Colin Jost and Danny Chun launch brand-backed comedy series '6 Bed 1 Bath'

Mixed · 2Colin Jost and Danny Chun are launching a new original comedy series, "6 Bed 1 Bath", produced outside the Hollywood studio system. 1 2 Mixed · 2The sitcom follows five roommates in their 20s who share an apartment with a man who has lived there since 1982 and built a new bedroom each time his rent increased. 1 2 Mixed · 2The series recently wrapped production in New York City and will premiere on free, ad-supported video-on-demand platforms; Variety names Tubi, Pluto TV and the Roku Channel. 1 2

Centre · 1It was independently financed by Revue, which Deadline says provided upfront capital and production infrastructure under a brand-supported model meant to give creators more creative freedom. 2 Left · 1Variety adds that the brand partnerships were facilitated by Revue, CAA Entertainment Partnerships and production companies These Pictures and No Notes, and let Jost and Chun keep full creative control. 1 Mixed · 2Jost said he and Chun "just wanted to make a show we thought was funny and somehow those are the hardest shows to get made", so they found a way to do it outside the normal studio system. 1 2

Mixed · 2Jost and Chun first wrote together at the Harvard Lampoon. Variety notes Jost is a three-time Emmy winner who joined "Saturday Night Live" in 2005 and co-anchors "Weekend Update" with Michael Che, and that Chun wrote for "The Simpsons" and "The Office". 1 2 Mixed · 2The executive producers are Jost, Scarlett Johansson, Chun, Andrew Singer, Jeff Grosvenor, Jonathan Lia, Ryan Case, Molly McMillen and Jon Liebman. 1 2