Comedy Central Orders Pilot From The Onion

Comedy Central is teaming with satirical newspaper the Onion for a half-hour scripted comedy. The untitled pilot will be based on the Onion Sports Network online video series and will take on teams, fans, sports products and sports coverage. The pilot will be geared toward sports lovers and long-time followers of the Onion. The project will be executive produced by Onion News Network’s Julie Smith and Will Graham.