"Comedian Tim Robinson, though, seems like he takes the opposite approach - rather than figure out a way to conform his original voice to different genres, he adapts genres to fit the stories he wants to tell. It's as if Robinson himself is the genre, to which everything else is secondary, leading us to 2025's Tim Robinson vehicle/bro comedy Friendship, and now Tim Robinson vehicle/conspiracy thriller The Chair Company, prennmiering October 12th on HBO."
"When The Chair Company begins, Ron Trosper (Robinson) is gearing up to lead a major new project at work, while his eldest daughter Natalie (Sophia Lillis) plans her wedding and his wife Barb (Lake Bell) moves forward with her own business. Life is pretty good, until an incident happens to Ron at work. HBO has embargoed reviews from specifying what, exactly, happens to Ron, but while the scale of it might seem relatively small at first."
"Or it could all be in Ron's head. Both possibilities seem likely at times over the first seven of eight episodes, which Robinson and co-creator Zach Kanin use to riff on classic conspiracy tropes while continuing to mine the depths of Robinson's singular on-camera strangeness. We get to watch Ron investigate using all the modern tricks available to a digitally savvy cyberstalker, and get surprisingly far with his persistent sleuthing. Even while, like any true conspiracy story, his relationships and professional life pay the price."
Tim Robinson adapts genres to fit his singular comedic voice, turning projects into vehicles for his on-screen persona. The Chair Company premieres October 12 on HBO and follows Ron Trosper, a man whose work incident propels him into a conspiracy rabbit hole. Ron's investigation uses modern digital stalking techniques and strains his family and career. The series balances familiar Robinson trademarks—scream-yelling and patterned shirts—with a grounded mystery that alternates between external conspiracy and possible mental unraveling. Zach Kanin co-created the series, which spans eight episodes and leans into classic conspiracy tropes while centering Robinson's unsettling comic performance.
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