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re: The Chair Company (Tim Robinson, HBO)
Posted on 10/14/25 at 4:16 pm to ThuperThumpin
Posted on 10/14/25 at 4:16 pm to ThuperThumpin
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Either you get/like Tim Robinson's style of comedy or your dont
Yea.
“It’s cringe.” Uh yea pretty much.
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Posted on 10/14/25 at 6:30 pm to S
quote:
It’s cringe.” Uh yea pretty much
It is indeed and it makes me slightly uncomfortable watching it...... I still think its hilarious
This post was edited on 10/14/25 at 6:33 pm
Posted on 10/15/25 at 6:31 pm to ThuperThumpin
Watched the first episode of this today and its exactly what i thought it would be, its hilarious 
. The fiance' loves Tim Robbins, we both died to Friendship, but i think hes hit or miss. I loved Friendship but thought Detroiters sucked. Havent seen his other stuff. That being said i think this series could be his best work yet. Crying and commenting on the youtube video of that country song 
. The fiance' loves Tim Robbins, we both died to Friendship, but i think hes hit or miss. I loved Friendship but thought Detroiters sucked. Havent seen his other stuff. That being said i think this series could be his best work yet. Crying and commenting on the youtube video of that country song Posted on 10/16/25 at 3:25 pm to cfish140
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Havent seen his other stuff
Def check out his sketch comedy show "I think you should leave" on Netflix. ....he swings for the fences of absurdity and totally commits....sometimes it hits sometime not. When it does hit.... its gold.
Posted on 10/16/25 at 3:44 pm to ThuperThumpin
I always liked this one...
I saw that thing
I saw that thing
Posted on 10/16/25 at 3:46 pm to Napoleon
And this one.
Posted on 10/16/25 at 4:17 pm to Napoleon
I'm rewatching the series now and some sketches that didnt hit with me before do now. You kinda got to shift into that get in that gear of comedy...a little smoke helps...
This one had me cracking up earlier.
This one had me cracking up earlier.
Posted on 10/16/25 at 4:29 pm to ThuperThumpin
The drive through skit was the only hard laugh that S3 got from me. There were a few other solid skits throughout, but it was mostly shite. (ETA: I brought this up because I thought it was what Thumper posted, but it was an skit from one of the superior earlier seasons).
I really liked the first episode of Chair Company. The directing style is treating it 100% like a serious mystery/thriller show, and I think that most of the actors are trying to do the same (though there's not a ton of talent outside of Phillips and Bell, who aren't exactly Daniel Day Lewis). But it's a clever idea and I'm looking forward to the rest of the season.
I really liked the first episode of Chair Company. The directing style is treating it 100% like a serious mystery/thriller show, and I think that most of the actors are trying to do the same (though there's not a ton of talent outside of Phillips and Bell, who aren't exactly Daniel Day Lewis). But it's a clever idea and I'm looking forward to the rest of the season.
This post was edited on 10/16/25 at 4:31 pm
Posted on 10/19/25 at 4:53 pm to THRILLHO
New episode tonight, right? I loved the first episode.
Posted on 10/19/25 at 5:05 pm to xBirdx
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And I know a lot of people think he’s hilarious. Not for me.
Same. I’ve given his stuff multiple tries now. I get what he’s doing, but it just doesn’t land for me.
Posted on 10/19/25 at 5:14 pm to PhilipMarlowe
He's actually a great actor, but he's not funny in the least. Interesting, but not funny.
Posted on 10/19/25 at 10:42 pm to This GUN for HIRE
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he's not funny in the least
Everyone is entitled to their own opinion but this seems a little harsh.
The thing is though, you're right about what he's doing. He's not really trying to be funny most of the time. One of the first things he said to Paul Rudd when they started working on Friendship was that they needed to take out all of the jokes.
It reminds me of what Jeffrey Tambor said to the cast of Arrested Development when they started, "no winking". The only way for that type of material to actually be funny was to play everything straight. That's what Tim does, mostly. He plays absurd situations as straight as possible. I get why most people probably don't find his stuff funny but to me it's a breath of fresh air.
Posted on 10/20/25 at 11:23 am to xBirdx
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I just don’t get Tim Robinson..
Same. The jokes just keep going, and gets really uncomfortable after a while. Whatever he does, he's tapping right into what this generation wants in comedy. I can't get into it. I want you all to get the hell off my lawn.
Posted on 10/20/25 at 7:57 pm to migui8618
Thought the first episode was pretty solid, but the second episode was just bizarre
Posted on 10/20/25 at 9:22 pm to Napoleon
For 50 seconds I thought that was real. That thing is with us on Earth!
Posted on 10/20/25 at 10:18 pm to Roaad
I'm really enjoying this show
Posted on 10/21/25 at 7:56 am to Dingeaux
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I'm really enjoying this show
Same, but it is a little disjointed. A lot of the scenes feel like little vignettes that they couldn't turn into full sketches for ITYSL.
They're funny, but not always cohesive to the plot/story.
But I was rolling in ep 2 at the clothing store. "He's at his limit"
Posted on 10/21/25 at 9:06 am to ProjectP2294
I liked when he was in the car with his new security hire, who was listening to two guys randomly shouting vulgarities on his stereo. Great WTF moment.
Absurdism can be a hard sell… but I really do appreciate it when comedy leans hard on it and trusts the audience to find it funny.
Absurdism can be a hard sell… but I really do appreciate it when comedy leans hard on it and trusts the audience to find it funny.
Posted on 10/21/25 at 9:12 am to ProjectP2294
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But I was rolling in ep 2 at the clothing store. "He's at his limit"
As he casually pulls a kickball from under the desk to demonstrate
Posted on 10/21/25 at 10:11 am to BottomlandBrew
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As he casually pulls a kickball from under the desk to demonstrate
While he totally suckered him into signing up for their members only club. Then he was getting blasted with text messages and emails from the club.
I think one text message stated how they were happy they had another Ron.
It's really out there but funny.
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