Garfunkel & Oates, the comedic duo made up of Riki Lindhome and Kate Micucci are back with a new album. With a ton of new songs along with a couple of classics, this is something I’ve been looking forward to. Let’s get right into it.
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Garfunkel & Oates, the comedic duo made up of Riki Lindhome and Kate Micucci are back with a new album. With a ton of new songs along with a couple of classics, this is something I’ve been looking forward to. Let’s get right into it.
The L.A. Complex is a new Canadian series about a variety of entertainers trying to make their way in Hollywood. While they try and get that big break they’re all living in poverty at The Deluxe (The Lux), a long-term motel, based on the real life Highland Gardens (which a pretty good documentary was made about a few years ago). It’s from the some of the people behind Degrassi: The New Generation and created by Bored To Death‘s Martin Gero.
Young Adult is about Mavis Gary (Theron; Monster, Aeon Flux), a ghost author of young adult books who’s life isn’t going too well. She receives a birth announcement from her high school sweetheart Buddy Slade (Wilson; Hard Candy, Watchmen) and decides to go visit her hometown for a bit to win him back as her life spirals out of control. Once there she befriends Matt (Oswalt; Big Fan), a guy who was beaten and crippled by the popular kids in high school and who also harbors a crush on her.
The Sitter is about Noah (Hill; Moneyball, Superbad), a college dropout who gets wrangled into babysitting for 3 eccentric kids when he wants to go to a party with his “girlfriend” (Graynor; Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist). Being a horrible babysitter he goes to buy some cocaine for his girlfriend and this sets off a series of events that leave him and the kids on the run from various characters in New York City.
A Good Old Fashioned Orgy is about a group of friends who are entering their 30′s who have been friends since high school. During the summer they head out to one of the group’s (Sudeikis; Hall Pass) parents house in the Hamptons and throw massive themed parties. They learn though that the house is up for sale and this will be their last summer to party like this before losing the house and also having life tear the group apart. It’s decided that the final party will just be the core group and will be an orgy.
Conan O’Brien Can’t Stop is a documentary following the late night host as he decides to quit The Tonight Show and sets out on a nationwide tour with his old late night band while he’s legally prohibited from being on television due to his deal with NBC. This documentary shows the man at a low point in his life warts and all and really how he can’t stop.
Our Idiot Brother is about Ned (Rudd; Wet Hot American Summer, Anchorman) who after a bizarre, and extremely funny, incident is sent to prison. Upon getting out he learns his long time girlfriend has moved on and starts getting shuffled between staying with each of his 3 sisters. Each sister (Banks, Deschanel & Mortimer) are having problems of their own and the very trusting and naive Ned winds up getting blamed for all of them.
Yell At Me From Your Car is the debut solo EP from actress/comedian/singer Riki Lindhome, half of site favorites Garfunkel & Oates. Riki’s done a lot of great stuff in her career. I love a lot of her acting roles, and she has a new podcast on Nerdist called “Making It with Riki Lindhome” where people who have “made it” tell how it’s happened to them for aspiring actors, writers, comedians, etc. But I can’t help but love the incredible stuff she’s done with Kate Miccuci in Garfunkel & Oates (hopefully coming to HBO soon).
Yell At Me From Your Car is made of of 5 tracks, some of which if you’ve visited her website or follow her on twitter you may have heard in a rough form before. But here they are all fleshed out and ready for your ear holes.
30 Minutes or Less is about a pizza delivery guy (Eisenberg; Adventureland, The Social Network) who is taken hostage by 2 guys (McBride; Eastbound & Down & Swardson) and strapped with a bomb. Now he has a few hours to rob a bank for the kidnappers or the bomb will go off. He enlists help from his best friend (Ansari; Parks & Recreation) and goes about trying to save his life.
Crazy, Stupid, Love is a romantic dramady featuring a few interconnected stories of love. In one a man’s (Carell; Date Night) wife cheats on him and asks for a divorce and a playboy (Gosling; Drive) tries to teach him how to re-enter the single world. Meanwhile his son has a crush on the babysitter who has a crush on the dad. And then there’s the law student (Stone; Easy A) who thinks she’s ready to get engaged, but maybe things aren’t where she expects.