-Ladies and gentlemen,
give it up for David Blaine! [ Cheers and applause ] ♪♪ -I mean --
-You sounded very excited. -Yeah, I know. I have no why
what you're about to do. I did not
come to rehearsal on purpose. But I think it's safe to say
to the audience -- Do not try
anything you see at home. -Well, tat's not the case, because I'm just gonna try
a few classics. Something simple. [ Laughter ] -I love his reactions.
-How you doing, Priyanka? -I'm really nervous.
[ Laughter ] -No, no, no.
Don't be. -Like, is there, like...
-Actually, you know what? -Something's
gonna come out of my mouth. -No, no, no.
[ Laughter ] Just some
simple pieces of magic. But I need a --
Could I use your phone? -Uh-huh.
[ Laughter ] -So glad
he didn't ask me for mine. 'Cause that would've been a no.
-Yes, you can use my phone. -I want Priyanka -- I want you
to be able to film this. -Oh! Yes.
-And you can -- yeah. -Okay.
-You want me to do anything? You want me
to turn it on or anything? -I mean, that's how it
usually works, right? -No, just --
No, I think we can just -- I think we can just --
-Don't use my credit card. [ Laughter ]
-That one. -Don't worry.
You can change your code. [ Laughter ] -Do you already know his code? -Can you --
Can you hold this like this? -Okay. And I'll just
record that, as well. Good. And I might need just
to use this to see the trick. So, do you want
to see the card trick or the needle-and-thread trick? [ Laughter ] -You're already in my head.
Already, right? Uh, the card trick.
Right? No? -Perfect.
We'll do the needle and thread. [ Laughter ] -Oh, my God. -For this,
I need exactly this length. -What?
What are you stitching. -Well, I need it exactly,
I'd say... [ Light laughter ] -Yo! [ Laughter and applause ] -Whew! Whew!
Okay. [ Light laughter ] Very cute. -No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no,
no, no, no, no, no, no, no. -Oh, my God, no.
-No, no, no, no, no. -Oh, my God!
-Ohh! [ Audience gasps ] -Stop!
-Aah! -I can't focus! I can't focus! [ Laughter ] I'm focusing, I'm focusing. [ Audience shouts ] I can't look at -- I can't -- -Aah!
-Oh, my God. [ Audience gasps ] -[ Breathing heavily ] [ Laughter ] Oh.
Oh, my gosh. Oh...my gosh. Oh, my gosh. -Aah.
-I think that's -- -Oh, man. -Guys, there's blood on it
and everything. -There's blood on it.
There's blood on it. -This is some
"Game of Thrones" stuff. -This is insane. [ Audience gasps, shouts ] -David, stop! [ Laughter ] -Oh! [ Indistinct shouting ] -Yo, yo, yo, yo, yo,
yo, yo, yo, yo! Yo, yo, yo!
Oh, my God, yo. Oh, my gosh. Oh, for crying -- Ooh.
[ Breathing heavily ] Oh, my gosh.
Oh, my gosh. -Nah, man! No! No! No! -Questlove!
Questlove! Come on, just do it.
Just do it. Questlove, just come back.
-For what? -Because you have to see
everything. You have to finish the trick.
This is insane. -Get him to do it.
-Just -- Questlove, please. Oh, my gosh.
-Ohhhhhh! -Oh, God, no, one more time.
No. -David....
[ Audience gasps ] David, what is going on, dude?
What's -- [ Laughter ]
Oh, my gosh. Yeah.
How you doing, man? No! No, no.
I really -- I don't know
if I can do it, man. [ Laughter ] I feel bad.
Okay. -Aah.
-Aah! [ Audience gasps ] -Oh! Oh! [ Laughter ] Jimmy! -Aah!
[ Audience groans ] -Oh, my gosh, dude.
Oh, my gosh. I'm so sorry.
-Guys, there's blood on it. -I'm so sorry.
That is insane. -There's blood on that.
-That is unreal. Don't smile, dude.
[ Laughter ] I can't --
I can't unsee this, dude. I can't --
Tie it? In a thing?
In a knot. All right, yeah.
Make a knot? Oh, my gosh, David. I don't want to do this, man. Oh, my gosh. We should've done
the card trick. [ Laughter ] I'm telling you, we should've
done the card trick. -Oh, God.
My camera skills are horrible. -Oh, my gosh.
