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Garfunkel and Oates

★ 7.5 4K votes 2014–2014 1 season · 8 episodes Canceled IFC
Music sceneMusicians, bands and the industry behind them.This show: 8/10Central duoOne pair's chemistry carries everything.This show: 8/10FriendshipA friend group's dynamics carry the show.This show: 8/10Witty banterRapid-fire verbal sparring.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Riki LindhomeKate MicucciMike PhirmanArtemis PebdaniNatasha LeggeroSarah Burns
Written by
Riki LindhomeKate Micucci
Starring
Riki LindhomeKate MicucciMike PhirmanArtemis PebdaniNatasha LeggeroSarah Burns
Written by
Riki LindhomeKate Micucci
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About

"Two comedians turning real awkwardness into songs"

Garfunkel and Oates follows a real-life comedy-music duo (played by themselves) as they try to turn their raunchy, clever songs into an actual career while navigating LA's entertainment grind, awkward dating, and their own friendship. It's a loose, semi-autobiographical sitcom mixing musical numbers with everyday humiliations. The tone is dry, self-deprecating, and a little scrappy, closer to a low-budget passion project than a polished network comedy. What carries it is the pair's genuine chemistry and their songwriting, which is sharper and funnier than the show's modest production values suggest.

Watch it for

the sharp, filthy-funny original songs woven through nearly every episode.

Maybe skip if

you need slick production values or dislike musical-comedy sketch pacing.

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All Seasons

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Season 12014
7.61K83h 2m
EpTitleRatingYoursVotesRuntime
▶1The Fadeaway7.4
19323 min
▶2Rule 347.5
16722 min
▶3Speechless8.2
16522 min
▶4Road Warriors7.4
13923 min
▶5Hair Swap7.5
13623 min
▶6Third Member7.3
13023 min
▶7Eggs7.7
11623 min
▶8Maturity7.9
11423 min

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Riki Lindhome Garfunkel, Riki
Kate Micucci Kate, Oates
Mike Phirman Sports Announcer, Lenny, Rule 34 Announcer
Artemis Pebdani Janice, Leora
Natasha Leggero Vivian
Sarah Burns Cheryl
Rich Fulcher Dr. Patel
Busy Philipps Karen
Michelle Zamora Boomer, Puppeteer
Rose Abdoo Magda

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