Garfunkel and Oates

Garfunkel and Oates

Garfunkel and Oates performing at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre
Background information
Origin Los Angeles, California
Genres Folk, Comedy
Years active 2007 – present
Website http://www.garfunkelandoates.com
Members
Kate Micucci
Riki Lindhome

Garfunkel and Oates are a comedy-folk duo from Los Angeles, California, consisting of actress-songwriters Kate Micucci (Oates) and Riki Lindhome (Garfunkel).[1] The two met at the Upright Citizens Brigade theatre in Los Angeles, where they were introduced to one another by comic Doug Benson. The duet was formed when they started working together to turn a short film made by Lindhome, entitled "Imaginary Larry", into a musical.[2][3] Lindhome hails from Portville, New York; Micucci is from Nazareth, Pennsylvania.[4]

In February 2009, the Garfunkel and Oates song "Fuck You" (reworked as "Screw You") was featured in the Scrubs episode "My Lawyer's In Love" which featured Micucci in a supporting role. In March 2009, Micucci announced in a bulletin on MySpace that the two had entered the studio to record an EP.

Their video "Sex With Ducks" that parodies arguments against same-sex marriage has been featured on such diverse media outlets as Buzzflash.com, FOX's "The O'Reilly Factor", HuffingtonPost.com, and others.

Other songs include "Me, You, and Steve", a song about being on a date with a guy, but his best friend keeps showing up; "Pregnant Women Are Smug", which parodies the comments women make when pregnant; and "Present Face", about the face that people make when they get a Christmas present they really don't like.

The band gets their name from "two famous rock-and-roll second bananas", Art Garfunkel and John Oates.[5]

On December 14, 2009, Garfunkel and Oates were on the Jay Leno Show to perform their song "Year End Letter." On The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, they have performed "Pregnant Women Are Smug" on March 12, 2010,[6] and "Self-Esteem" on May 18, 2010.[7] In late October 2010, they performed "Weed Card" on The Tonight Show.

On December 9, 2010, the women announced on YouTube that they are coming out with a new album entitled "All Over Your Face."[8]

On January 13, 2011, Garfunkel and Oates signed a deal with HBO for a pilot for their own show.[9][10] Lindhome has described it as "Glee with dick jokes".[11]

References

  1. ^ "Garfunkel and Oates on MySpace". http://www.myspace.com/garfunkelandoates. Retrieved 2009-03-07. 
  2. ^ "Garfunkel and Oates interview on the Duck Studios blog". http://www.duckstudios.com/blog/2009/02/garfunkel-and-oates-rock/. Retrieved 2009-03-07. 
  3. ^ "Imaginary Larry on RikiLindhome.com". http://www.rikilindhome.com/shorts/14/imaginary-larry/. Retrieved 2009-03-07. 
  4. ^ Portville’s Lindome gets laughs on Leno. Olean Times Herald (2009-10-16). Retrieved 2009-10-17.
  5. ^ Dana, Rebecca (2009-06-30). "Meet Garfunkel and Oates: The Female Flight of the Conchords". The Wall Street Journal. http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2009/06/30/just-askinggarfunkel-and-oates/. Retrieved 2009-11-11. 
  6. ^ "Pregnant Women are Smug". The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. NBC. March 12, 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-03-15.
  7. ^ "Self-Esteem". The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. NBC. May 18, 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-11-01.
  8. ^ Garfunkel and Oates All Over Your Face
  9. ^ Littleton, Cynthia (January 13, 2011). "Micucci, Lindhome ink pact with HBO". Variety. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118030172. 
  10. ^ Conversation with Ross: Featuring Riki Lindhome http://www.rosscarey.com/2011/11/02/episode-48-featuring-riki-lindhome-2/
  11. ^ "Garfunkel--Oates-Serenades". Attack of the Show. March 9, 2011. http://www.g4tv.com/videos/51661/garfunkel-oates-live-on-aots/. 

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