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===Filming===

===Filming===

The writing process for ”The Chair Company” was described as highly fluid, with Robinson and Kanin frequently rewriting scenes and encouraging multiple variations during filming, influenced by their past work together on ”Saturday Night Live”. As a result, actors often performed the same scene in many different ways without knowing how it would ultimately be cut, creating what was characterized as both a challenging and rewarding experience. Lou Diamond Phillips said while the approach differed from what he was accustomed to, he found it “incredibly gratifying”, adding: “You just have to be so fluid. You just have to roll with it. And that’s a wonderful tight rope to walk.”<ref>{{cite news |last=Gray |first=Peter |date=July 25, 2025 |title=Interview: Lou Diamond Phillips on his new dark comedic thriller ”Et Tu”, performance inspiration, and professional aspirations |url=https://www.theaureview.com/watch/interview-lou-diamond-phillips-et-tu/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250726111347/https://www.theaureview.com/watch/interview-lou-diamond-phillips-et-tu/ |archive-date=July 26, 2025 |accessdate=October 2, 2025 |work=The AU Review}}</ref>

The writing process for ”The Chair Company” was described as highly fluid, with Robinson and Kanin frequently rewriting scenes and encouraging multiple variations during filming, influenced by their past work together on ”Saturday Night Live”. As a result, actors often performed the same scene in many different ways without knowing how it would ultimately be cut, creating what was characterized as both a challenging and rewarding experience. Lou Diamond Phillips said while the approach differed from what he was accustomed to, he found it “incredibly gratifying”, adding: “You just have to be so fluid. You just have to roll with it. And that’s a wonderful tight rope to walk.”<ref>{{cite news |last=Gray |first=Peter |date=July 25, 2025 |title=Interview: Lou Diamond Phillips on his new dark comedic thriller ”Et Tu”, performance inspiration, and professional aspirations |url=https://www.theaureview.com/watch/interview-lou-diamond-phillips-et-tu/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250726111347/https://www.theaureview.com/watch/interview-lou-diamond-phillips-et-tu/ |archive-date=July 26, 2025 |accessdate=October 2, 2025 |work=The AU Review}}</ref>

==Release==

==Release==

American comedy thriller television series

The Chair Company is an American comedy thriller television series that premiered on HBO.[3][4][5] The eight-episode series debuted on October 12, 2025, and is expected to run weekly through November 30, 2025.[6][7][8] Created by Tim Robinson and Zach Kanin, it follows Ron Trosper (Robinson) as a man who investigates a far-reaching conspiracy after an embarrassing workplace incident. The cast also includes Lake Bell, Sophia Lillis, Will Price, and Joseph Tudisco.

The series marks another in a series of collaborations between Robinson and Kanin, who previously met as writers on Saturday Night Live before co-creating the comedy series Detroiters and I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson. Among the executive producers for The Chair Company are Adam McKay and Andrew DeYoung, the latter of whom directed the first episode and also previously directed Robinson in the dark comedy film Friendship (2024).

The Chair Company received widespread acclaim from critics, with some calling it one of the best shows of the year.[9][10] Reviewers praised its inventive blend of cringe comedy and surreal mystery, singling out Robinson’s performance and the show’s offbeat tone, though some noted that its humor may not appeal to all audiences.

Premise

The Chair Company tells the story of William Ronald Trosper (Robinson), who begins investigating a vast and elaborate conspiracy after an embarrassing workplace incident.[11][12][13]

Cast

Main

Recurring

Episodes

Production

Development

“With an imprint only Tim and Zach can have on a character, William Ronald Trosper follows in the strong tradition of HBO comedy leads. I couldn’t be happier to announce the pickup of this wildly enjoyable show.”

