Colin Jost, Danny Chun Launch Indie Comedy '6 Bed 1 Bath' — SkimNews
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- "6 Bed 1 Bath" follows five roommates in their 20s who share an apartment with a man who's lived there since 1982 and built new bedrooms every time his rent increased, per the series logline
- Revue Studios financed and structured the project outside the major studio system via brand partnerships facilitated by CAA Entertainment Partnerships, These Pictures, and No Notes, allowing Jost and Chun to retain full creative control
- The series recently wrapped production in New York City and will premiere on free, ad-supported streaming platforms including Tubi, Pluto TV, and the Roku Channel
- Colin Jost, a three-time Emmy winner and co-anchor of SNL's "Weekend Update," and Danny Chun, who wrote for "The Simpsons" and "The Office," first worked together at the Harvard Lampoon
- Scarlett Johansson is among the executive producers alongside Jost, Chun, Andrew Singer, Jeff Grosvenor, Jonathan Lia, Ryan Case, Molly McMillen, and Jon Liebman
- Jost said he and Chun "just wanted to make a show we thought was funny and somehow those are the hardest shows to get made," noting they found a new, innovative way to launch outside the normal studio system
Why it matters: The series demonstrates a working studio-system alternative — brand partnerships underwrote production and FAST platforms like Tubi, Pluto TV, and the Roku Channel bought distribution, with creators Jost and Chun retaining full creative control. For talent and producers frustrated by traditional development bottlenecks, Revue's indie structure offers a concrete template for bypassing Hollywood entirely while still landing a major cast and EP roster.
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