If you loved
The Detour
Samantha Bee · Series · 2016
What hooked you in The Detour was the way a family vacation inevitably spirals into a series of humiliating and hilarious disasters.
Books on the same thread
The Getaway
Jeff Kinney · Book · 2017
Shares 2 threads with The Detour: Family Vacation, Dysfunctional Family.
If you enjoyed the chaotic travel energy of The Detour, you will appreciate how this family escapes the holiday stress only to encounter a sequence of predictable yet hilarious misadventures.
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul
Jeff Kinney · Book · 2014
Shares a thread with The Detour: Dysfunctional Family.
Much like the dysfunctional clan in The Detour, the Heffleys find that their road trip plans are destined for failure, resulting in a survival struggle that feels painfully and hilariously familiar.
The Long Haul (Diary of a Wimpy Kid #9)
Jeff Kinney · Book · 2014
Shares a thread with The Detour: Road trip comedy.
This book captures the same spirit of cringe comedy found in The Detour, proving that when a family hits the road, the only guarantee is an epic and absolute disaster.
The Deep End (Diary of a Wimpy Kid Book 15)
Jeff Kinney · Book · 2020
Explores: Family Dynamics, Summer Vacation, Friendship.
Fans of The Detour will recognize the familiar pattern of a cross-country trip meant for bonding that quickly devolves into a series of awkward and unfortunate travel catastrophes.
Films on the same thread
Vacation
John Francis Daley · Film · 2015
Shares 2 threads with The Detour: Family Vacation, Road Trip Comedy.
This film mirrors the road trip comedy style of The Detour, following a misguided father whose attempts to create meaningful family memories lead to nothing but total travel chaos.
National Lampoon's Vacation
Harold Ramis · Film · 1983
Shares 2 threads with The Detour: Dysfunctional Family, Road Trip Comedy.
As the spiritual ancestor to The Detour, this classic depicts the quintessential American vacation gone wrong, where the dream of a perfect trip crumbles under the weight of dysfunction.
Little Miss Sunshine
Valerie Faris · Film · 2006
Shares a thread with The Detour: Dark Comedy.
While it leans into a more indie aesthetic, this story shares the core DNA of The Detour by forcing a deeply dysfunctional family into a cramped van for a high-stakes journey.
Let Go
Josephine Bornebusch · Film · 2024
Shares 2 threads with The Detour: Dysfunctional Family, Dark Comedy.
If you gravitated toward the dark comedy and family strain in The Detour, you will find this mother-daughter road trip a compelling look at the absurdity of forced family bonding.
Podcasts on the same thread
The Joe Rogan Experience
Joe Rogan · Podcast · 2026
Explores: intellectual curiosity, unfiltered dialogue, lifestyle exploration.
If The Detour hit, The Joe Rogan Experience shares the thread.
Sawbones: A Marital Tour of Misguided Medicine
Justin McElroy, Dr. Sydnee McElroy · Podcast · 2026
Explores: quackery, scientific skepticism, historical absurdity.
If The Detour hit, Sawbones: A Marital Tour of Misguided Medicine shares the thread.
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Common questions
Is The Detour based on a true story?
The Detour is inspired by the real-life family trip experiences of its creators, Jason Jones and Samantha Bee. The show follows an unfiltered father named Nate who takes his wife, Robin, and their two children, Delilah and Jared, on a road trip filled with constant disasters.
Who are the creators of The Detour?
The Detour was created by the comic super-couple Jason Jones and Samantha Bee. The series, which premiered in 2016, centers on the chaotic and hellish road trip adventures of the Nate and Robin family as they encounter one disaster after another across every leg of their journey.
What kind of comedy is The Detour?
The Detour is a comedy series described as a what-in-the-living-hell-is-wrong-with-this-family show. It focuses on the unfiltered Nate and his family, consisting of his wife, Robin, and their children, Delilah and Jared, as they face continuous trouble and hellish turns throughout their road trip.
What is the premise of The Detour?
The Detour follows an unfiltered dad named Nate who hits the road with his wife, Robin, and their children, Delilah and Jared. Every leg of the family trip is fraught with disaster, as the group encounters one hellish turn after another while traveling together.