] can." As indicated by the show's title, the program adheres to Penn & Teller's characteristically blunt, aggressive presentation. The show was nominated for eleven Emmy Awards.

At the beginning of the first episode of the first season Penn points out that the series will contain more obscenity and profanity than one would expect in a series dealing with scientific and critical inquiry, but explained that this was a legal tactic because, "if one calls people liars and quacks one can be sued... but 'assholes' is pretty safe. If we said it was all scams we could also be in trouble, but 'bullshit,' oddly, is safe. So forgive all the 'bullshit language', but we're trying to talk about the truth without spending the rest of our lives in court."

Paranormal subjects of episodes include alien abduction, alternative medicine, literal exegesis of the Bible, and ESP. Other episodes cover social issues such as the War on Drugs, organic food, animal rights, gun control, and environmentalism. Penn & Teller approach the topics in the manner of Harry Houdini and James Randi (who has appeared more than once on the show), who are known for debunking claims of supernatural powers.


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