Image 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.
Woo-Hoo! Big Rig and Chuck – epic win!
Jerry Trainor would have been better, this dude be jank
i read that comment as jeffrey tambor. wishful thinking. NO TOUCHING.
Some Tuna Fish would be great.
haha i love rob. he is so hilarious\,.
This keeps getting better and better… I can’t believe people don’t watch this show!
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!
This is gonne be interesting
gonna*
POW.
Is he saying pow?
LMAO patty
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?)
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.
he actually made parts of gary unmarried watchable
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.
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.
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.
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.
PUT SOME CLOTHES ON- Sarah
I would love a Casey vs. RR scene!
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.
Yeah… I love The Daily Show, but I can’t stand this guy.
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
This will be awesome. Already can’t wait. XD