The series was created by Tim Robinson and Zach Kanin, who also serve as writers and executive producers. Robinson and Kanin are long-time collaborators, having met as writers on the sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live before co-creating together the comedy shows Detroiters (2017–2018) and I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson (2019–2023).[22][23][24] Robinson claimed the creative process behind The Chair Company was unstructured, saying they were not trying to design it to follow a particular format or consciously mirror their past work: “None of this is thought out. It’s not planned. It’s not on purpose.”[7]

Adam McKay and Todd Schulman are also executive producers through their company Hyperobject Industries, with Andrew DeYoung and Igor Srubshchik executive producing as well.[23][25][26] DeYoung, who directed the Robinson-starring dark comedy film Friendship (2024), also directed the first episode of The Chair Company.[27][28][29]

Deadline Hollywood first announced on April 2, 2024, that HBO green-lit a pilot for The Chair Company.[22][25][26] The publication described it as part of a trend by HBO to develop more creator-actor comedy series following the conclusion of two of its signature shows, Barry and Curb Your Enthusiasm.[25][30][31]

Casting

Robinson plays the lead role of Ron Trosper. After the show’s official trailer was released, some commentators compared the character to Craig Waterman, whom Robinson had played in the film Friendship. Robinson acknowledged the similarity, but said Ron could be less off-putting to those averse to cringe comedy: “I actually don’t think Ron is as tough of a hang as Craig Waterman is. I think Ron is a prideful man, and like a lot of characters that Zach and I have worked on, doesn’t like to be embarrassed … This time, maybe he found something he can actually do.”[7] On July 22, 2024, Variety reported that The Chair Company had added main cast members Lake Bell, Sophia Lillis, Will Price, and Joseph Tudisco, along with recurring guest star Lou Diamond Phillips.[32]

Robinson and Kanin specifically sought out Jim Downey, the longest tenured writer in Saturday Night Live history, for the supporting role of Douglas. Robinson previously worked with Downey on SNL, where Downey wrote the first sketch that featured Robinson. Later, Downey watched I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson at his son’s suggestion, and Downey thought was “just genius.”[33] Robinson and Kanin emailed Downey to offer him the role of Douglas, which he immediately accepted, without realizing it was a recurring part beyond the pilot episode. Downey filmed his scenes for the pilot shortly after having completed his acting role in the Paul Thomas Anderson film One Battle After Another (2025).[33]

Beyond the main cast, many supporting roles were filled by relatively unknown actors, a choice Kanin said was intended to add an element of realism to the series.[7]

Filming

The Chair Company was largely shot in New York City, with the pilot episode being filmed around May 2024, and the remaining episodes being shot between May and July 2025.[34] The writing process for The Chair Company was described as highly fluid, with Robinson and Kanin frequently rewriting scenes and encouraging multiple variations during filming, influenced by their past work together on Saturday Night Live. As a result, actors often performed the same scene in many different ways without knowing how it would ultimately be cut, creating what was characterized as both a challenging and rewarding experience.[34] Lou Diamond Phillips said while the approach differed from what he was accustomed to, he found it “incredibly gratifying”, adding: “You just have to be so fluid. You just have to roll with it. And that’s a wonderful tight rope to walk.”[35]

Release

HBO and Warner Bros. Discovery formally announced the series order in a press release on September 12, 2024.[15][16][36] Footage from The Chair Company was featured in a two-minute teaser HBO released on November 10, 2024, highlighting its upcoming programming for 2025.[37][38][39][40] On September 8, it was announced the show would debut on October 12, 2025, with a total of eight episodes released weekly until the season finale on November 30. New still photos from the series were also released.[6][7][8] The official two-minute trailer was released on September 18, 2025.[41][42] The A.V. Club writer Mary Kate Carr called it “quintessential Tim Robinson — that is to say, funny but also kind of unsettling, straddling the line between silly and serious”.[43] Hershal Pandya of Vulture said called it “a display of perfect Robinson facial expressions and line deliveries.”[7] Ahead of the show’s release, Andy Murray of Tom’s Guide wrote: “the buzz is high in U.S. circles, which is impressive given The Chair Company’s indie nature and offbeat stylings. It’s definitely one to watch out for.”[44]

