Tim Robinson HBO Comedy The Chair Company Lands Series Order
Tim Robinson has officially found a new place to sit.
HBO has handed a series order to The Chair Company, a new half-hour comedy from the I Think You Should Leave star, TVLine has learned. Robinson will co-create the series with his ITYSL writing partner Zach Kanin and star as William Ronald Trosper, who “finds himself investigating a far-reaching conspiracy” following “an embarrassing incident at work,” per the official synopsis.
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“With an imprint only Tim and Zach can have on a character, William Ronald Trosper follows in the strong tradition of HBO comedy leads,” the network’s executive vice president of comedy programming Amy Gravitt said in a statement. “I couldn’t be happier to announce the pickup of this wildly enjoyable show.”
HBO first ordered a pilot for The Chair Company back in April. The cast also includes Lake Bell (Harley Quinn) as Barb Trosper, Sophia Lillis (I Am Not Okay With This) as Natalie Trosper, Will Price (Goosebumps) as Seth Trosper, Joseph Tudisco (Law & Order) as Mike Santini and Lou Diamond Phillips (Prodigal Son) as Jeff Levjman.
Robinson currently stars in the Netflix sketch comedy I Think You Should Leave, which he co-created with Kanin. It last aired in May 2023, with no official word yet on if it will return for a fourth season. Robinson also served as a cast member and writer on Saturday Night Live from 2012 to 2016 and starred with Sam Richardson in the Comedy Central series Detroiters.
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