Tim Robinson is Awesome

Before I sit down to watch season 2 of "I Think You Should Leave", which I am going to do after I write this, I want to talk about how great Tim Robinson is.

He is the man. I was a fan of his when he was on "SNL". I still remember his Gary Busey impression and it makes me laugh very hard to this day. He was one of the first guys I saw on "SNL" that did oddball comedy. His humor was niche and I was on board with him right away. I do like the "weird" people on "SNL". Kyle Mooney is my current favorite cast member. I loved The Lonely Island guys before they were big. Norm McDonald is the best news anchor in my opinion. Tim Robinson fits right in there with all of those guys.

Then when he and Sam Richardson, another one of my favorite current actors, did "Detroiters" on Comedy Central, that was a home run. I adored that show. I wrote about its greatness a few times on the site. It was funny and original and so well written. It should have lasted much longer than the two seasons it got. That show was a hit.

Then two years ago we were graced with the beautiful mess that is "ITYSL". The first season of that show is one of the funniest things to ever be on TV. I have watched that first season at least half a dozen times. The episodes are only about 12 minutes long, but they pack in so many gut busting jokes along the way. I still constantly quote stuff from the first season. My wife, who has never seen the show, knows about some of the more popular jokes. I laugh every time I see a motorcycle on the street. My son always does a bottle flip, and if he flinches I tell him he has to marry his mother in law. He also likes to dab, and thinking of the guy from that skit dabbing makes me cackle. I call poop mud now. I want somebody to try and prank me with a whoopee cushion just so I can go into a tirade on how smelly my farts are. I laugh thinking about a guy fighting with a magician on stage after his wife berates him. I talk about Christmas coming early all the time now, and if no one gets the joke I act all annoyed and upset. I will give my kids a hard time if they eat all my fully loaded nachos I make at home. The show is endlessly quotable and forever memorable. I cannot wait for season two.

The fact that this show has caught on, that so many people adore it, shows the true genius of Tim Robinson and his writing partner Zach Kanin. They know good, quotable jokes. They know what their fans will love. They just get it. I was bummed when Robinson left "SNL" and when "Detroiters" wasn't picked up. But those were all stepping stones to the greatness Robinson had inside of him and he was able to put it out there on his own terms with his own team on "ITYSL". This show is right up there with the best stuff on TV. It is better than most major network comedies at the moment. I love "Always Sunny" and "Dave", but "ITYSL" makes me laugh much harder than both of those shows do. Robinson was given a real shot by Netflix, and he is cashing in in a major way. I cannot wait to see what they bring back and the new material they have for season 2. With Robinson at the helm I know it will be great. He is hilarious and so is "I Think You Should Leave".

Now it is time for me to devour season 2.

Ty

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