We Like Art

Tommy Mavra
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We Like Art is A Comedy show about Art. Comedians Tommy Mavra and Manny Muskets take a hilarious, not-so-serious look at history’s greatest artists and their work. Every week they dive blindly into a slide deck curated by their resident art historian (and fellow comedian) Seth Ruddick. With zero background information, Tommy, Manny, and, sometimes, a guest comedian must dissect the artwork, guess the context, and hilariously try to figure out what on earth is going on. As the slides progress, real factual information is slowly revealed—but don't expect a dry lecture. On this show, historical facts, made-up backstories, bizarre non sequiturs, and pure absurdity are all treated with the exact same level of reverence. Whether you are an art lover or someone who can't tell a Warhol from a can of soup, or a Leonardo from a ninja turtle, or a Van Gogh from a van... that goes, pull up a chair. We might not know art, but we definitely like it. New episodes every Tuesday. Subscribe now and never look at art the same way again.

  1. 3d ago

    Eugène Delacroix: Boobs, Death & Revolution | We Like Art ep 32 w/ Hesam Torr

    Eugène Delacroix, French Romanticism, the French Revolution, Iran, Persia, Farsi, the Ayatollah, Napoleon, Lord Byron, and one very famous painting where everybody is apparently staring at the same thing. This week on We Like Art, Tommy Mavra and Manny dive into the art and life of Eugène Delacroix, one of the most important painters of the French Romantic movement. With Hesam Torr joining the conversation, we explore Delacroix, his paintings, French history, revolution, and the surprisingly wide-ranging connections that take the conversation from 19th-century France to Iran, Persia, Farsi, and the Ayatollah. We take a look at Delacroix's famous paintings, including The Death of Sardanapalus and Liberty Leading the People, while attempting to figure out what is actually happening in these paintings before the art history lesson inevitably goes off the rails. Along the way, the conversation gets into Persian and Iranian history and culture, what it means to speak Farsi, Iran's modern political history, the Ayatollah, and Hassan's perspective on Iran and growing up Iranian. The result is part art history podcast, part comedy podcast, part completely unexpected trip through French and Persian history. We also talk about Delacroix's childhood, his family, his connections to French politics and royalty, Lord Byron's influence on his work, Napoleon, the French Revolution, the July Revolution, and the story behind Liberty Leading the People. And because this is We Like Art, we spend a suspicious amount of time discussing nipples, bad French fashion, One Piece, the Statue of Liberty, revolutionaries, French history, Persian history, and whether anyone on the battlefield actually knows what they're doing. If you like art history, famous paintings, Eugène Delacroix, French Romanticism, French history, Iranian history, Persian culture, Farsi, Iran, Napoleon, Lord Byron, comedy podcasts, stand-up comedy, weird historical facts, or watching comedians try to understand paintings, you're in the right place. This is We Like Art — the comedy podcast about art history where we look at famous artists and artworks, ask the tough questions, get some of the answers wrong, and occasionally learn something. Subscribe to We Like Art for more art history, famous artists, paintings, sculptures, history, comedy, and completely questionable interpretations. TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 — Who the hell is Eugène Delacroix? 1:21 — The new portrait prediction system 2:00 — Welcome to We Like Art 2:50 — Meet the guest 8:02 — Delacroix's portrait: the man, the mustache, the legend 9:38 — Who actually was Eugène Delacroix? 18:01 — What is happening in this painting? 19:00 — Huns, revolutions and completely incorrect history 22:09 — Napoleon, French revolutions and Marie Antoinette 24:00 — Renaming famous paintings 25:00 — When art history goes completely off the rails 30:05 — Delacroix's family history gets complicated 31:02 — Was Delacroix actually a nepo baby? 32:00 — Delacroix's early life and career 39:00 — Delacroix, David and the questionable Renaissance/Romantic art universe 40:38 — The Death of Sardanapalus 41:04 — Lord Byron and the story behind Sardanapalus 41:34 — Delacroix and the Philadelphia Art Museum 42:00 — France, England and the great "boot vs. trunk" debate 45:00 — Iran, Persian history and an unexpected detour 46:02 — The Ayatollah, Farsi and Iranian history 46:46 — We Like Art commercial break 49:17 — Delacroix's family connections and artistic career 50:00 — Was Delacroix a nepo baby? 51:13 — More art, more death, more questionable interpretations 52:00 — Delacroix and the French Revolution 52:27 — One Piece meets Delacroix 53:00 — French fashion gets roasted 54:25 — Liberty Leading the People 54:41 — "Free the Nipple": our completely accurate art history analysis 55:00 — Who is the woman with the flag? 55:53 — The French Revolution explained badly 56:00 — Napoleon enters the conversation 1:01:19 — Revolution, history and rewriting the past 1:02:10 — Liberty Leading the People finally gets identified 1:02:20 — The July Revolution and King Charles X 1:03:00 — French Revolution meets Persian history 1:06:47 — Our review of Liberty Leading the People 1:07:00 — Is Delacroix's most famous painting actually propaganda? 1:07:40 — The Mindset University price goes up 1:08:00 — Final thoughts on Delacroix 1:11:27 — Guest plugs his podcast 1:12:08 — Like, subscribe and support We Like Art 1:13:04 — See you next week #WeLikeArt #EugeneDelacroix #Delacroix #ArtHistory #FrenchRomanticism #Romanticism #LibertyLeadingThePeople #DeathOfSardanapalus #FrenchRevolution #Iran #Persia #PersianHistory #Farsi #IranianHistory #Ayatollah #Napoleon #LordByron #ArtHistoryComedy #ComedyPodcast #ArtPodcast #FamousPaintings #FrenchHistory #StandUpComedy

