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NEW YORK - ESPN had better watch its back.
Comedy Central has ordered a pilot from
the satirical news magazine The Onion.
The prospective half-hour scripted series
will be based on The Onion's Sports Network, an online video series that
parodies sports shows — especially those on ESPN.
Onion News Network director Will Graham
says in a statement to expect "the most intense sports coverage
humanity has yet witnessed."
A spokeswoman for Comedy Central says the
pilot constitutes the first collaboration between the two comedy
institutions.
The Onion, founded in Madison, Wis., was
long famous for its mock headlines when it launched the "ONN"
in 2007. That's its online video department.
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