"The SNL alum has crafted a legacy with his Netflix sketch show, I Think You Should Leave, entirely predicated on characters who refuse to conform to the social norms of those around them. Stubbornness is his secret sauce, from the first-ever sketch showing Tim as a man refusing to admit he's opening a door the wrong way, to the one where he almost fatally chokes because he wants to act cool around a designer."
"But in his latest project, HBO's The Chair Company, Robinson leaves comedy (somewhat) behind to tell the story of a man hell-bent on exposing something huge. As you watch, you realize this conspiracy thriller isn't one long I Think You Should Leave sketch. In fact, it's just the opposite: he's been writing conspiracy thrillers for years, we just haven't noticed."
Tim Robinson builds characters who refuse to conform to social norms, making stubbornness the driving force of his comedy. His Netflix sketch series I Think You Should Leave and the A24 feature Friendship emphasize characters clinging to embarrassing or self-destructive impulses. In HBO's The Chair Company Robinson shifts toward a conspiracy thriller about William 'Ron' Trosper, who, after a humiliating, undisclosed workplace incident, investigates who is responsible and becomes consumed by the search. The series mixes seasoned and unknown character actors, including Jim Downey, Lake Bell, Sophia Lillis, and Will Price. Sketchlike ideas surface throughout, including a predatory menswear company.
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