Comedy Central has amped up its development slate considerably, ordering more than a dozen live-action and animated pilots for the coming year along with scripts for several more.

Among the pilots vying for space on the cable network's air are previously announced projects from Sarah Silverman, Morgan Spurlock and Adam Sandler's production company, along with new pickups that include an animated show from David Cross ("Arrested Development"), several parodies and a show that will unleash "Daily Show" commentator Lewis Black on red-state America.

"The 2006 development slate is our largest yet and represents our determination to broaden our programming scope both in genre and talent, while continuing to appeal to our core viewers, those elusive young men," says Lauren Corrao, Comedy Central's head of original programming. "The emphasis during this development season was a real focus on creating great characters and distinct stories that will hook viewers and bring them back to the network day after day."

Among the pilots under consideration are:

Silverman's untitled project, in which she'll star as "a detached and eccentric woman with no discernible goals." Comic scenes and songs in each episode will tell the story of a day in her life.

"Gay Robot," from Sandler's company, Happy Madison. Comedian Nick Swardson ("Reno 911!") will voice the title character, a robot who discovers he's gay after a spilled wine cooler fries his circuit board.

"Freak Show," an animated series from Cross and Jon Benjamin ("Dr. Katz," "Home Movies") about a group of sideshow performers -- including a pair of Siamese twins, the World's Tallest Nebraskan and The Bearded Clam -- who are also B-list superheroes. When a crisis is too small for the Justice Squad, they step in.

"Red State Diaries," in which Black hits the road to meet the subjects of some of his rants and find out more about Middle America.

"Not Another High School Show," which will parody teen dramas from "Buffy" to "The O.C." The show comes from "Not Another Teen Movie" co-writer Mike Bender and director Joel Gallen.

Spurlock's "Public Nuisance," a sketch/hidden-camera show in which the "Super Size Me" director and a band of pranksters take on hot-button issues.

"Wee on America," starring "Jackass" regular Jason "Wee Man" Acuna as he takes on normal-sized challengers across America in a series of mental and physical competitions.