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Eliza Dushku joins Daman Wayans for Cowherd CBS comedy pilot

By April MacIntyre Mar 24, 2011, 5:01 GMT

Eliza Dushku - The 26th Annual William S. Paley Television Festival: "Dollhouse" - ArcLight Theaters - Hollywood, CA. USA © Albert L. Ortega / PR Photos

Eliza Dushku joins the untitled CBS comedy pilot with Damon Wayans.

After dropping out of the TNT pilot "Bird Dog" over "creative differences" in December, Eliza Dushku surfaces in the Colin Cowherd-produced sports show comedy for CBS.

Inspired by the career of ESPN personality Colin Cowherd, the pilot is written by Bill Martin and Mike Schiff.

Using Facebook, Dushku announced that she'll be joining Damon Wayans in an untitled CBS multi-camera comedy pilot about a sports radio station.

"It is with insanest [sic] excitement & awesomeness I get to finally fill you guys in: I've JUST landed a new CBS comedy pilot w/ my comic idol Mr. Damon Wayans," she wrote. "Stay tuned, there is a serious happy dance occurring at the moment ;)"

In the show, Dushku is cast as Casey, the female sidekick to sports radio host Nick, played by Wayans. Dushku's character is described by Deadline.com as "a fun, quick-witted gal who is socially oblivious and pathologically blunt."

Dushku last starred in Fox's "Dollhouse."