Diving Into I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson

Netflix’s irreverent sketch comedy show I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson offers offbeat laughs to comedy fans looking outside the box for their entertainment. Robinson, a former Saturday Night Live writer, uses the freedom afforded to him by Netflix to create a strange little sketch show perfect for people who like their comedy with an absurdist edge. 

Featuring the occasional cameo from SNL stars like Vanessa Bayer, Cecily Strong, Will Forte, and Andy Samberg, along with indie comedians like Patti Harrison, Kate Berlant, and Tim Heidecker, I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson has been hailed as a triumph by critics. The surreal sketch has earned not only a 98% Fresh Score on Rotten Tomatoes, but also a faithful following that’s on pins and needles waiting for a second season. 

As the sophomore set of I Think You Should Leave gears up, Ranker Insights is taking a good, hard look into the fan base, using our data to find particular patterns and similar interests across the audience.

The second season of the sketch comedy premiered on July 6, 2021.  

I Think You Should Leave on Ranker

I Think You Should Leave holds the #1 position on our list of The Best New Comedy TV Shows Of 2019 (6.3K votes) on Ranker, the year the series premiered. Tim Robinson’s sketch show beat out the campy vamp comedy What We Do in the Shadows, Hulu’s original comedy series PEN15, and Netflix’s coming-of-age hit Sex Education to graduate first in the comedy class of 2019. The series also ranks at #31 on The Best Netflix Original Comedy Shows (5K votes). The absurdist comedy show also boasts an impressive ranking on the large and prestigious list The Best TV Comedies Of The 2010s (6.7K votes).

• #1 The Best New Comedy TV Shows Of 2019 (6.3K votes)

• #6 Most Anticipated TV Shows Coming to Netflix in 2021 (107 votes)

• #30 The Best Netflix Original Comedy Shows (5K votes)

• #34  The Funniest TV Shows In 2019 (13K votes)

• #66 The Best TV Comedies of the 2010s (6.7K votes)

Who’s Watching I Think You Should Leave?

Despite an abbreviated season of only six episodes (each with a short runtime of around 15 minutes), fans of I Think You Should Leave are pretty ardent and loyal, including a handful of critics who think the show is one of the very best comedies currently streaming. We used Ranker Insights to find out more about who exactly is streaming the show, and who is most likely to binge-watch its second outing. 

SKETCH COMEDY FANS

A big portion of I Think You Should Leave fans tend to enjoy more sketch-driven and anthology series rather than character-driven, traditional sitcoms. 

Fans of I Think You Should Leave are 8X more likely to check out the webseries-turned-TV-series Drunk History, which enlists famous actors and comedians to act out bite-size stories of true historical events, as told by an extremely drunk person. The ITYSL fan base is also 7X more likely than the average TV fan to check out IFC’s Portlandia, a sketch show featuring funny misfit characters brought to life by creators Carrie Brownstein and Fred Armisen. Finally, fans of I Think You should Leave are a whopping 10X more likely to watch the truly insane talk/sketch extravaganza The Eric Andre Show.

These viewers love I Think You Should Leave AND… Drunk History, Portlandia, Key & Peele

ABSURDIST TV

People who tune in to I Think You Should Leave also tend to enjoy other shows with surreal and/or bizarre senses of humor, such as FX’s What We Do in the Shadows, a comedy about modern-day vampires living in Staten Island that fans of I Think You Should Leave are 9X more likely to watch. 

Other shows that might draw the attention of ITYSL’s audience include BoJack Horseman, the popular dramedy about anthropomorphic animals in the entertainment industry. They’re also drawn to Rick and Morty, which centers on a curmudgeon scientist and his hapless grandson as they jump from one sci-fi adventure to the next. Robinson’s audience is 9X more likely to watch these absurdist escapes that are celebrated not just for outlandish humor, but also for strong, smart storytelling.

These viewers love I Think You Should Leave AND… What We Do in the Shadows, BoJack Horseman, Rick and Morty

MILLENNIALS

Many people who appreciate the comedy antics of I Think You Should Leave also seem to enjoy comedies with young casts, creators, and writers. For example, people who watch I Think You Should Leave are 8X more likely to watch Comedy Central’s classic sitcom Workaholics, the story of a “friendship family” as they try to find themselves after college. 

Fans are also 10X more likely to watch PEN15, the heartfelt Hulu coming-of-age comedy about growing up in the 2000s, which has major nostalgia-based appeal for millennial and Gen Z viewers. They’re 9X more likely to upvote the Comedy Central show The Other Two, a show about millennial creatives struggling to cope with the success of their Zoomer younger brother. Finally, I Think You Should Leave fans are 8X more likely to love The Sopranos, the HBO crime drama that was a phenomenon in the 1990s and 2000s, but is having a renaissance among younger TV viewers who weren’t old enough to enjoy it the first time around.

These viewers love I Think You Should Leave AND… Workaholics, Broad City, Silicon Valley, The Sopranos

These stories are crafted using Ranker Insights, which takes over one billion votes cast on Ranker.com and converts them into actionable psychographics about pop culture fans across the world. To learn more about how our Ranker Insights can be customized to serve your business needs, visit insights.ranker.com, or email us at insights@ranker.com.

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