I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson - Season 2

[Bobloblawslawbomb]

Released on July 6th. Santa brought it early!

Massively looking forward to this. First season was fantastic, hopefully see more Connor O'Malley and Sam Richardson involved as well.

[up_the_hampipe]

Oh, excellent! Wasn't sure there'd even be more of this. It got such a ferocious following, clearly there was a hunger for something like this.

[Claude the Racecar Driving Rockstar Super Sleuth]

Just as long as there's no more of that Bart Harley Jarvis.

[wooders1978]

Brilliant  - felt this was a bit underrated, at least over on these fair shores - got a week off the following week, I sense a binge coming on (fuck sunshine)

[selectivememory]

Loved the first season of this. A bit patchy, but so zippy that even if there was a dud, there was always another hilarious sketch just around the corner.

[up_the_hampipe]

Just as long as there's no more of that Bart Harley Jarvis.

I heard he got pancaked by a drunk dump truck driver.

[Bobloblawslawbomb]

Bumping this, new series released tomorrow. Legitimately excited, really hope it can at least match the brilliance of the first series.

Not sure if everyone is aware of the unofficial pre-ITYSL 'pilot' Tim Robinson did for Netflix as part of the otherwise forgettable series 'The Characters'. Strongly recommend, 6 flawless sketches that could easily sit in the ITYSL universe. The opening 'Sammy Paradise' sketch is one of the hardest I've ever laughed.

[Icehaven]

Brilliant  - felt this was a bit underrated, at least over on these fair shores - got a week off the following week, I sense a binge coming on (fuck sunshine)

If it's anything like the first one the entire series will be about an hour and a half long.

[Bobloblawslawbomb]

If it's anything like the first one the entire series will be about an hour and a half long.

Yeah I really hope the extended break between series means we get more than 6 x 15 mins this time.

[Enrico Palazzo]

Bumping this, new series released tomorrow. Legitimately excited, really hope it can at least match the brilliance of the first series.

Not sure if everyone is aware of the unofficial pre-ITYSL 'pilot' Tim Robinson did for Netflix as part of the otherwise forgettable series 'The Characters'. Strongly recommend, 6 flawless sketches that could easily sit in the ITYSL universe. The opening 'Sammy Paradise' sketch is one of the hardest I've ever laughed.

Ah man, that episode was a joy. Watched it over and over.

[thundarrshirt]

Showed a characteristic amount of self-control and watched the whole thing in one go. Was worried that, with the first season apparently being made up in part of Robinson's rejected SNL sketches, the well would be dry for the second go-around. Shouldn't have worried!

[earl_sleek]

Bumping this, new series released tomorrow. Legitimately excited, really hope it can at least match the brilliance of the first series.

Not sure if everyone is aware of the unofficial pre-ITYSL 'pilot' Tim Robinson did for Netflix as part of the otherwise forgettable series 'The Characters'. Strongly recommend, 6 flawless sketches that could easily sit in the ITYSL universe. The opening 'Sammy Paradise' sketch is one of the hardest I've ever laughed.

I thought Lauren Lapkus' episode of The Characters was pretty good. Robinson's episode is excellent though, and I second the recommendation for ITYSL fans who haven't seen it.

[Pseudopath]

Only 4 minutes in and already choking with laughter at Coffin Flop. Amazing.

[wooders1978]

If it's anything like the first one the entire series will be about an hour and a half long.

That is true and fair criticism

Anyway, on 'flix now !

[Petey Pate]

Some very funny moments here and there but on the whole I thought this was weaker than the first season.  Too many of the sketches follow the same formula of over the top reactions (usually with shouting which comes out of nowhere) to awkward social situations which makes the style of humour feel repetitive very quickly.  Also the sketches rarely have any kind of pay off, they just end.  This wouldn't be a problem if the sketches were creatively connected or thematically linked (e.g. Monty Python or Mr Show), or if the material was weirder and more rapid fire (e.g. Tim and Eric or Eric Andre). Here the format is rigid - sketch, interlude, sketch, interlude - so the lack of punchlines or resolutions is glaring.

The highlight was the courtroom sketch which put an different spin on what would have been a typical ITYSL sketch.  I wish there had been more subversion like that overall.

[Claude the Racecar Driving Rockstar Super Sleuth]

Sadly, I have to agree with Petey Pate. I watched the first series again just last week and it had me creased up, with a frequency that this one just didn't match. This felt like 90% awkward/shouty sketches, whereas the first series had a much greater variety of tones and ideas.