  2. Sep 23

    Donatello Entitled, Lazy, Son of a She Donkey ep 31 with Greg Williams Jr

    Donatello, Renaissance sculpture, Judith, Holofernes, David, Goliath, the Medici, and a whole lot of terrible art history guesses. This week on We Like Art, Tommy Mavra and Manny dive into the world of Donatello — one of the major artists of the Italian Renaissance — with comedian Greg Williams Jr. joining the chaos. What starts as a serious attempt to learn about Renaissance art quickly turns into a comedy breakdown of Donatello's sculptures, biblical stories, Renaissance nudity, bronze statues, David and Goliath, Judith and Holofernes, the Medici family, Michelangelo, and the eternal question: why did Renaissance artists keep making so many naked dudes? And Who was the Kanye West of the Renaissance? We look at Donatello's artwork and try to figure out what we're actually looking at before the history lesson catches up with us. Along the way, we compare Donatello's David to Michelangelo's famous David, talk about the first freestanding nude statue produced since antiquity, and discover just how much chaos can be found in Renaissance art history. If you like art history, Renaissance art, funny podcasts, stand-up comedy, weird historical facts, museum conversations, or watching comedians attempt to understand famous works of art, you're in the right place. This is We Like Art — the comedy podcast about art history where we look at famous artwork, ask dumb questions, learn something occasionally, and try very hard to like art. Subscribe to We Like Art for more comedy, art history, artists, paintings, sculptures, and completely questionable interpretations. Timestamps: 0:00 — Donatello or Donato? We already have a problem 2:00 — Welcome to We Like Art 3:10 — Comedian Greg Williams Jr. joins the show 3:44 — Donatello's possible self-portrait 3:56 — The "Miracle of the She Donkey" 7:43 — What are we looking at next? 8:37 — First look at Judith and Holofernes 9:35 — Is it Joan of Arc, the Virgin Mary, or something else? 13:18 — Judith, Goliath, David... we're getting confused 16:35 — The Judith reveal 16:56 — The Medici and Renaissance art 17:22 — Judith and the assassination of Holofernes 17:45 — Donatello's bronze sculpture and the missing gold 20:24 — Why bronze looks so good 22:00 — Time for the next artwork 22:22 — Donatello's childhood and Florence 24:12 — Donatello's teenage criminal record 25:17 — Filippo Brunelleschi: the Kanye West of the Renaissance? 29:56 — Another Donatello sculpture enters the chat 32:41 — Is that Judith again? 35:01 — David and Goliath reveal 35:27 — David, King Saul and the biblical backstory 36:03 — Donatello did David before Michelangelo 37:25 — How tall was Goliath? 39:50 — Donatello's David vs. Michelangelo's David 45:52 — What horrifying sculpture are we looking at next? 46:27 — Another mystery Renaissance figure 47:25 — Is it David again? 51:14 — Commercial break / We Like Art gets weird 52:06 — The world's greatest dinosaur art commercial 55:14 — One more sassy boy with a sword 55:23 — Wait... another David? 56:05 — Donatello's famous bronze David 56:17 — The first freestanding nude statue since antiquity 57:04 — David's extremely questionable behavior 58:02 — Donatello's David and the Medici 58:42 — The finale 58:50 — David with a boner 1:00:00 — Ranking the Ninja Turtle artists 1:03:32 — What kind of art do we actually like? 1:09:24 — Calling all art historians 1:14:48 — Subscribe to We Like Art #WeLikeArt #ArtHistory #Donatello #RenaissanceArt #Renaissance #ArtHistoryComedy #ComedyPodcast #ArtPodcast #DonatelloDavid #DavidAndGoliath #JudithAndHolofernes #Medici #Michelangelo #Sculpture #FunnyPodcast #StandUpComedy https://www.instagram.com/tommymavra/ https://www.instagram.com/mannymuskets/ guest: https://www.instagram.com/gregwilliamsjr/ Head Historian: https://www.instagram.com/sethruddick/

