Colin Jost and “The Office” writer Danny Chun are launching a new, original comedy series produced outside the Hollywood studio system. Titled “6 Bed 1 Bath,” the sitcom follows a group of five roommates in their 20s who share an apartment with a man who has lived there since 1982 and continued to build new bedrooms every time his rent increased, per the logline. The series recently wrapped production in New York City and will premiere across free, ad-supported video-on-demand platforms, such as Tubi, Pluto TV and the Roku Channel.
Instead, Jost and Chun, who first worked together at the Harvard Lampoon, teamed up with the independent Revue Studios, which financed and structured the project around brand partnerships. The partnerships — facilitated by Revue, CAA Entertainment Partnerships and production companies These Pictures and No Notes — allowed Jost and Chun to retain full creative control of the series. We’re excited for everyone to see it.” Three-time Emmy winner Jost joined “Saturday Night Live” in 2005 and currently serves as the co-anchor of “Weekend Update” with Michael Che.
Chun began his career writing for “The Simpsons” before he joined “The Office.” He is currently executive producing a film he wrote for Sony Animation and has feature projects set up at both Sony and Dreamworks Animation.
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