Garfunkel And Oates Doesn T Hit The Right Notes

• Kate Micucci and Riki Lindhome are Garfunkel and Oates.

As a musical act, Garfunkel and Oates (Riki Lindhome and Kate Micucci) have cornered a special type of comedy. They write catchy songs with smart, funny lyrics, and can say the most vulgar things while still appearing cute as buttons. Their YouTube videos, which started simple—the duo would sit on a couch and sing about things like being 29 versus being 31 and giving hand jobs—eventually became blown-out, MTV-style music videos for songs like “This Party Took a Turn for the Douche” and “The Loophole.” The women were entertaining in both the simplest and most outrageous settings, so I was confident in their ability to carry their own series, which premieres tomorrow night on IFC. I was disappointed to walk away entirely underwhelmed.

Garfunkel and Oates, IFC, Thursdays at 9 PM (premieres 8/7).