  3. Sep 16

    Michelangelo: Art, Beef & Questionable Life Choices ep 30 W/Tony from Hack the Movies

    Michelangelo is one of the most famous artists in history — but what happens when you put his greatest works in front of three comedians who know just enough about art to be dangerous? In this episode of **We Like Art**, Tommy, Manny, and special guest **Tony from Hack the Movies** take a completely unqualified journey through the life and work of **Michelangelo**, one of the defining artists of the Italian Renaissance. We talk about Michelangelo's early life, his connection to marble, his rivalry with Raphael, and some of his most famous masterpieces, including **Madonna of the Stairs, the Pietà, David, the Sistine Chapel, and The Last Judgment**. Along the way, we attempt to understand Renaissance art, Biblical imagery, artistic anatomy, and why Michelangelo apparently couldn't stop putting extremely muscular people everywhere. Naturally, things get increasingly ridiculous. If you love **art history, Renaissance art, Michelangelo, famous paintings and sculptures, comedy podcasts, movie discussions, or watching people confidently get things wrong**, this one's for you. 🎨 **Featuring:** Tony from Hack the Movies 🎬 **We Like Art** — where we look at great art, ask tough questions, and learn... occasionally. ### CHAPTERS 00:00 — Michelangelo's Extremely Long Name 01:32 — Welcome to We Like Art 03:21 — Meet Tony from Hack the Movies 06:54 — Fan Art, Shaq & Captain America 10:53 — A Portrait of Michelangelo 13:36 — Tony Tries to Figure Out Our Art Process 14:05 — Madonna of the Stairs 16:01 — Biblical Foreshadowing & the "Judean Stoop" 19:17 — Michelangelo's First Sculpture 20:49 — Michelangelo's Early Life & Family 25:10 — The Pietà 29:21 — The Pietà: Marble, Detail & Michelangelo's Signature 32:08 — Michelangelo vs. Raphael 35:23 — Art Podcast Production Problems 39:40 — David 42:00 — David, Goliath & Renaissance Anatomy 43:21 — Why Michelangelo's David Is So Famous 49:55 — Michelangelo's Poetry 51:51 — Commercial Break & More Art 53:25 — The Sistine Chapel 59:30 — The Last Judgment 01:04:17 — Michelangelo's Massive Final Judgment 01:11:19 — Christian Movies, Horror & The Prophecy 01:14:09 — Tony Talks Hack the Movies 01:16:50 — Where to Find Tony & Manny 01:19:28 — That's a Wrap 👍 **LIKE** the video if you enjoyed the art, the history, or the complete lack of qualifications. 💬 **COMMENT:** What's your favorite Michelangelo artwork — **David, the Pietà, the Sistine Chapel, or something else?** 🔔 **SUBSCRIBE** to We Like Art for more art history, famous artists, masterpieces, bad guesses, and questionable cultural analysis. 🎬 **Check out Tony and Hack the Movies** for more movie reviews and movie discussions. Tony specifically points viewers toward Hack the Movies on YouTube in the episode. #Michelangelo #ArtHistory #RenaissanceArt #SistineChapel #David #Pieta #WeLikeArt #ArtHistoryComedy #Renaissance #ArtPodcast #HackTheMovies https://www.instagram.com/tommymavra/ https://www.instagram.com/mannymuskets/ Guest: Tony from Hack the Movies: https://www.youtube.com/@HackTheMovies/featured https://www.instagram.com/hack_the_movies Phone Guest: Joey C https://www.youtube.com/@OfficialJoeyC/featured Head Historian: https://www.instagram.com/sethruddick/

