Riki Lindhome
Riki Lindhome
Erika "Riki" Lindhomeis an American actress, comedian and musician. She is best known for roles in television shows including Garfunkel and Oates, Gilmore Girls, House, The Big Bang Theory and United States of Tara, and for the comedy music duo Garfunkel and Oates, which she formed with Kate Micucci. She hosts the Nerdist podcast Making It. She currently stars alongside Natasha Leggero in the Comedy Central series Another Period...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actress
Date of Birth5 March 1979
CountryUnited States of America
Most of my friends who got shows right away are still just doing shows, and they have no need to create.
I worked at a McDonald's inside a Walmart. It wasn't even a real McDonald's.
I feel like I'd be good at 'Password.' Or 'Pyramid.'
We love super-silly moments, funny moments, serious moments, weird moments.
That's the dating world. You just keep losing. Everyone does.
The biggest trap that all performers and writers find is that when something really crazy, really bad happens, your mind immediately goes to, 'Can I write about this?' - which is good and bad.
It's great to get to make something in your own voice.
The only autograph I ever got, which I do not have anymore, was Matthew Fox when he was on 'Party Of Five.' I was in high school, and he came to our local amusement park, and I stood in line and got an autograph.
Sometimes I find myself in this super-raw place onstage where I'm like, 'Maybe that's not the best thing. Maybe I need to shut down a little.'
Recording is just a lengthy process, so to have to record before every professional video, that's where a real time drain comes in.
I think my parents wanted me to be whatever I wanted to be. But I do remember them - when I first moved out to L.A. - sending me applications to grad school for teaching.
Beige curtains... there's nothing wrong with them. You're not like, 'Ew, gross! Beige curtains!' You just don't notice them either way. They're just, like, fine.
If you believe in what you're doing, you should just do it. You'll keep getting better.
If you text someone, and you just get an emoticon back, it's over.