I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson
I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson is an American sketch comedy television series created by Tim Robinson and Zach Kanin, with Robinson also starring in most of the sketches. The first season premiered on Netflix on April 23, 2019, while the second season was released on July 6, 2021. The series was renewed for a third season in May 2022, which premiered on May 30, 2023.
I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson
Tim Robinson
"Big Flame (Is Gonna Break My Heart In Two)" by Doris Wilson
United States
English
3
18
- Zach Kanin
- Tim Robinson
- Andy Samberg
- Akiva Schaffer
- Jorma Taccone
- Becky Sloviter
- Alex Bach
- Daniel Powell
Jay Patumanoan
16–18 minutes
- Lonely Island Classics
- Irony Point
- Zanin Corp
April 23, 2019 –
present
Synopsis[edit]
Many of the sketches revolve around someone making an embarrassing mistake in a social or professional setting, then refusing to admit to it and instead stubbornly attempting to convince everyone that they are right and the people around them are wrong.[1] The series leans heavily on cringe comedy,[2][3] with elements of surreal humor.[4][5]
Production[edit]
The series is executive produced by Robinson and Kanin alongside Lonely Island members Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone as well as Alex Bach and Daniel Powell of Irony Point. Guest stars across all three seasons include Sam Richardson, Patti Harrison, Conner O'Malley and Tim Heidecker alongside Samberg, Fred Armisen, Vanessa Bayer, Beck Bennett, Kate Berlant, Julia Butters, Ayo Edebiri, Will Forte, Paul Walter Hauser, Bob Odenkirk, Cecily Strong, Jason Schwartzman, Brandon Wardell, Fred Willard and Steven Yeun. The first season premiered on April 23, 2019.[6]
After the release of the first season, the series was renewed for a second season on June 19, 2019. Production on the second season was delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic. It was eventually released on July 6, 2021.[7] The series was renewed for a third season on May 6, 2022,[8] which premiered on May 30, 2023.[9]
Reception[edit]
Critical response[edit]
On Rotten Tomatoes, the first season holds a 96% approval rating with an average rating of 7.6 out of 10, based on 25 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."[11] On Metacritic, the first season has a 72 out of 100 rating from 4 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[12]
Ben Travers of IndieWire described the series as "demented" and "outlandish", but ultimately "pretty great".[13] Fran Hoepfner of Vulture called the show "comedy perfection", writing that it is "silly, grotesque, loud, and absurd. What more could you want, really?"[14] In a less positive review, Joel Keller wrote in Decider that the series was "more miss than hit".[15] 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."[16]
On Rotten Tomatoes, the second season holds a 100% approval rating with an average rating of 8.8 out of 10, based on 30 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."[17] On Metacritic, the second season has an 87 out of 100 rating from 11 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[18]
On Rotten Tomatoes, the third season holds a 96% approval rating with an average rating of 8.1 out of 10, based on 24 reviews. The website's critical consensus reads, "Now that I Think You Should Leave's rhythms have become a recognizable pattern, some of these sketches CAN'T hit, but most of them still CAN hit – and indeed they do, with quotable hilarity."[19] On Metacritic, the third season has an 82 out of 100 rating from 8 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[20]
Live tour[edit]
In 2024, it was announced that the series would go on a national live tour - starting at the Beacon Theatre in New York in April 2024. Co-creator Zach Kanin will be joining, along with other guests yet to be announced.[33]