  4. Sep 10

    Ilya Repin: From Russian with Suffering ep 29 w Ebony Moore

    This week on We Like Art. Tommy Mavra, Manny Muskets and guest EBony Moore dive into the world of Ilya Respin a Russian Ukranian artist who talked smack about the Ottomans and the Soviets. chapters: 00:00 Ilya Repin what? 02:00 welcome to We Like Art and our guest Ebony Moore 03:00 Ebony had a long day... 05:00 no smoke with Russians 08:00 A self portrait of Ilya Repin 12:00 Mindset University is not a scam and introdcuing the 1st painting 18:00 Black maritime movies. 20:00 sharks vs snakes on a plane. 23:00 Ebony tells us about Russian Pro Black Propaganda. 29:00 the painting is Barge Haulers on the Vulga 31:00 some history on Repin. big freedom guy 37:30 the next painting. 42:00 roasting the sultans of the Ottoman Empire 52:00 more history- Repin had beef with Stalin and the Soviets 55:00 the last painting- brutal and sad. very russian 59:00 how terrible was Ivan? 1:01:00 Ivan the Terrible and his Son 1:11:00 saying good bye https://www.instagram.com/tommymavra/ https://www.instagram.com/mannymuskets/ guest: https://www.instagram.com/ebony_dream404 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SxXoBGp0Dw&t=901s This week on We Like Art. Tommy Mavra, Manny Muskets and guest Paige Campbell dive into the world of Rafaello Sanzio the great renaissance artist and the the teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle.Historian: https://www.instagram.com/sethruddick/

