Rob Riggle Plays His Old Military Boss In A New Movie

'12 Strong' star Rob Riggle is uniquely qualified to play a character in the Army Special Forces from his time as a Marine.

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[Allagi]

Rob Riggle served 23 years in the Marine Corps both active duty and reserves and retired as a Lt. Colonel.

[MrStensnask]

Riggle is actually hilarious. Underrated comedian

[garettjames]

Colbert seemed to really enjoy that conversation.

[NS]

I'm glad they got him for that role. He's a good comedic actor, but to see a Marine take on the role of a Soldier in a film like this... he knows the lingo, the cadence, the pacing and the stance. He knows how Soldiers work, think and move. It's subtle, but I can always tell the difference between an actor filling a role and a Soldier/Marine working from experience. I'm really looking forward to seeing this now!

[strahdvonzarovich]

That was actually an hilarious interview. Rob Riggle is a great story-teller.

[rolferikbaklkk]

Fun fact. Its actually from giraffes the technology of the g-suit comes from. They have a set of muscles in/up the neck thats there to help the heart pump blood to the head because the neck is so long.

[Nygaard]

It always seems so relaxed when the people of the old Daily Show team meet up... Must have been a good place to work!

[wordword]

Riggles personality actually reminds me of those pilots I worked with in the Marine Corps. Most were very intelligent but had an incredible sense of humor. But when it came to business they were always there and were absolutely professional.

[jaylew]

Nothing but respect for the marines and on that note nothing but respect for Riggle for clarifying who the first boots on the ground actually belong to

[LasciviousLibra]

Canadian here; I'm not a fan of Riggle's comedy, but every fucking clip I watch of him makes me adore his character, his fucking authenticity. This man has done so much for veterans and persists in remaining humble. Class fucking act act; God bless you Rob Riggle.

[StewChicken]

That fighter pilot story was great. Rob's a good man, serving in the armed forces like that <3

[trndc]

Robb is probably one of the most underrated comedic/drama actors on current market. This scene was awesome.

[hanscombe]

0:52

I freakin’ love that. Can’t spell it but I come back regularly to hear him do that sound!

[bakerXderek]

Definitely gonna watch Rob's new movie. Looks good.

[dr.pendyke]

Rob Riggle has a Jimmy Stewart smile and I think that is a compliment, not to mention he is funny and seems like an awesome dude.

[thirdeyestudios]

So my dad was in the 160th SOAR during the whole 12 Strong thing, and a couple of years ago my parents moved in and his neighbor was his old buddy from the Army. turns out that both of them were featured in the movie, and my friend actually ended up playing my dad's neighbor.

[alfreddelatourquipenche]

6:43
Happened October 2001, never been done in 21st century warfare. Impressive.

[ianmacfarlane]

My face hurts from laughing so hard - Rob Riggle is a funny guy.

[JoshyHendoMan]

I could listen to him tell stories all day.

[daddiodizzle]

Stephen, as an aviation nut, hearing your 9g story was awesome.
And Rob also, love that guy.
Thanks for that!