The Buff Boys sketch was a pale retread of the brilliant Baby of the Year one. It's easy to assume that they must have been a bit desperate for material.

[thugler]

First one was a bit better. But still had a few great moments. Best sketch/reprise was the thing about the shirt store. The pay off was glorious.

[Bobloblawslawbomb]

Had incredibly high hopes and I wasn't disappointed. Standard is still incredibly high throughout.

Coffin flops, water steaks, professor eating the burger, detective crashmore, calico cut pants all floored me.

[ASFTSN]

Why is the Dan Flashes shirts stuff so funny to me? Dumb as fuck, but highly enjoyable. Still a mixed bag but enjoying it.

[Dr Rock]

Binged it one go. Great stuff.

Plus points, the woman I love is in it (Patti Harrison, she had the dirty tables)

[selectivememory]

Bob Odenkirk was great in his brief appearance.

Good stuff on the whole. It is patchy, and I do see what people are saying about it being a bit formulaic once you're familiar with his style, as I found I enjoyed it less as the season went on. But when the sketches hit it's one of the few things that can make me really lose myself laughing. Coffin Flop, ffs.

[Fry]

Really enjoying this season, have a couple left to go. Gotta say though, I am glad I didn't rewatch the first season before this. Like lots of people mentioned up thread, it is a little formulaic. However, its buoyed by consistently fantastic performances throughout by pretty much every actor. Every episode has at least a couple of lines you can't help but keep repeating in Tim's strange way, with its odd emphasis and random changes in volume. Brilliant.

The name of the show is really quite apt considering so many episodes feature sketches where someone at a party or work is having some weird breakdown and drawing attention to themselves.

[Icehaven]

Another vote for coffin flops here, that had me in bits.
Thoroughly enjoyed it overall, agree it's bit patchy although I partly put that down to my own dislike of potentially good ideas being wasted by being based around fart/poo jokes, but that's just my personal taste. The hits are more than good enough to make up for the misses.
It's still weird to me that it's so short. I mean the criticisms that it's formulaic or rehashing the first series are kind of true, it's almost as if more standard series of 6 half hour episodes has been split in two, which isn't a problem as far as I'm concerned but I think it might start to get a bit tired after a few more series.

[Dusty Substance]

Just watched the first two episodes of the new season. Lots to love and it served as a decent reminder of how much I loved the first season. Coffin Flops was a definite highlight and I really liked the ghost tour, too.

If it's anything like the first one the entire series will be about an hour and a half long.

This is the only problem. Sure, sometimes less is more but the first two episodes total 33 minutes and I'm already a third of the way through the entire season. Gonna take a break and watch two a night over the next couple of nights. Don't want to burn through the entire season in one night like last time.

[g0m]

Binged it one go. Great stuff.

Plus points, the woman I love is in it (Patti Harrison, she had the dirty tables)

and she can't stop having wine

[ASFTSN]

I reckon Tim Robinson's got a sort of Limmy-esque gift of making material that would seem whacky or poor on paper work by having great command of two or three clownish sort-of-characters, and really funny cadence/physical comedy. Most of the sketches that don't have him in don't work for me (the one with Tim Heidecker in the space restaurant was bad, and I really like TH) and stuff that's completely paper thin nonsense that DOES feature Robinson has had me proper belly laughing (

Spoiler alert

The Blues Brothers

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party saving technique)

[steveh]

Despite some really funny bits, as the second season went on there were times I felt oh no, yet another sketch in which a man pushes a situation beyond the normal limits and then after some awkwardness and shouting things just peter out.

[Icehaven]

I reckon Tim Robinson's got a sort of Limmy-esque gift of making material that would seem whacky or poor on paper work by having great command of two or three clownish sort-of-characters, and really funny cadence/physical comedy. Most of the sketches that don't have him in don't work for me (the one with Tim Heidecker in the space restaurant was bad, and I really like TH) and stuff that's completely paper thin nonsense that DOES feature Robinson has had me proper belly laughing (

Spoiler alert

The Blues Brothers

[close]

party saving technique)

Yes the Blues Brothers bit was fucking brilliant, and you're absolutely right, it had to be him doing it.

[ASFTSN]

Minor observation and probably mentioned in series 1 discussion but the little interlude animation sections are really aesthetically pleasing.

[Retinend]

Posting to remind myself to watch this.