50 Fun Facts About I Think You Should Leave

Who co-created I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson?

Robinson and Kanin met as writers on Saturday Night Live and previously made Detroiters together.

On which streaming service did I Think You Should Leave premiere in 2019?

The first season landed on April 23, 2019.

Which comedy trio serve as executive producers on the series?

Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone; Schaffer also co-directs most episodes.

Which director co-directed most episodes with Akiva Schaffer and called it 'unhinged'?

An episode she directed, 'Has This Ever Happened to You?', made IndieWire's best TV episodes of 2019.

Season two's release was delayed by what?

It was renewed in June 2019 but didn't arrive until July 6, 2021.

In which year did season three premiere?

Netflix announced the renewal in May 2022; the six episodes arrived on May 30, 2023.

Which Primetime Emmy did Tim Robinson win in both 2022 and 2023 for the show?

The show itself won Outstanding Short Form Comedy, Drama or Variety Series in 2023.

On which series did Tim Robinson unusually move from cast member to staff writer?

He was only the second cast member ever, after Brian Doyle-Murray, to make that switch.

Which Comedy Central sitcom did Robinson and Sam Richardson co-create before I Think You Should Leave?

They play struggling ad men making local TV commercials in their real hometown.

Which US city is Tim Robinson from?

He got his start at the Second City's branch there before joining Second City Chicago.

The Season 1 sketch 'Focus Group' made a star of which octogenarian actor?

He is Focus Group Man #1, the one with strong opinions about steering wheels and his son-in-law.

The Season 1 'Focus Group' sketch is about a panel discussing what product?

One panelist has a very good idea: a steering wheel that doesn't fly off while you're driving.

In the Season 1 sketch 'Brooks Brothers', what kind of vehicle has crashed into the store?

The man in the hot dog suit insists 'we're all trying to find the guy who did this'.

TC Tuggers, advertised in the sketch 'River Mountain High', is a shirt with what unique feature?

The commercials interrupt a fake high-school drama that the shirt sponsors.

In the Season 1 sketch 'Gift Receipt', what does the gift-giver do after asking for his receipt back?

He then insists the gift cost far more than it actually did.

The Season 1 sketch 'Baby of the Year' is about what kind of competition?

The audience turns viciously on a baby named Bart Harley Jarvis.

Which jazz legend receives a lifetime achievement award in a Season 1 sketch?

The presenter's tribute goes badly off the rails.

In the Season 1 sketch 'Traffic', what triggers the road incident?

It ends with a eulogy for the concept of 'Friday Night'.

What is 'Chunky' in the Season 1 sketch of that name?

He steals the spotlight from the actual contestants.

Which actor plays the music executive in the sketch 'The Day Robert Palins Murdered Me'?

The sketch became one of the series' most recognised, and it's a musical.

Which Season 1 sketch features an office thanking a certain visitor from the North Pole?

Season one's Santa is a coworker who is definitely not the real thing.

Which sketch closes Season 1 with an intervention?

The intervention is staged in a house that has, let's say, seen some parties.

Coffin Flop, the show of real people falling out of coffins, airs on which fictional channel?

The channel head protests Spectrum dropping his channel.

Karl Havoc hosts what kind of programme in a Season 2 sketch?

His prosthetics go awry and he decides he doesn't even want to be around anymore.

What does the store Dan Flashes sell?

The more complicated the pattern, the more it costs, and rightfully so.

In the Season 2 sketch 'Baby Cries', the man holding a crying baby is trying to enjoy what?

His past involves sloppy steaks at Truffoni's, and he's determined to change.

Who plays the man who suspects a baby is aware of his checkered past in Season 2?

Odenkirk delivers the pitch for sloppy steaks with a creepy wink.

Detective Crashmore, star of the fake action film trailer, is played in-universe by whom?

Biff Wiff played the profane Santa; the sketch launched his late-life career.

Which real film does Biff Wiff appear in after his breakout as Santa on the show?

He played Rick, and later Steve in the reality-hoax sitcom Jury Duty.

The 'H.D. Vac' is a vacuum designed to suck what out of a person?

The commercial spokesman speaks from personal experience.

Which Season 2 sketch features Tim Robinson's character caught in a lie about an ice cream store?

A neighbouring diner keeps chiming in with a wink.

Which comedian appears in the Season 2 sketch 'Credit Card Roulette' at Del Frisco's Double Eagle?

Hal starts the roulette; things do not go by the rules.

Which pro wrestler played the crazed wrestler Mike 'The Rock' Davis in Season 2?

Robinson is a lifelong wrestling fan and regularly casts wrestlers in cameos.

The Season 2 sketch 'Tammy Craps' is about what?

The kids do not love it.

The Season 2 sketch 'Friend's Weekend' features a trip in which not everyone enjoys which film?

An attempt to ease tensions backfires spectacularly.

Which Season 2 sketch centres on a website with a very specific purpose involving trousers?

The pants, it turns out, come in handy.

In the Season 3 sketch 'Designated Driver', who offers help to people who've had too much to drink?

He offers the ride home with a crooner's flair, which is not quite what the passengers wanted.

Which company sells a more advanced pet door in Season 3?

The Darmine Doggy Door keeps out more than just raccoons.

In the Season 3 sketch 'Drive Thru', how many of everything does the customer figure out how to order?

55 burgers, 55 fries, 55 tacos, 55 pies... and so on.

Which Season 3 sketch is set at Club Aqua and involves an implanted tracker?

A cardiac event leads a contractor to implant the tracker.

Which entrepreneur's romantic venue is overtaken by wrestlers in Season 3?

Wrestlers Ryan Nemeth, Erick Redbeard and J. R. Kratos are among the guest stars in that episode.

Which Season 3 sketch involves 'shirt brothers' at a school concert?

Biff Wiff returned for it after his Santa Claus turn.

Which real reality-TV host appears in the Season 3 sketch 'Sitcom Taping'?

A man's limo-related dating trauma resurfaces at a live taping.

The show's 2024 national live tour opened at which New York venue?

It closed a month later at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles, with guests including Paul Rudd and Seth Meyers.

Which A24 dark comedy starring Tim Robinson premiered at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival?

Andrew DeYoung's feature debut got a limited release in May 2025 before going wide two weeks later.

What is the title of the HBO comedy thriller Robinson and Zach Kanin launched in October 2025?

Akiva Schaffer said the pair had written new I Think You Should Leave sketches but had to finish the HBO season first.

As of 2025, what approval rating did season two hold on Rotten Tomatoes?

Seasons one and three both stood at 96%, and Metacritic gave season two an 87 out of 100.

In which 2022 first-person shooter did Robinson voice Creature, a talking grenade launcher?

Robinson has also voiced and appeared in a run of cameos for pro wrestlers, a lifelong obsession of his.

At which Los Angeles venue did the 2024 I Think You Should Leave live tour come to an end?

Guests along the way included Seth Meyers, Paul Rudd and Sam Richardson, and the shows featured mostly unaired sketches.

Which production company, run by Alex Bach and Daniel Powell, executive produces the show?

They share the credit with Robinson, Kanin and the three members of The Lonely Island.