All right. All right, so... Oh, my gosh.
I can't even tie a knot. I'm freaking out right now. [ Laughter ] -Aah.
-Okay. That's a knot. Well, thanks for coming, David.
[ Laughter ] It's always good to see you,
and you're on tour starting May, uh...
May 9th, in San Diego. Do you have something? The card trick.
Yeah, the card trick, yeah. We should've done
the card trick, absolutely, yes. You're gonna do that while I --
-I'm still recording, right? I'm just check -- yeah. [ Laughter ] Clarify. -I hope that's
a normal deck of cards. -Normal deck of cards.
Yes, yes, yes. [ Laughter ] I-I should check it.
Yes. Normal. Oh, pick one,
pick one, pick one. [ Laughter ] Okay.
Picked one. Show it to everyone but not you. You all see it? Put it back in there? Oh, no, hold the deck. Oh, he saw it.
Okay. [ Laughter ] -Yeah, not impressive.
You ripped the card. [ Laughter ] Oh, I thought you were showing
me how strong you are. Yes.
[ Laughter ] -Okay. And I put the rest of it
back in the deck? On top of the deck. Oh, I hold it.
-Yeah. God, I feel like
I'm speaking ESL again. [ Laughter ] Okay. [ Audience murmuring ] Oh, my God! If that comes out
of where I think it is... [ Laughter ] -No. His -- His mouth?
Is that what you're thinking? No, David, don't --
-I'm having a -- [ Laughter ] -David...
No, no, no. Dude, this dude is insane.
[ Audience gasps ] Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Oh, my God. [ Laughter ] Okay. Gosh. Tariq, you want to do this? Here, you do this, man.
-Ugh. -It's like surgery.
-Geez. Aah.
-Don't cut his -- That's his lip.
Aah. -Tariq... -Okay. Okay.
Okay. -Aah! [ Audience gasps ]
Yaaah! [ Laughter ] [ Laughter ] -Man... [ Audience groans ] -Oh. -Jimmy, you must open it
for us to see. -Okay. Ugh! -Aah! -Holy...
-No way. [ Cheers and applause ] ♪♪ -Oh, my gosh. This is unbelievable.
Unbelievable. Could I just have a little water
just to clean up? -Thank you. -Oh, wait.
Aw, man. [ Audience gasps ] -Oh! -[ Laughs ] [ Laughter ] -Am I clean?
-Yeah. -You're clean. -No blood?
No blood. -A little -- no. -A little blood, I mean.
-Just a little blood, I mean... -Wow, there he goes. [ Laughter ] Do I go to the card now? [ Laughter ]
That was insane. You're about to kick off
a huge tour next month. You have 36 shows
all across North America. What can people expect
from these shows? [ Laughter ] Expect to see some different --
some different -- -Jimmy?
-Yes? -Is my mouth empty? [ Audience gasps ] -No!
-Yes. -Yes.
-Is there nothing...? [ Laughter ] -Questlove. -No!
[ Laughter ] [ Audience gasps ] -Questlove. [ Indistinct shouting ] -Yo, man. [ Laughter ] -Oh. -[ Shouts ] [ Audience gasps ] [ Laughter, cheers, applause ] ♪♪ -I have to throw up.
I have to throw up. I have to throw up. I have to throw up.
-Yo. -David Blaine, everybody! [ Cheers and applause ] For tickets
to his North American tour check out davidblaine.com. More "Tonight Show"
after the break. Stick around, everybody. [ Cheers and applause ] ♪♪ ♪♪
Stop putting stuff on my body, David Blaine!
I know everyone likes to rag on Fallon's reactions, but in this case I'm pretty sure it was real considering I doubt I know anyone who would act differently in that case. I do like how ?love kept trying to man up and watch, then just turn around and walk away.
There was an interview with David Blaine which made me have upmost respect for the guy. His passion for his work comes from trying to push the limits of what's humanly possibly.
He's mastered meditative states and altered consciousness to the point where he can stick a fucking metal skewer through his bicep and calmly explain the whole process.
Mind over matter. It's powerful stuff to watch.
Put the card in his mouth when he bit the string. Really slick and well executed. Especially considering he actually sewed his mouth shut.
Obligatory What the Eff
That lady sure loves to be the center of attention.
This fucking guy.
that's not a trick, your just pitting a needle through your arm
The trick, Mr. Potter, is not minding that it hurts.