Riki Lindhome: "Garfunkel and Oates: Trying to be Special" | Talks at Google

Actress/showrunner/writer/director Riki Lindhome came to Google NYC to discuss Garfunkel and Oates' first ever comedy special, “Trying to be Special," out on Vimeo on May 5th, 2016. Watch here:
Riki is one half of the comedy-folk duo, Garfunkel and Oates, with fellow comedienne Kate Micucci. She is also the co-creator, EP, writer and star of Comedy Central’s “Another Period.”
Garfunkel and Oates, named after “two famous rock-and roll second bananas,” will be premiered “Trying to be Special” is directed by Riki and follows her and Kate as they host a live fundraiser in Seattle in the hopes of raising enough money to make their own comedy special. As a duo, the two have released six comedy albums, starred in an IFC series, had over 16 million YouTube hits, performed at The Tonight Show, Conan, Bonoroo and the Independent Spirit Awards as well as written original songs for features films like “SpongeBob SquarePants” and TV shows like “The Big Bang Theory.”
Moderated by Cliff Lungaretti.