It’s my favorite way to initiate people into the show because that particular sketch just slays me. Mike Flanagan: The sketch it references, “The Bones Are Their Money,” I would play for the cast, and in the writer’s room for The Fall of the House of Usher. Miranda Tsang: From what I saw on the Twitter thread, this all started with artist Daniel Danger’s poster for The Haunting of Skeleton Town, which you later re-posted. I find more to love about it every time I watch.” Now, as Flanagan reckons with the surreal possibility of partnering with Robinson and Kanin on an actual The Haunting of Skeleton Town sketch, he nerded out with Queue’s Miranda Tsang about I Think You Should Leave, from favorite bits to the joys of fandom: “I’m not exaggerating when I say it is my favorite sketch comedy show ever. “This show is very smart about the rhythm the sense of timing is surgical.” “Other sketch comedy vehicles will try to hang out in a sketch long past its expiration point,” reflects Flanagan. The show features a who’s who of comedic talent - Will Forte, Kate Berlant, John Early, Bob Odenkirk, Patti Harrison, Tim Heidecker, and Sam Richardson - injecting new life into the sketch comedy format. Created by Tim Robinson and Zach Kanin, who’ve previously collaborated on Detroiters and SNL, and co-produced by the Emmy-winning The Lonely Island team, I Think You Should Leave has garnered significant critical acclaim and spawned countless memes and homages.
“I’ve watched both seasons six times apiece at this point.”įlanagan’s not the only one. “That sketch is my favorite,” says Flanagan, who describes himself as an I Think You Should Leave superfan. Channeling music icon Johnny Cash - whose own experiences informed the bit - the singer, played by Rhys Coiro, launches into a rockabilly tune about “the day that Robert Palins murdered me.” Just as the producers’ interest is piqued, the bassist (Robinson) chimes in, “It was also the night that the skeletons came to life!” From there, the song becomes an awkward duet, part somber blues tale, part absurdist skeleton narrative. In the Season 1 sketch, “The Bones Are Their Money,” a band performs a gospel tune for a discerning producer, only to be told that if the musicians really want to hit it big, they should be playing original material.
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“The biggest surprise was how many people on Twitter thought it was real,” says Flanagan, referring to his elaborate fanfiction-style project, which was inspired by a sketch from the series I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson. Robinson was previously known as an SNL writer and for the short-lived Comedy Central show Detroiters, in which he starred with Sam Richardson.When writer-director Mike Flanagan took to Twitter and retweeted a poster for The Haunting of Skeleton Town, his followers weren’t sure what to think - was the filmmaker announcing the next installment of his popular anthology series? Next came a script page, followed by clips of actors who had starred in Flanagan’s series Midnight Mass and The Haunting anthology auditioning for Skeleton Town. I Think You Should Leave Season 1 was released in April 2019 and quickly became a cult word-of-mouth hit. That show's future is unknown as of this writing. Andrew Gaynord (Haters Back Off) will direct the pilot. Robinson was cast as the uncle, and he's writing the show alongside Kanin. According to limited information on that possible series, that show is to focus on a high school graduate who attends the same computer class as his uncle in Michigan.
The possibilities for Season 3 coming sooner rather than later, or at all, were somewhat uncertain when it was announced back in March that ITYSL co-creators Robinson and Zach Kanin were filming an HBO Max pilot titled Computer School. I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson has been renewed for Season 3! /BcHwd5Nl64 - Netflix Is A Joke May 6, 2022 Here's some good news for your Fri.day night.