Garfunkel and Oates bring their edgy (and occasionally sweet) songs to The Venetian

Sure, settle in to your seat and enjoy the double-take incongruity of watching two attractive women who look like they might have sat next to you in algebra class singing what Mom and Dad would have called “off-color songs” that involve everything from sex to insufferable pregnant women to the emotional perils of turning 31.

But as you’re laughing out loud, take a moment to notice and appreciate the wit, skill and just plain fun with which Riki Lindhome and Kate Micucci mine their particular vein of comedy.

Introducing Garfunkel & Oates!

A few months ago, there was an article I wrote concentrating on comedy’s significance in the music world. I still love listening to Asshole and I’m On a Boat just as much as the next guy but I feel there was a glaring omission from from that write-up. Notice how in that article, no women got any shine from me. That admittedly was a mistake. It was really hard to rack my brain for a credible musical-comedy act featuring females. Yeah, there was Judy Tenuta and her raunchy stage persona which was ahead of its time but I couldn’t really name someone whose material I was really familiar with. Right after that article was submitted, I was embarrassed that one had slipped my mind. One whose like-ability and catchiness I always admired. The novelty music duo known as Garfunkel & Oates.  Read more...