Robinson and Kanin said they deliberately tried to release as little as possible about the series. Kanin said: “When I watch a show or a movie, I don’t want to know anything about it. I would want to just be surprised by everything.”[7] The first seven episodes of The Chair Company were provided to reviewers in advance of the show’s debut, but the series finale was withheld,[45][46] and critics were asked not report specific details about Ron Trosper’s workplace accident in the series premiere.[45][46][47] They were also asked not to reveal anything about Joseph Tudisco’s character Mike Santini.[48][49] IndieWire writer Ben Travers wrote of this: “Usually when a network claims a show’s premise is also a spoiler, it’s an annoying overreaction. But in this case it makes sense. They’re protecting a damn good joke.”[45]

Critical response

The Chair Company received acclaim from critics upon release. On the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, 100% of 26 critic reviews are positive. The website’s critical consensus reads, “Tim Robinson‘s volcanic comedic ethos finds an ideal outlet in The Chair Company, a descent into paranoia that finds huge laughs in deeply uncomfortable places.”[50] Metacritic assigned a weighted average score of 82 out of 100 based on 24 reviews, indicating “universal acclaim.”[51] Tyler Doster of AwardsWatch called it “one of the best shows of the year,”[9] and TV Guide writer Allison Picurro described it as “by far the funniest show of the year.”[10]

Style and tone

Several critics remarked that the series successfully translates Tim Robinson’s signature cringe-comedy style into a serialized format.[52][53][54] Many noted similarities between The Chair Company and I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson, particularly in how characters attempts to rationalize an embarrassing situation, but only make it worse.[53][55][56][57] Although Ron Trosper shares many traits with other characters Robinson has played, many critics described Ron as more grounded and relatable, making viewers root for him to succeed.[58][59]

Reviewers praised the show’s blend of cringe comedy with elements of other genres like mystery, thriller, and horror,[48] noting that Robinson’s and DeYoung’s film Friendship struck a similar balance between absurdity and unease.[55][58][60] Sarah Moran of Screen Rant called the series a “delightful combination” of conspiratorial thriller and cringe comedy, noting that she was surprised to also find it heartwarming and a compelling mystery.[58] IGN writer Alex Zalben described it as “laugh-out-loud funny,” while also adding that “scenes of weird scares manage to eke out both the tension inherent in your favorite scary movie as well as copious laughs.”[48]

Josh Rosenberg of Esquire said “there is nothing else like The Chair Company on TV today, calling it “a bold and unprecedented feat of cringe comedy” balances eccentricity and restraint better than Robinson’s earlier film Friendship.[49] Decider‘s Meghan O’Keefe called the series “a strange, sensitive work of art that once again establishes co-creators and long-time collaborators Tim Robinson and Zach Kanin as the evil comic geniuses of their generation.”[61] The Daily Beast critic Nick Schager called it “one of the year’s most bonkers comedies,” adding: “rarely has a series generated so many laughs from situations that, at first glance, aren’t explicitly funny.”[62] TV Insider writer Matt Roush described it as an “aggressively weird farce,” writing: “If it hurts when you cringe, this bizarre dark comedy might just be the most painful comedy you’ll watch all year.”[63]

Surreal, dreamlike quality

Critics noted that Ron’s unraveling reflects broader anxieties of digital culture, with his obsessive investigation and growing mistrust echoing the isolating feedback loops of online life and the misinformation age.[45][64] Several reviewers compared the show’s surreal, otherworldly tone to the work of filmmaker David Lynch.[45][55][65] Variety‘s Alison Herman said The Chair Company has a Lynchian ability to “coax out the sinister undertones of everyday settings,”[47] while IndieWire‘s Ben Travers compared its “dreamlike quality” to Lynch’s television series Twin Peaks.[45] Nicholas Quah of Vulture wrote that, “like Lynch, Robinson’s onscreen world hums with quiet dread, a sense that something sinister lurks just beneath the veil of the everyday banal.”[55]

