Penn Jillette

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845 appearances 1 recordings 1 series first heard Jul 2026 last heard 16 Jul

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But all I needed to do was make, you know, five bucks a day, and you can do that street juggling.

Well, I actually did a pretty good juggling show.

By the time I got to be 20, I had a really great street show.

Because that was two years after when I learned to do that.

Then I was living in a great place.

See, at least when I – When I went – I was working streets in Philadelphia down at the – down at Head House Square.

And I was juggling for money.

And I was making a lot because I was doing $300 to $500 a show.

And I was doing five shows a day.

And I was working Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.

So I went to an accountant, tax guy, and I said to him – I said to him –

you know, I'm making all this money and it's all in cash.

Shouldn't I be paying taxes?

And he said, how much money are you making?

And I kept notes and everything.

I still have every dime I made and every street show is written down.

I showed him all that and he said,

this is the amount of money you say you make juggling on the street?

I said, yes, it is.

He said, if you bring this to the IRS, they're going to think you're a drug dealer.

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