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Heidi Venable

Critics React To HBO's The Chair Company, Tim Robinson's Latest Cringe Comedy. I’m In Full Agreement

Tim Robinson makes a silly scary face in the trailer for The Chair Company.

Anytime Tim Robinson’s name comes up, I’ve found that I let out an involuntary groan of, “Oh no” – which is strange, because I actually love his unique brand of comedy. Given what we’ve seen on Netflix’s I Think You Should Leave and in Friendship with Paul Rudd, I have to imagine that level of discomfort is what he’s going for, and fans are about to get a whole new dose of that cringe-inducing goodness with The Chair Company.

Reviews are here for the new HBO comedy series ahead of its release on the 2025 TV schedule, which will see Tim Robinson’s Ron get caught up in an elaborate conspiracy following an embarrassing incident at work. I have seen a few of the episodes already myself, and I have to agree with critics like Chase Hutchinson of The Wrap, who calls the show “more than a little horrifying,” and says it’s Robinson’s most bonkers project yet. He continues:

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