Riki Lindhome is an Emmy-nominated songwriter, comedian, writer and actress. Riki is known for her catchy melodies and as one of the funniest, most masterful lyricists working today.
Riki’s wildly popular and groundbreaking comedy band, Garfunkel and Oates, has amassed over 80 million views on YouTube, has three albums that were #1 on the comedy charts, and is featured in the Comedy Hall of Fame.
She has written songs for TV shows including Big Bang Theory, Duncanville, Scrubs and recently wrote all the songs for the new Michelle Obama Netflix series Waffles and Mochi. She’s also written songs for animated movies, including Lego 2, The Addams Family and The Spongebob Movie. She was nominated for an Emmy for her song Frozen Lullaby.
Riki co-created and co-starred in two TV shows, Another Period on Comedy Central and Garfunkel and Oates on IFC. Her acting roles include Wednesday, Knives Out, The Wolf of Snow Hollow and the upcoming Blumhouse movie, They Listen.
Riki is one of the songwriters on Willy’s Candy Spectacular, a musical based on the disastrous Willy’s Chocolate Experience event in Glasgow. Along with this, Riki’s solo musical, Dead Inside, will be premiering at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in August. Riki is also currently working on an upcoming Broadway musical based on a popular cult movie Drop Dead Gorgeous.