Based on the short story, "The Last Girlfriend on Earth" by Simon Rich.
Features appearances by 4 of the 5 main cast members of the Canadian sketch comedy show The Kids in the Hall (1988-1995): Mark McKinney, Kevin McDonald, Bruce McCulloch & Scott Thompson all appear. Only Dave Foley is not in MSW. Jay Baruchel is also Canadian.
Britt Lower, who plays Jay Baruchel's older sister, is three years younger than him.
Even though the show is called Man Seeking Woman, Josh, the main protagonist, doesn't appear in every episode. Tinsel is the only episode in the series where he's completely absent, although his role was much smaller than usual in Teacup as well.