I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson

I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson is an American sketch comedy series co-created by Tim Robinson and Zach Kanin, with Robinson also starring.[1][2][3] The series began airing on Netflix on April 23, 2019.[4]

I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson
GenreSketch comedy
Created by
StarringTim Robinson
Opening theme"Big Flame (Is Gonna Break My Heart In Two)" by Doris Wilson
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes12
Production
Executive producers
ProducerJay Patumanoan
Running time16–18 minutes
Production companies
  • Lonely Island Classics
  • Irony Point
  • Zanin Corp
Release
Original networkNetflix
Original releaseApril 23, 2019 (2019-04-23) –
present

Synopsis

Most of the sketches revolve around someone making an embarrassing mistake in a social or professional setting and, rather than admitting to it, stubbornly attempting to save face and demand that they are in the right and that everybody else is wrong. The series leans heavily on surreal and awkward humor, with some elements of toilet humor.

Production

The series is executively produced by Robinson and Kanin alongside Lonely Island members Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer, and Jorma Taccone. Guest stars include Vanessa Bayer, Kate Berlant, Will Forte, Patti Harrison, Tim Heidecker, Conner O'Malley, Bob Odenkirk, Sam Richardson, Julia Butters, Andy Samberg, Cecily Strong, Brandon Wardell, Paul Walter Hauser, Fred Willard, and Steven Yeun. The show's first season premiered on April 23, 2019. It was renewed for a second season, but production was delayed owing to the COVID-19 pandemic; it was eventually released on July 6, 2021.[5]

Episodes
SeasonEpisodesOriginally released
16April 23, 2019 (2019-04-23)
26July 6, 2021 (2021-07-06)

Season 1 (2019)
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
11"Has This Ever Happened to You?"Akiva Schaffer & Alice MathiasTim Robinson, Zach Kanin, John SolomonApril 23, 2019 (2019-04-23)
An awkward exit at a job interview. A very specific legal problem. Things get ugly at the "Baby of the Year" contest. A gift receipt causes stress. Guest stars: Sam Richardson, Vanessa Bayer, Steven Yeun.
22"Thanks For Thinking They Are Cool"Akiva Schaffer & Alice MathiasTim Robinson, Zach Kanin, John Solomon, Jeremy BeilerApril 23, 2019 (2019-04-23)
A nifty new tug-friendly t-shirt. The prank doesn't go so well. An airline passenger gets creepy. Guest star: Will Forte.
33"It's the Cigars You Smoke That Are Going to Give You Cancer"Akiva Schaffer & Alice MathiasTim Robinson, Zach Kanin, John SolomonApril 23, 2019 (2019-04-23)
A magic show opens up a marital rift. Interesting ideas at a car design brainstorm. A fill-in organist at a funeral. A very esoteric charades player. Guest stars: Fred Willard, Cecily Strong, Tim Heidecker.
44"Oh Crap, A Bunch More Bad Stuff Just Happened"Akiva Schaffer & Alice MathiasTim Robinson, Zach Kanin, John SolomonApril 23, 2019 (2019-04-23)
A service dog gets super friendly. Ebenezer Scrooge and Ghost of Christmas way-future. A man takes a bumper sticker way too literally. Guest star: Sam Richardson
55"I'm Wearing One of Their Belts Right Now"Akiva Schaffer & Alice MathiasTim Robinson, Zach Kanin, John SolomonApril 23, 2019 (2019-04-23)
A hot dog-shaped car crash. A co-worker latches on to an expression. Music studio riffing goes awry. An excuse for tardiness spirals out of control.
66"We Used to Watch This at My Old Work"Akiva Schaffer & Alice MathiasTim Robinson, Zach Kanin, John SolomonApril 23, 2019 (2019-04-23)
A solution to equine-related emasculation. A problematic game show mascot. Baby shower planning gets heated. A weird place to hold an intervention. Guest stars: Andy Samberg, Kate Berlant.

