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| Genre | Dark comedy Satire Tragicomedy[1][2][3] |
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| Composer | Ty Segall[4] |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
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| Running time | 22 minutes |
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| Network | Comedy Central |
| Release | January 17, 2018 (2018-01-17) – August 26, 2020 (2020-08-26) |
Corporate is an Americansitcom created by Pat Bishop, Matt Ingebretson, and Jake Weisman. A ten-episode first season premiered onComedy Central on January 17, 2018.[5] On February 26, 2018, the series was renewed for a second season.[6]Corporate's third and final season[7] premiered on July 22, 2020.
Ingebretson and Weisman laterguest starred as theirCorporate characters in their subsequentHulu seriesThis Fool, of which the first season premiered on August 12, 2022.
Corporate is set in an office belonging to the fictional multinational corporation Hampton-DeVille and follows the miserable lives of two downtrodden employees and their coworkers.
| Season | Episodes | Originally released | ||
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| 1 | 10 | January 17, 2018 (2018-01-17) | March 14, 2018 (2018-03-14) | |
| 2 | 10 | January 15, 2019 (2019-01-15) | March 19, 2019 (2019-03-19) | |
| 3 | 6 | July 22, 2020 (2020-07-22) | August 26, 2020 (2020-08-26) | |
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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| 1 | 1 | "The Void" | Pat Bishop | Pat Bishop & Matt Ingebretson & Jake Weisman | December 4, 2017 (2017-12-04)(online) January 17, 2018 (2018-01-17)(Comedy Central) | 101 | 0.404[8] |
| 2 | 2 | "The Powerpoint of Death" | Pat Bishop | Pat Bishop | December 19, 2017 (2017-12-19)(online) January 17, 2018 (2018-01-17)(Comedy Central) | 102 | 0.333[8] |
| 3 | 3 | "The Pain of Being Alive" | Pat Bishop | Kate Thulin | December 20, 2017 (2017-12-20)(online) January 24, 2018 (2018-01-24)(Comedy Central) | 103 | 0.275[9] |
| 4 | 4 | "Trademarq" | Pat Bishop | Heather Anne Campbell | December 21, 2017 (2017-12-21)(online) January 31, 2018 (2018-01-31)(Comedy Central) | 104 | 0.280[10] |
| 5 | 5 | "Corporate Retreat" | Pat Bishop | Amelie Gillette | February 7, 2018 (2018-02-07) | 105 | 0.235[11] |
| 6 | 6 | "Casual Friday" | Pat Bishop | Jake Weisman | February 14, 2018 (2018-02-14) | 106 | 0.273[12] |
| 7 | 7 | "The Long Meeting" | Pat Bishop | Matt Ingebretson | February 21, 2018 (2018-02-21) | 107 | 0.229[13] |
| 8 | 8 | "Society Tomorrow" | Pat Bishop | Jake Fogelnest | February 28, 2018 (2018-02-28) | 108 | 0.202[14] |
| 9 | 9 | "Weekend" | Pat Bishop | Amelie Gillette | March 7, 2018 (2018-03-07) | 109 | 0.307[15] |
| 10 | 10 | "Remember Day" | Pat Bishop | Heather Anne Campbell | March 14, 2018 (2018-03-14) | 110 | 0.238[16] |
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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| 11 | 1 | "The One Who's There" | Pat Bishop | Pat Bishop & Matt Ingebretson & Jake Weisman | January 15, 2019 (2019-01-15) | 201 | 0.262[17] |
| 12 | 2 | "The Concert" | Pat Bishop | Matt Ingebretson & Jake Weisman | January 22, 2019 (2019-01-22) | 203 | 0.244[18] |
| 13 | 3 | "Natural Beauty" | Pat Bishop | Langan Kingsley | January 29, 2019 (2019-01-29) | 204 | 0.281[19] |
| 14 | 4 | "Thanks!" | Matt Ingebretson | Pat Bishop | February 5, 2019 (2019-02-05) | 202 | 0.215[20] |
| 15 | 5 | "The Expense Report" | Pat Bishop | Jessica Gao | February 12, 2019 (2019-02-12) | 205 | 0.246[21] |
| 16 | 6 | "Mattchiavelli and the Piss Detective" | Pat Bishop | Pat Bishop | February 19, 2019 (2019-02-19) | 206 | 0.221[22] |
| 17 | 7 | "Labor Day" | Pat Bishop | Matt Ingebretson & Jake Weisman | February 26, 2019 (2019-02-26) | 207 | 0.187[23] |
| 18 | 8 | "The Tragedy" | Pat Bishop | Bridger Winegar | March 5, 2019 (2019-03-05) | 208 | 0.208[24] |
| 19 | 9 | "Vacation" | Pat Bishop | Matt Ingebretson & Jake Weisman | March 12, 2019 (2019-03-12) | 209 | 0.237[25] |
| 20 | 10 | "The Fall" | Pat Bishop | Jessica Gao | March 12, 2019 (2019-03-12) | 210 | 0.171[25] |
