Garfunkel & Oates
IFC | Release Date: August 7, 2014
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
73
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 7 Critic Reviews
Positive:
7
Mixed:
0
Negative:
0
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
83
Entertainment WeeklyDanielle NussbaumAug 1, 2014
Season 1 Review: Rapid-fire zingers help ease the bumps of awkward sitcom patter, which will no doubt even out as the ladies find their rhythm. Read full review
80
The New York TimesMike HaleAug 6, 2014
Season 1 Review: They practice the comedy of female semi-empowerment, in which confidence (tending toward narcissism) and a still somewhat startling sexual frankness combine with old-fashioned insecurity and self-abasement, all of them generating laughs. Read full review
70
Under The RadarTom FenwickAug 7, 2014
Season 1 Review: While the pilot sets the series off to a rather slow start, once you warm to the unique pace and rhythms of their comic delivery, Garfunkel and Oates makes for an endearing half hour experience. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesRobert LloydAug 7, 2014
Season 1 Review: The first episode is the weakest of the three I've seen, with some good moments but too couched in the nominal premise of struggling performers trying to make it in show business. The sex humor feels similarly conventional. Things quickly improve, however, as the women get stranger and more idiosyncratic. Read full review
70
Pittsburgh Post-GazetteRob OwenAug 6, 2014
Season 1 Review: While the show doesn't have the cachet of, say, Marc Maron's series, it's a funny, entertaining comedy starring the offbeat comedy-folk duo of Riki Lindhome and Kate Micucci. Read full review
70
Denver PostJoanne OstrowAug 1, 2014
Season 1 Review: G&O feels less serious of intent, less urban or urbane than “Broad City.” But fun. Read full review
67
The A.V. ClubCaroline FramkeAug 7, 2014
Season 1 Review: They found a way to marry the innate cuteness of their wide-eyed unison singing with frank lyrics to hilarious effect. When the show figures out how to do the same, it will be a force to be reckoned with, but as it stands now, it’s more confused than anything else. Read full review
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