Garfunkel & Oates

About

Taking their name from the oft-overlooked members of two classic pop duos, Kate Micucci and Riki Lindhome formed the comedy folk group Garfunkel & Oates in 2007. Both had backgrounds in the comedy circuit of Southern California and eventually met at the West Coast version of the storied Upright Citizens Brigade. Bonding over their mutual love for both comedy and music, Micucci and Lindhome began creating a humor-centric brand of twee indie folk as Garfunkel & Oates, penning cutesy and clever acoustic guitar and ukulele-driven songs with titles such as "Weed Card," "Pregnant Women Are Smug" and "Go Kart Racing (Accidentally Masturbating)." The duo has fully taken advantage of social media and modern modes of self-promotion, utilizing homemade youtube videos to find a devoted following. In early 2011, Garfunkel & Oates signed a contract with HBO to produce a television version of its act, capitalizing on a format that has found success over recent years with other music/comedy duos such as Tenacious D and Flight of the Conchords.