Tim Robinson will be on this year’s Emmy ballot four times for The Chair Company, Gold Derby has learned exclusively.
Robinson is being submitted by HBO as an executive producer (alongside many others), a lead actor (for playing amateur sleuth William Ronald “Ron” Trosper), a screenwriter (for penning the pilot script with Zach Kanin), and a songwriter (for the original tune “Red Ball Market Global”).
The multi-hyphenate, who rose to fame on Saturday Night Live, already has three Emmy Awards to his name for producing and starring in the short-form series I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson.
The Chair Company tells the story of Ron, an office drone at a property development firm, who inexplicably unravels a conspiracy theory about a chair manufacturer. He’s married to Barb (Lake Bell) and they have two kids, Natalie (Sophia Lillis) and Seth (Will Price). Ron gets a little help in his investigation from Mike (Joseph Tudisco), and his co-workers include Jeff (Lou Diamond Phillips), Douglas (James Downey), and Jamie (Glo Tavarez).
All eight episodes of the high-concept comedy series aired last fall on HBO. To date, the program has received nominations at the Writers Guild of America, American Cinema Editors, and Gotham TV Awards.
Here are all of the categories in which The Chair Company is submitting for the 2026 Emmys. Specific episode titles are listed where applicable.
Best Comedy Series
Producers: Tim Robinson, Zach Kanin, Adam McKay, Todd Schulman, Igor Srubshchik, Andrew DeYoung, Teddy Au, Gary Richardson, John Solomon, Marika Sawyer, Sarah Schneider
Best Comedy Actor
Tim Robinson
Best Comedy Supporting Actor
James Downey, Lou Diamond Phillips, Will Price, Joseph Tudisco
Best Comedy Supporting Actress
Lake Bell, Sophia Lillis, Glo Tavarez
Best Comedy Guest Actor
Jared Lindner (“New blood. There’s 5 Rons now.”)
Best Comedy Directing
Andrew DeYoung (“Life goes by too f**king fast, it really does.”)
Best Comedy Writing
Tim Robinson and Zach Kanin (“Life goes by too f**king fast, it really does.”)
Best Casting (Comedy)
Series
Best Cinematography (Half-Hour)
“I won. Zoom in.”
Best Costumes (Contemporary)
“Minnie Mouse coming back wasn’t on my bingo card.”
Best Hairstyling (Contemporary)
“Happy Birthday, A Friend.”
Best Makeup (Non-Prosthetic)
“I said to my dog, “How do you like my hippie shirt?” “
Best Music Composition
“New blood. There’s 5 Rons now.”
Best Music Supervision
“Minnie Mouse coming back wasn’t on my bingo card.”
Best Music and Lyrics
Tim Robinson, Zach Kanin, and Keegan DeWitt for “Red Ball Market Global” (“@BrownDerbyHistoricVids Little bit of Hollywood? Okayyy.”)
Best Picture Editing (Comedy)
“Life goes by too f**king fast, it really does.” and “New blood. There’s 5 Rons now.”
Best Production Design (Half-Hour)
“Life goes by too f**king fast, it really does.” and “I won. Zoom in.”
Best Sound Editing
“I won. Zoom in.”
Best Sound Mixing
“I won. Zoom in.”
Best Stunt Coordination
Series
Best Stunt Performance
“I won. Zoom in.”
Emmy contenders not put forward by the studio can still self-submit. The nominations will be announced July 8.
