Comedy-folk duo Garfunkel and Oates -- aka Riki Lindhome and Kate Micucci -- have blossoming TV and film careers. But for the past three years they've been performing their brand of musical comedy at spots like the UCB Theatre and Largo, which will host their second annual Ho, Ho, Hoes? holiday show this Friday, December 9. Read more...
Why So Serious, Garfunkel and Oates?
The duo, which runs a weekly show at the esteemed Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in L.A., has been called a female Flight of the Conchords, and the comparison isn’t completely off-base. Like the Conchords, they’ll soon have an HBO show that promises to bring their quirky songs to a much wider audience. Read more...
Garfunkel and Oates Breaking Barriers and Cracking Up
Photo by Chad Nicholson
Looking over the history of musical comedy, from Vaudeville to Monty Python and “Weird Al” Yankovic to The Lonely Island, one would get the impression that having a Y-chromosome is a prerequisite for being able to write and sing funny songs. But don’t tell that to Kate Micucci and Riki Lindhome, the duo behind Garfunkel and Oates and the stars of an upcoming HBO series that will bring to life their delightfully twisted slice-of-life observations. Read more...