Sep 27 2010 09:41 PM ET

Exclusive: 'Chuck' enlists Rob Riggle

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chuck-levi-riggleImage Credit: Jemal Countess/Getty Images; Inset: Greg Gayne/NBCActor-comedian-ex-Daily Show correspondent Rob Riggle is headed to Chuck, sources confirm to me exclusively.

The shocking twist? He’s not playing a character named Greta. I swear!

Riggle will instead guest star as Jim Rye, a super smart, intensely positive, and slightly crazy CIA agent who’s brought in to help Chuck become an even better spy.

He’ll appear in this season’s eighth episode, which also features a guest turn by fanboy icon Summer Glau—who will be playing a character named Greta.

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  • Susan

    Woo-Hoo! Big Rig and Chuck – epic win!

    • iCarly better

      Jerry Trainor would have been better, this dude be jank

      • pop

        i read that comment as jeffrey tambor. wishful thinking. NO TOUCHING.

      • Jersey Jeff

        Some Tuna Fish would be great.

    • lorna

      haha i love rob. he is so hilarious\,.

  • Stefi

    This keeps getting better and better… I can’t believe people don’t watch this show!

  • Kay Lhota

    Great! I’ve enjoyed every episode of “Chuck” so far. Things are flying along this season with excellence and some solid laughs. Looking forward to what comes next!

  • Kate

    This is gonne be interesting :D

    • Kate

      gonna*

  • Katie

    POW.

    • Patty

      Is he saying pow?

      • lorna

        LMAO patty

  • aj

    Riggle used to be a Marine, so I hope they let him do some action work. That would make this appearance even better. (Of course, how many people have been brought in to help Chuck be a better spy? Kinda going back to the well for ideas, aren’t we?)

    • Mike

      Not counting Casey and Sarah who are always there, 3: Routh, Willard and Kurtz. Everyone else came in for other reasons, even if Chuck learned from them.

      Besides, this is episodic TV. Going back to the well is a fact of life.

  • Hillary

    he actually made parts of gary unmarried watchable

  • Rigglelicious

    GREAT CHOICE!!!! Rob Riggle is on fire and one of the funniest guys in LA! Now if they would only cast Doug Benson as the mentally challenged stoner cousin.

    • VarsityBasketweaving

      Doug Benson would be hilarious on Chuck. Great concept there; Jeff’s cousin, totally.

      Riggle will be great in this role, especially if it’s recurring. Looking forward to it.

      • Nicole

        Ah!!! This must happen! Love Doug Benson, and yes – he should be a relative of Jeff’s. Benson has talked about the fact that he watches Chuck too – make it happen, peeps.

  • Tee

    That guy is hilarious from what little I’ve seen of him. I haven’t started watching this season of chuck yet but hope all the stunt casting is working/will work out. Also <3 Chuck, even on its not-so-great days it's still enough fun that I can't figure out why this show struggles to get renewed every year. :(

  • Diva

    PUT SOME CLOTHES ON- Sarah

    • Jersey Jeff

      :(

  • Jen E.

    I would love a Casey vs. RR scene!

  • Gambs

    As a Chuck fan and Daily Show fan, I love this choice. If the role is what Ausiello describes it to be, Riggle is a great choice.

  • Craig

    Yeah… I love The Daily Show, but I can’t stand this guy.

  • sammy

    Did you see Monday’s show…wonderfully written, a lot of humor, and the Sarah/chuck romance is blooming.
    Very clever. Who else loves Beckman…glad she is getting full credit now

  • Amy

    This will be awesome. Already can’t wait. XD

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