"a Netflix sketch series (co-created with longtime collaborator Zach Kanin) that summons huge laughs from a bizarro universe of semi-universal characters who are innately disagreeable, hopelessly confused, or reasonably vexed. Robinson plays many of these misunderstood or misunderstanding men, and the unassuming actor's bellowing exclamations - in response to losing his favorite TV show, holding people accountable, and banishing demonic intruders - often feel like the only method in which to properly process modern society."
"Met by a parade of crackpots whenever he flees the comforts of his core family, Ron's straining tether to the best version of himself is the source of anxiety-inducing suspense (lest it snaps) and the foundation of an HBO comedy that won't stop getting weirder. You care for Ron - enough to hope he escapes the rabbit hole he's dug for himself... and enough to hope he gets to the bottom, just so we can see it, too."
Tim Robinson became known for shouting comedic exclamations in sketch work that mined exasperated, disagreeable characters. In The Chair Company he channels disparate traits into Ron Trosper, a frustrated, stupefied, cantankerous everyman who oscillates between relatable restraint and eruptive fury. Ron is a middle-manager recently promoted to lead design and construction of a shopping mall in Canton, Ohio, with a proud family at home. He encounters a parade of crackpots whenever he leaves his family comfort, and his strained tether to his better self creates anxiety-inducing suspense. The series blends weirdness and empathy, prompting viewers to root for Ron's escape and discovery.
Read at IndieWire
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]