  5. Sep 2

    Xul Solar and Puta Lingua Ep. 28 with Omri Lewin

    This week on We Like Art. Tommy Mavra, Manny Muskets and guest Omri Lewin dive into the world of Argentinian artist Oscar Agustin Alejandro Schulz Solari or Xul Solar. He was weird. He made up languages like pan lingua and neo criollo but no one wanted to learn it. Chapters: 00:00 we struggle with this guys name 02:00 Theme sone We Like Art 02:20 Introducing the show and our Guest Omri Lewin 03:40 Are Brazilians and Argentinians the same? 06:50 the first painting hand turkey 09:00 the cruelty of dolphins. 12:50 The painting is called Entierro from 1914 13:20 is portuguese the same as spanish? 16:50 some history on Xul solar. and racist scooby doo 18:30 backpacking through Europe during World War 1 21:30 Introducing the next painting. hills of Paris? 27:00 this city was poorly designed. It doesn't seem safe. 31:00 Omri Lewin insults the Argentinians for like 6th time. 32:00 where are all the black people in Argentina? 34:00 Black Israelites 34:50 the painting is Ciudad y Abismos 1946 39:00 more history on this guy. He's nuts. he made up languages. 43:00 the third painting. It looks like a fun studio Ghibli anime. 56:00 how elephant poachers get tusks. we're anti-poaching 58:00 Xul Solar's Flying machine vs Leonardo da vinci's 59:00 the painting is called Vuel Villa 1:00:00 more history. This guy might be the Kanye West of his time 1:09:00 one more painting. it's kind of dumb. 1:12:00 Pais Rojo Teti is the painting 1:14:00 wrapping it up. saying goodbye. https://www.instagram.com/tommymavra/ https://www.instagram.com/mannymuskets/ guest: https://www.instagram.com/O.M.Lewin/ Head Historian: https://www.instagram.com/sethruddick/

  6. Aug 26

    Leonardo Da Vinci: What's an Ermine? ep 27 w/ Jared Winters

    This week on We Like Art. Tommy Mavra, Manny Muskets and guest Jared Winters dive into the world of Leonardo Da Vinci the great renaissance artist and the the teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle. We also try to go viral with Ned Wagner's viral hooks for social media. chapters: 00:00 Leonardo Da Vinci is our artist this week. 01:50 the Theme song 02:09 Welcome to We Like Art 03:15 Jared Winters joins us. 03:50 going viral with the help of Ned Wagner and his viral hooks. 06:20 Leonardo Da Vinci's self portrait. 08:50 Jared tries to introduce the first painting 10:00 Jared finally introduces the first painting 14:00 Salvador Mundi. The worlds most expensive painting. 15:15 Prince Mohammed Bin Salman of Saudi Arabia 18:18 some art history on Leonardo. He comes from Notary money 23:00 the next painting is introduced with Ned Wagner hooks. viral... 27:00 Jared is anti Anglophile. 29:30 Lady with Ermine by Leonanrdo Davinci. 32:00 more history on Leo. he slept with his students 35:00 the Last Supper. it's big. There is only 11 apostles. 40:00 Our Nollywood aspirations 42:00 some history on the last supper. Leonardos threatens a Prior. 46:00 A commercial break- buy a print or painting from Tommy Mavra 47:42 We're back and ran out of slides 50:00 you might be a gay redneck 52:00 Tommy Mavra and Manny Muskets go to art galleries 54:00 Manny farted inside the scent exhibition 57:00 land acknowledgements 1:00:00 going viral with land acknowledgements 1:02:00 Promoting upcoming shows and stuff 1:05:00 the neighbors contribute to the podcast and goodbye. see you next week for more hilarious Art History. https://www.instagram.com/tommymavra/ https://www.instagram.com/mannymuskets/ guest: https://www.instagram.com/jared_and_the_winters/ Head Historian: https://www.instagram.com/sethruddick/

