CBS greenlights Rob Riggle pilot
1:19 PM PST 2/3/2010 by Nellie Andreeva , AP

Former 'Daily Show' correspondent starring in "Team Spitz"
CBS has picked up a comedy pilot starring former "Daily Show" correspondent Rob Riggle.
Written by Bill Martin and Mike Schiff, "Team Spitz" is a multicamera ensemble comedy centered on a bombastic high school football coach played by Riggle.
Sony TV, which developed the project, is exec producing with CBS TV Studios.
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Martin and Schiff are executive producing with Tantamount's Eric Tannenbaum, Kim Tannenbaum and Mitch Hurwitz as well as Peter Principato and Paul Young.
CBS had being pursuing Riggle for a while. The network inked a talent holding deal with the comedian in 2008 and cast him in a recurring role on comedy series "Gary Unmarried" last year.