Many reviewers described The Chair Company as one of the year’s strangest and most original comedies. TheWrap writer Chase Hutchinson called it Robinson’s “most bonkers, brilliant work yet,” successfully combining comedic chaos with emotional depth.[66] Quah described it as an ambitious, surreal expansion of Robinson’s comedic world that succeeds as both a darkly funny exploration of obsessive male anxiety.[55] Ross Bonaime of Collider called it “one of the most offbeat and outlandish shows you’ll see this year” praising its ability to sustain Robinson’s “uncomfortable, absurd, and downright weird comedy” across a full season,” though he noted that the joke density is lower than in I Think You Should Leave or Detroiters.[60] Brian Tallerico of RogerEbert.com described it as “captivatingly strange piece of work, a show that feels like it reaches for commentary in a way that these guys haven’t really done before.”[67]

Performances

Tim Robinson received widespread acclaim for his performance as Ron Trosper, with several critics calling it his best work to date.[67][68] Hutchinson praised Robinson’s expressive physicality, comparing it to the work of Jim Carrey,[66] while Moran called his performance the key element that makes The Chair Company so convincing.[58] Calling the performance “top form,” Doster highlighted Robinson’s ability to transition from manic comedy to tender family moments, particularly in scenes with co-star Sophia Lillis.[9]

Joseph Tudisco also earned particular praise for his portrayal of Mike Santini.[62][69][70] /Film‘s Chris Evangelista called it a “breakout role,”[53] while Moran said his character “may actually be the heart and soul of the whole show,” adding that “the pathos Tudisco brings is heartbreaking.”[58] Bonaime described Tudisco as a “fantastic standout” who plays off Robinson well,[60] and Zalben called him “the likely break-out star of the season,” noting his “stilted delivery and oddball character quirks” give way to a “sweet soul.”[48] Rosenberg described the part “the role of a lifetime,” describing Tudisco’s charater as “a runaway train every time he’s onscreen.”[49]

Several critics also described Downey as a “standout” in the The Chair Company cast.[66][70]

Mixed reactions

While the series was widely praised, some critics acknowledged that Robinson’s and Kanin’s unique brand of humor many not appeal to all audiences, noting that The Chair Company was unlikely to win new converts but would strongly resonate with existing fans.[47][55][58] Quah wrote that the show’s rhythms “are tuned to a very specific frequency of discomfort that not everyone will find funny or even watchable,” but that for “card-carrying sloppy-steak aficionados, it’s a rich text.”[55] Zalben similarly observed that “even Robinson’s admirers would likely agree his humor isn’t for everyone,”[48] while Evangelista wrote that viewers who dislike Robinson’s style “won’t find anything new in The Chair Company to grab hold of,” but that it will send existing fans “into near-hysterics.”[53] The Hollywood Reporter writer Angie Han said the show’s “cringing mortifications and unsettling unreality” make it a “tough sit,” but said the same qualities that make it challenging also make it “irresistible” to fans.[1] Roush wrote: “Whether you’re tickled may depend on your appreciation for the gonzo sensibility of Tim Robinson, a manic maestro of slapstick apoplexy.”[63]

A few critics offered more mixed appraisals. The Boston Globe writer Chris Vognar described The Chair Company as a chaotic series lacking narrative cohesion or lasting storytelling power, and felt it was too fringe to be massively popular, though he added, “I’m glad there’s a high-profile place for it in the TV ecosystem.”[65] Time‘s Judy Berman praised the show’s humor and Robinson’s character, but felt the mystery subplot failed to generate suspense and suggested Robinson’s style “may not be best suited to longform narrative.”[71] The New York Times television critic James Poniewozik wrote that the show doesn’t entirely deliver on its approach and often feels like a series of extended I Think You Should Leave sketches, but added: “Still, I was drawn in, wondering what strange, sleazy alley this shaggy dog would lead me down next.”[72] Los Angeles Times television reviewer Robert Lloyd complimented Robinson’s performance, but cautioned that “it takes a certain sort of stamina, or a love for, this particular brand of chaos to put up with him,” calling his antics so extreme that “it can be off-putting, and drowns out the human inside.”[69]

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