HBO Orders Tim Robinson Comedy Series ‘The Chair Company’

His job is tables chairs.

HBO has positioned a collection order for The Chair Firm, a comedy collection co-created by and starring Tim Robinson of Netflix’s Emmy-winning sketch present I Suppose You Ought to Go away. Zach Kanin, a longtime collaborator of Robinson’s on ITYSL, Saturday Evening Reside and Comedy Central’s Detroiters, co-created the present with Robinson; each will write and govt produce.

Adam McKay and Todd Schulman additionally govt produce through their HyperObject Industries, together with Igor Srubshchik. Andrew DeYoung — who helmed Robinson’s characteristic movie Friendship — directed and govt produced the pilot.  

The Chair Firm will comply with a person named William Ronald Trosper (Robinson) who, after an embarrassing incident at work, finds himself investigating a far-reaching conspiracy. 

“With an imprint solely Tim and Zach can have on a personality, William Ronald Trosper follows within the robust custom of HBO comedy leads,” mentioned Amy Gravitt, govt vp HBO and Max comedy programming. “I couldn’t be happier to announce the pickup of this wildly fulfilling present.”

Robinson and Kanin mentioned in an announcement, “We’re so excited and grateful to get to make this present with HBO, HyperObject, and the entire wonderful solid and crew which have helped to create it.”

The Chair Firm’s solid additionally options Lake Bell, Sophia Lillis, Will Value and Joseph Tudisco. Lou Diamond Phillips visitor stars within the pilot.