Season 2 (2021)
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
71"They said that to me at a dinner."Alice Mathias, Zach Kanin, Akiva Schaffer, Jeffrey MaxTim Robinson, Zach Kanin, John Solomon, Patti Harrison, Brooks WheelanJuly 6, 2021 (2021-07-06)
An unplanned meeting leads to lunchtime chaos. A prank show goes awry at the mall. The "Little Buff Boys" competition. A ghost tour guest goes too far. Guest star: Sam Richardson.
82"They have a cake shop there Susan where the cakes just look stunning."Alice Mathias, Mike DivaTim Robinson, Zach Kanin, John SolomonJuly 6, 2021 (2021-07-06)
An office dispute over shirt patterns. A little lie about the ice cream store escalates quickly. A man suspects a baby is aware of his checkered past. Guest stars: Patti Harrison, Bob Odenkirk.
93"You sure about that? You sure about that that's why?"Alice Mathias, Zach Kanin, Akiva Schaffer, Zachary JohnsonTim Robinson, Zach Kanin, John Solomon, Patti HarrisonJuly 6, 2021 (2021-07-06)
A professor really regrets his dinner order. The Carber hot dog vacuum. Detective Crashmore. A hat has its day in court.
104"Everyone just needs to be more in the moment."Alice MathiasTim Robinson, Zach Kanin, John SolomonJuly 6, 2021 (2021-07-06)
An offhanded joke leaves a husband guilt-ridden. An attempt to ease tensions during a trip backfires. A pants-centric website with a specific purpose. Guest stars: Paul Walter Hauser, Conner O'Malley, Mike O'Brien, Lilan Bowden, Brody King.
115"Didn't you say there was gonna be five people at this table?"Alice Mathias, Zach KaninTim Robinson, Zach Kanin, John Solomon, Patti HarrisonJuly 6, 2021 (2021-07-06)
A novice driver in a parking lot. Defying the rules of credit card roulette. Celebrity impersonators get unruly. Date night at a cosmos-themed bar. Guest stars: John Early, Tim Heidecker.
126"I need a wet paper towel."Alice Mathias, Zach Kanin, Akiva SchafferTim Robinson, Zach Kanin, John Solomon, Patti Harrison, Mike O'BrienJuly 6, 2021 (2021-07-06)
A mistaken identity at work. The new "Tammy Craps" doll. Some interesting instructional videos during a driver's ed class. An attempted ear-piercing. Guest stars: Patti Harrison, Julia Butters.

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes, the first season holds a 96% approval rating with an average rating of 7.55 out of 10, based on 24 reviews. The website's critical consensus reads, "A gloriously absurd journey into the mind of Tim Robinson, I Think You Should Leave's bazaar of surreal skits breathes new life into the world of TV sketch-comedy."[6] On Metacritic, the series has an 86 out of 100 rating from 13 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim."[7]

On Rotten Tomatoes, the second season holds a 100% approval rating with an average rating of 8.73 out of 10, based on 23 reviews. The website's critical consensus reads, "A triumph of sketch comedy, I Think You Should Leave's sophomore season dives deeper into Tim Robinson and Zach Kanin's strange minds with manically delightful results."[8]

On IndieWire, Ben Travers described the series as "demented" and "outlandish", but ultimately "pretty great".[9] Fran Hoepfner of Vulture called the show "comedy perfection", writing that it is "silly, grotesque, loud, and absurd. What more could you want, really?"[10] In a less positive review, Joel Keller wrote in Decider that the series was "more miss than hit".[11]

In April 2021, Wired contributing editor Peter Rubin wrote that he had become obsessed with I Think You Should Leave, having watched the whole first season at least 100 times. He wrote that the show's sketches tend to revolve around "a character who is gloriously, spectacularly wrong—yet refuses to budge, lest they be humiliated by copping to their own wrongness", and that thus the show "isn't just a distillation of our personal insecurities, it's a condemnation of facade. It's an antidote, in other words, to the internet itself."[12]

References
  1. Han, Karen (April 24, 2019). "The best way to spend 15 minutes on Netflix: this SNL's alum new sketch show". Polygon. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
  2. Beck, Kellen. "'I Think You Should Leave' is Netflix's latest binge-worthy comedy". Mashable. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
  3. "Netflix's New Sketch Show, I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson, Is Brilliantly Weird and Uncomfortable". pastemagazine.com. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
  4. "'I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson' is stubbornly funny". The Daily Dot. April 24, 2019. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
  5. Thorne, Will (June 19, 2019). "'I Think You Should Leave With Tim Robinson' Renewed for Season 2 at Netflix". Retrieved September 23, 2019.
  6. "I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson: Season 1". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
  7. "I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson". Metacritic. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
  8. "I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson: Season 2". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
  9. Travers, Ben (April 23, 2019). "'I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson' Review: Netflix's Demented Sketch Show Is Pretty Great". IndieWire. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
  10. Hoepfner, Fran. "Tim Robinson's Netflix Sketch Show Is Comedy Perfection". Vulture. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
  11. Keller, Joel (April 23, 2019). "Stream It Or Skip It: 'I Think You Should Leave With Tim Robinson' On Netflix, A Weird Sketch Show By The Former 'SNL'er". Decider. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
  12. Rubin, Peter (April 23, 2021). "I Think You Should Leave Was Right About Everything". Wired.
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