Against all logic, Penn and Teller have remained a television staple in one form or another for two decades. In the mid 1990s they hosted a variety show that brings us today’s flashback. It’s a short clip, but fantastically brilliant: Slash shows up (billed as being “from the Snakepit”), plays some hot licks, does a magic trick with his hat and laughs awkwardly. No wonder he was so desperate to get it back when it was stolen!

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