TV series
Onion SportsDome
2011 · 1 season
A deadpan fake sports broadcast that keeps a straight face while escalating absurd headlines, rewarding viewers who catch the rapid-fire jokes.
- Genres
- Comedy
- Starring
- Matt Walton, Danyelle Sargent, John Speredakos
- Overview
- Onion SportsDome is a parody sports television show from the makers of The Onion. The show premiered on Tuesday, January 11, 2011, at 10:30 p.m. EST on Comedy Central in the United States. It is seen in Canada on The Comedy Network. The show is designed as a parody of SportsCenter and ESPN. Matt Walton and Matt Oberg play the co-anchors Alex Reiser and Mark Shepard, respectively. Melissa "Wellsy" Wells is portrayed by real-life sportscaster Danyelle Sargent. Gary Payton and Ahmad Bradshaw appeared on the show. On April 4, 2011, USA Today reported the show, having completed its original 10-episode runs, was on hiatus and replaced in the time-slot by Sports Show with Norm Macdonald. On June 20, 2011, Deadline Hollywood confirmed that Comedy Central cancelled both SportsDome and Sports Show with Norm MacDonald.
- How it feels
- Satirical, absurd, cynical and light. Brisk and easy to follow.
- About
- Media, sport, celebrity, deception
- Content
- Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Genres
- Comedy
- Starring
- Matt Walton, Danyelle Sargent, John Speredakos
