Based on 3 seasons, 18 episodes · through May 30, 2023
I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson is an absurdist sketch comedy show on Netflix. The series features short, fast-paced comedy pieces starring Tim Robinson alongside a talented cast of guest stars. Most sketches take place in everyday settings like modern offices, corporate meetings, family trips, or restaurants. The main conflict in almost every sketch involves a character who makes a massive social mistake, gets deeply embarrassed, and aggressively doubles down on their bizarre behavior instead of apologizing. The show has a very silly and surreal tone filled with loud yelling, physical comedy, and highly quoted catchphrases. There is essentially no modern activist messaging, political lecturing, or social-justice themes present in the show. The casting is highly diverse, featuring a wide range of ethnicities, body types, and identities, including a casual same-sex couple in one sketch, but these choices are kept completely incidental and are never used to make political statements.
Breakdown
These are the editorial factors and ratings behind our score for I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson.
Woke representation / casting
The show has a very diverse cast with people of many different races, ages, and body types. Trans comedian Patti Harrison and gay comedian John Early appear in prominent roles. One sketch in season one features a same-sex couple. None of these casting choices are used to push an activist message or lecture the audience. The characters are simply treated as normal people. Because of specific rules that require adding points for visible LGBTQ+ representation, this score is slightly elevated, though the show itself is completely non-political and avoids any diversity lecturing.
35%
Woke political dialogue
There is no activist, political, or social-justice dialogue in the show. The sketches focus entirely on silly situations, social anxiety, and absurd rants about mundane things.
0%
Identity-driven story themes
The show does not focus on modern identity politics, systemic privilege, or activist struggles. The storylines are about individuals behaving badly and making situations awkward. One sketch features a same-sex couple in a normal relationship, which is treated as a regular background detail rather than a political theme. Because of rules that require adding points for confirmed LGBTQ+ elements, a small score is given, but the story themes are not activist.
15%
Western institutional / cultural critique
The sketches poke fun at modern corporate offices, business culture, and social media trends. However, this is done through silly situational comedy rather than activist ideas. The show does not attack traditional Western institutions, Christianity, or social norms, and it does not use terms like whiteness or systemic oppression.
5%
Woke character or canon changes
Not relevant
0%
Anti-woke backlash and complaints
There is no notable anti-woke backlash or complaints targeting this show. Audiences of all political backgrounds enjoy the series because it stays out of the modern culture wars and does not push political messaging.
0%
Creator track record context
Creators Tim Robinson and Zach Kanin have clean track records with no political activism. The wider team of writers and producers is a mix. Some writers have zero scores. Others, like writer Patti Harrison and producers Daniel Powell and Alex Bach, have high scores due to their progressive work on other shows.
28%
Production