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by [26] | Original release date [27] | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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| 21 | 1 | "Pickles 4 Breakfast" | Pat Bishop | Pat Bishop & Matt Ingebretson | July 22, 2020 (2020-07-22) | 301 | 0.258[28] |
| 22 | 2 | "Black Dog" | Pat Bishop | Jake Weisman | July 29, 2020 (2020-07-29) | 302 | 0.260[29] |
| 23 | 3 | "The Importance of Talking Shit by Oscar Wilde" | Matt Ingebretson | Paige Weldon | August 5, 2020 (2020-08-05) | 303 | 0.270[30] |
| 24 | 4 | "Good Job" | Pat Bishop | Bridger Winegar | August 12, 2020 (2020-08-12) | 304 | 0.239[31] |
| 25 | 5 | "Fuck You Money" | Pat Bishop | Caroline Anderson | August 19, 2020 (2020-08-19) | 305 | 0.238[32] |
| 26 | 6 | "The Wind of God" | Pat Bishop | Pat Bishop & Matt Ingebretson | August 26, 2020 (2020-08-26) | 306 | 0.246[33] |
On thereview aggregatorRotten Tomatoes, the first season has an approval rating of 87% based on 15 reviews, with anaverage rating of 8/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "Corporate takes a bleak, absurdist look at corporate life to deliver a clever show with a more nihilistic bent than your typical workplace comedy."[34] OnMetacritic, which assigns a normalized rating, the first season has a score 75 out of 100, based on 7 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[35] On Rotten Tomatoes, the second season has a 100% approval rating based on 7 reviews with an average rating of 9/10, and the third season has a 100% approval rating based on 6 reviews with an average rating of 8.5/10.[36][37]
Variety reviewed the series, calling it, “Deliciously dark and hilariously ruthless…a scathing satire of contemporary office culture that feels long, long overdue."[38]Adweek also lauded the show saying, “It’s the kind of universe building that’s usually reserved for prestige dramas…or big-budgetsci-fi feature films.”[39]
| No. | Title | Air date | Rating (18–49) | Viewers (millions) |
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| 1 | "The Void" | January 17, 2018 | 0.21[8] | 0.404 |
| 2 | "The Powerpoint of Death" | January 17, 2018 | 0.17[8] | 0.333 |
| 3 | "The Pain of Being Alive" | January 24, 2018 | 0.16[9] | 0.275 |
| 4 | "Trademarq" | January 31, 2018 | 0.16[10] | 0.28 |
| 5 | "Corporate Retreat" | February 7, 2018 | 0.14[11] | 0.235 |
| 6 | "Casual Friday" | February 14, 2018 | 0.15[12] | 0.273 |
| 7 | "The Long Meeting" | February 21, 2018 | 0.13[13] | 0.229 |
| 8 | "Society Tomorrow" | February 28, 2018 | 0.09[14] | 0.202 |
| 9 | "Weekend" | March 7, 2018 | 0.17[15] | 0.307 |
| 10 | "Remember Day" | March 14, 2018 | 0.13[16] | 0.238 |
| No. | Title | Air date | Rating (18–49) | Viewers (millions) |
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| 1 | "The One Who's There" | January 15, 2019 | 0.14[17] | 0.262 |
| 2 | "The Concert" | January 22, 2019 | 0.13[18] | 0.244 |
| 3 | "Natural Beauty" | January 29, 2019 | 0.17[19] | 0.281 |
| 4 | "Thanks!" | February 5, 2019 | 0.11[20] | 0.215 |
| 5 | "The Expense Report" | February 12, 2019 | 0.15[21] | 0.246 |
| 6 | "Mattchiavelli and the Piss Detective" | February 19, 2019 | 0.11[22] | 0.221 |
| 7 | "Labor Day" | February 26, 2019 | 0.09[23] | 0.187 |
| 8 | "The Tragedy" | March 5, 2019 | 0.11[24] | 0.208 |
| 9 | "Vacation" | March 12, 2019 | 0.12[25] | 0.237 |
| 10 | "The Fall" | March 19, 2019 | 0.09[25] | 0.171 |
| No. | Title | Air date | Rating (18–49) | Viewers (millions) |
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| 1 | "Pickles 4 Breakfast" | July 22, 2020 | 0.13[28] | 0.258 |
| 2 | "Black Dog" | July 29, 2020 | 0.15[29] | 0.260 |
| 3 | "The Importance of Talking Shit by Oscar Wilde" | August 5, 2020 | 0.14[30] | 0.270 |
| 4 | "Good Job" | August 12, 2020 | 0.11[31] | 0.239 |
| 5 | "Fuck You Money" | August 19, 2020 | 0.13[32] | 0.238 |
| 6 | "The Wind of God" | August 26, 2020 | 0.15[33] | 0.246 |
It is funny, because it is your life and you get one chance at life and then you waste it at this job you don't really like, and thattragedy is hilarious to us.
It's not just the time and emotional labor that goes into hanging out in a depressing office with annoying strangers to make money for rich assholes that makes work such atragedy.