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Shaquille O'Neal looking for what's funny online in new truTV series featuring videos, pranks

July 11, 2012 |The Associated Press

FILE - This Nov. 17, 2011 file photo shows Shaquille O'Neal at the "Pencils Of Promise" inaugural gala in New York. TruTV has ordered 10 episodes of a series with Shaquille O'Neal, currently titles "Upload," searching for funny online videos and creating a few of his own. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, file)

LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Cable channel truTV is putting Shaquille O'Neal on its team with a new series.

The channel said Wednesday that it's ordered 10 episodes of "Upload with Shaquille O'Neal," the working title for a series with the basketball star. Actors and comics Gary Owen and Godfrey will join O'Neal on the show.

The trio, along with a weekly guest, will share funny videos they find online and create their own, truTV said. Pranks and pop culture parodies also will be part of the mix.

In a statement, O'Neal promised "Upload" will "deliver big laughs." A debut date for the series was not announced.

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