Recently, I read an analysis of why so many otherwise sane-seeming people find themselves drawn to QAnon and other mass delusions. The writer pointed to the standard empirical data points – consumer confidence, morale, the usuals – but eventually landed on the basic plausible theory that chasing down conspiracies is just plain fun.

When the conspiracy at the center of “The Chair Company” consumes the life of Ron Trosper, he vacillates between screaming fury and the type of validation that lights up his smile from the inside. Ron is the type of man Tim Robinson utilizes throughout his and Zach Kanin’s three-season sketch adventure “I Think You Should Leave” – that is, a stable and probably dull guy who may have too much going for him.

“The Chair Company” is an endurance test. If that soun

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