# Garfunkel and Oates (2014)

> Comedy duo Riki Lindhome and Kate Micucci turn their folk act into a sung, satirical look at messy dating and struggling to make it in comedy.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/55118

## Facts

- Seasons: 1
- Episodes: 8
- Episode runtime: 20 min
- Status: Canceled
- Genres: comedy, music
- Created by: Kate Micucci, Riki Lindhome
- Network: IFC
- Cast: Riki Lindhome, Kate Micucci, Creed Bratton, Ben Kingsley, Sugar Lyn Beard, Abby Elliott, Jerry Lambert, Karen Maruyama
- TMDB rating: 7.5/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2276413/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: mild
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: none
- Tone: irreverent, saucy, wry, playful, sincere

## What critics say

Audiences rated the single season positively, appreciating the musical comedy and the performers' sharp, self-deprecating satire of showbiz and dating.

## Synopsis

Garfunkel and Oates (2014) is a American cable comedy series created by Kate Micucci and Riki Lindhome for IFC. Riki Lindhome and Kate Micucci star as fictionalized versions of themselves, a folk comedy duo whose ukulele and guitar act is their route to prime time. The engine of the show is simple: two hard-working underdogs want to make their mark in comedy, but every attempt is complicated by messy dating scenarios and the quiet isolation that comes from saying life's unspoken truths out loud. Each episode is built around one satirical, often saucy original song, so the musical numbers carry the comedic weight as much as the scripted scenes do. The series runs for a single season of eight episodes, a short, self-contained burst of half-hour comedy rather than a long serialized saga. Its setting is the contemporary American comedy scene, with the grit of small clubs and the awkwardness of modern romance. The tone is wry, irreverent and openly bawdy, with a sincere undercurrent of friendship and ambition. Fans of Flight of the Conchords, Portlandia and Broad City will find resonance in its deadpan absurdity, its sung sketches and its honest look at young performers trying to get noticed. Viewers who enjoy the cringe of awkward dating and the warmth of a creative partnership will feel at home here.

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