James Randi

James Randi also known as The Amazing Randi or just Randi is a character with a few cameo appearances in the webseries Captain Disillusion played by himself. Randi is a retired magician, debunker and skeptic who has helped the Captain in debunking a hoax and gave him his signature wrist watch so that he can communicate with any skeptic in the world.

Helping the Captain
Randi helped the Captain to debunk a hoax with a ghost in a pantry. However, the explanation was wrong which caused a lot of angry commenters to lose their minds and freak out. The Captain eventually corrected the debunk and this time gave the right explanation. Alan Melikdjanian, who is the creator of the series, said that Randi was just an actor playing himself and that Alan gave him the wrong explanation. Randi also gave the Captain his signature wrist watch which has a lot of functionalities, mainly to communicate with other skeptics around the world. He had a few small cameos in the 5 part series where the Captain infiltrates TAM7.

Passing
James Randi passed away on October 20, 2020 at the age of 92. A video has been released to the Captain Disillusion YouTube channel showcasing some behind the scenes of the Pantry Ghost video which Randi is included in.

James Randi on Other Websites

 * James Randi on Wikipedia.
 * James Randi's official website.
 * James Randi on IMDb.