  7. Aug 19

    Rafaello Sanzio and his unceasing romantic interests ep. 26 w/ Paige Campbell

    This week on We Like Art. Tommy Mavra, Manny Muskets and guest Paige Campbell dive into the world of Rafaello Sanzio the great renaissance artist and the the teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle. Chapters: 00:00 intro it's Rafaello 02:00 theme song 02:12 Welcome to we like art 03:30 our guest is Paige Campbell 06:28 drinking mead and pooping with the boys. 07:15 we get distracted by pirates again 09:00 a self portrait of Rafaello 09:50 painting number 1 13:00 bringing the Wu Tang Clan into the conversation 15:00 coordinationg outfits for the resurrection 18:00 learning about the painting Resurrection of Christ 19:30 some history on Raffaelo. Rocking out with the Dutchy? 23:00 another painting. Demon dogs and Damsels in distress 29:30 curly demon dongs 36:00 Roman mythology and the demon dog dong taker. 39:00 learning about the painting St George fFghting the Dragon 41:00 more history! Raphael beefs with Michelangelo 44:00 more people close to him die. 45:00 another painting. a Normand window. a Mark normand window 51:00 what is a spirit bomb? 55:00 the painting is the Coronation of the Virgin. 57:00 even more history on Ol' Raphael. he made a lot of money 59:00 He died from unceasing romantic interest 1:00:00 rock star lifestyle. 1:03:00 the last painting. One of his interests. Boob 1:09:00 the painting is La Fornina. Pope Leo manipulating things 1:13:00 wrapping it up 1:16:00 Wrestler Lady and the Gag team 1:17:00 paige gives us a foot painting. 1:18:00 good bye https://www.instagram.com/tommymavra/ https://www.instagram.com/mannymuskets/ guest: https://www.instagram.com/unclepaige/ https://www.wrestlerlady.com/ Historian: https://www.instagram.com/sethruddick/

  8. Aug 11

    Ivan Generalic: Filthy First Date. w/ Rachel Peters ep 25

    This week on We Like Art, Tommy Mavra and Manny Muskets are joned byt the very funny Rachel Peters to look at some Naive Art by Ivan Generalic a naive peasant from Hlebine, Croatia. Chapters: 0:00 Ivan Generalic and the general itch 2:00 Introducing Rachel Peters and her excitement for the general itch 5:30 Rachel introduces our first painting. 8:30 that was just a self portrait. the first painting... bulls 12:30 the painting takes a filthy turn balls and lady man cows 15:30 what's this painting called... the red bull 20:00 getting smart. some history on Ivan Generalic. 21:00 Manny and his British theory. 25:00 another painting. ghost deer and weird trees 28:00 doing cool British raps. Me nan loves it. 29:00 Rachel takes it too far. 30:00 the painting takes a filthy turn again. 37:00 the camera goes out. Rachel tells us about human rabbit births 38:00 cameras back on. 40:00 we move on to another painting. A solar eclipse. 43:00 the end of the world 48:00 our first attempt at a commercial break 50:00 we're back the name of the painting is Sun Eclipse 52:30 the last painting. A peasants France 59:00 Ivan was too naive to know size differences. 1:02:00 the painting takes a filthy turn. 1:03:00 the camera goes out. the painting is called Eifell tower 1:04:00 Rachel recites Dante's Inferno as Jennifer Coolidge. 1:05:00 cameras are back...Dude Where's my Chicken 1:06:00 things take a filthy turn 1:07:00 a filthy summary of the paintings 1:09:00 is this our Nollywood movie. How to get a goat. 1:11:00 Saying our goodbyes https://www.instagram.com/tommymavra/ https://www.instagram.com/mannymuskets/ guest: https://www.instagram.com/rachelpetiters/ Historian: https://www.instagram.com/sethruddick/

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We Like Art is A Comedy show about Art. Comedians Tommy Mavra and Manny Muskets take a hilarious, not-so-serious look at history’s greatest artists and their work. Every week they dive blindly into a slide deck curated by their resident art historian (and fellow comedian) Seth Ruddick. With zero background information, Tommy, Manny, and, sometimes, a guest comedian must dissect the artwork, guess the context, and hilariously try to figure out what on earth is going on. As the slides progress, real factual information is slowly revealed—but don't expect a dry lecture. On this show, historical facts, made-up backstories, bizarre non sequiturs, and pure absurdity are all treated with the exact same level of reverence. Whether you are an art lover or someone who can't tell a Warhol from a can of soup, or a Leonardo from a ninja turtle, or a Van Gogh from a van... that goes, pull up a chair. We might not know art, but we definitely like it. New episodes every Tuesday. Subscribe now and never look at art the same way again.

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  • Creator
    Tommy Mavra
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    33
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    Explicit
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