The Art Special : Sexy Art, Questionable Portraits and Romesh's Secret Talent

**Romesh Ranganathan** (0:00)
What's up, fuckface? It's The Romesh Ranganathan Show. It's Thursday, and you know what that means. I'm here with my mother, Madame Shanthi Ranganathan.

**Shanthi Ranganathan** (0:10)
Hello.

**Romesh Ranganathan** (0:12)
And the team. I give them a hard time, but I do love them, and they're very attractive people.

**SPEAKER_4** (0:17)
Oh, thanks, Rom.
That's really kind. I guess that's because I thought we'd put French sort of music under this whole intro.

**Romesh Ranganathan** (0:23)
Oh, OK. Should I do it with a French accent?

**SPEAKER_4** (0:25)
Yeah, maybe like, amorous, like a vibe.

**Romesh Ranganathan** (0:31)
Hello, and welcome to The Romesh Ranganathan Show. It's Thursday, and you know what that means.
I'm here with my mother, Madame Shanthi Ranganathan, and the team. I give them a hard time, but I do love them, and they're actually very attractive people. Every Thursday, we discuss Mondays' episode, and we answer your questions and dilemmas. Love, work, pet dramas, we're here for it.

**SPEAKER_4** (0:59)
What, sorry?

**Romesh Ranganathan** (1:00)
We're here for it. Pet dramas? Pet dramas.

**SPEAKER_4** (1:03)
We're here for it. What do you mean, pet dramas? Pet dramas.

**Romesh Ranganathan** (1:06)
Pet drama. Pet drama.

**SPEAKER_4** (1:09)
Pet dramas.

**Romesh Ranganathan** (1:10)
Pet dramas. Pet dramas.

**SPEAKER_4** (1:14)
Oh, pet dramas.

**Romesh Ranganathan** (1:15)
We're here for it. You see what happens when the animals get above themselves. They start to think they are people.
Maman, this episode is an art special. So the team would like you to pretend you're an artist and the camera is a canvas. So without touching it, can you use this paintbrush, can you use the paintbrush as a prop, and introduce the show today like an artist. Go for it.

**Shanthi Ranganathan** (1:40)
Okay. Hello.

**Romesh Ranganathan** (1:43)
A little bit of French would be great.

**Shanthi Ranganathan** (1:45)
I can't do French accent. I do my best.

**Romesh Ranganathan** (1:50)
Okay.

**Shanthi Ranganathan** (1:50)
I'm welcome to Romesh Ranganathan Show.
I'm Shanthi. Enjoy the show. Good luck. See you soon.

**Romesh Ranganathan** (2:01)
Really good.

**Shanthi Ranganathan** (2:13)
With me, Shanthi.

**Romesh Ranganathan** (2:16)
On Monday, we had the very funny and talented American actor Michael Urie on. He's Emmy nominated for Shrinking, an Apple TV show. He's in with Harrison Ford. He's in the show with Harrison Ford.
Harrison Ford.

**Shanthi Ranganathan** (2:30)
I know.

**Romesh Ranganathan** (2:31)
I know him. Han Solo. So, mum, you're basically you, me, Michael Urie, Harrison Ford. That's our connection. You're very close to Harrison Ford.

**Shanthi Ranganathan** (2:41)
Am I?

**Romesh Ranganathan** (2:42)
Yeah. Michael Urie is great.

**Shanthi Ranganathan** (2:44)
Uh-huh.
Okay. Great.

**Romesh Ranganathan** (2:47)
Good. For our Art Special now, we are going to do an art game. Now, we'd love to show you some famous paintings, but legally, we're not allowed.

**SPEAKER_4** (2:54)
Well, within, it depends what sort of...
I think the laws are 100 years. Within 100 years, you're not allowed to show, but we could show classical works if we want to, like the Mona Lisa or...

**Romesh Ranganathan** (3:06)
Fuck me. Okay. So instead, the team are going to describe the paintings to us, and me and mom have to guess the artwork and the art. Are you joking? I don't know anything about art.
So it's like Pictionary. If Pictionary had no pictures and the people describing them were hideous. Mom, how much do you like art?

**Shanthi Ranganathan** (3:27)
I do like art. I'm not good at it.

**Romesh Ranganathan** (3:29)
But who's your favorite artist?

**Shanthi Ranganathan** (3:31)
Wong, Wong, what's his name?

**Romesh Ranganathan** (3:33)
Willy Wonka.

**SPEAKER_4** (3:36)
Willy Wonka is good.

**Romesh Ranganathan** (3:37)
Yeah.

**Shanthi Ranganathan** (3:42)
The artist became after his death. The artist became after he died.

**SPEAKER_5** (3:48)
That's what I'm trying to say.

**Shanthi Ranganathan** (3:49)
Okay.

**Romesh Ranganathan** (3:51)
So, what's your favorite picture?

**Shanthi Ranganathan** (3:52)
What's the point becoming famous after you died?

**Romesh Ranganathan** (3:55)
Well, it's not about being famous, is it?

**SPEAKER_5** (3:57)
It's about contributing some art to the world.

**Shanthi Ranganathan** (3:59)
The paintings became famous.

**Romesh Ranganathan** (4:00)
Pardon?

**Shanthi Ranganathan** (4:01)
The paintings.

**Romesh Ranganathan** (4:02)
Yeah, but still you've made a contribution to the world's culture. That's what I hope will happen after I die with weakest link. Let's start.

**SPEAKER_4** (4:09)
So good, so good, so good.

**SPEAKER_5** (4:10)
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