For comedian Rob Riggle, "The Office" not only produced his favorite episode of all time, but it also gave him one of his first-ever acting roles. Riggle discusses how he moved from a career in the military into comedy, his experiences on both "SNL" and "The Daily Show," and how a joke turned into his Sony Crackle comedy "Rob Riggle's Ski Master Academy." But first, we talk about his favorite episode of TV of all time, "The Office" Season 7 episode "Threat Level Midnight." (Music by Hook Sounds)
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For comedian Rob Riggle, "The Office" not only produced his favorite episode of all time, but it also gave him one of his first-ever acting roles. Riggle discusses how he moved from a career in the military into comedy, his experiences on both "SNL" and "The Daily Show," and how a joke turned into his Sony Crackle comedy "Rob Riggle's Ski Master Academy." But first, we talk about his favorite episode of TV of all time, "The Office" Season 7 episode "Threat Level Midnight." (Music by Hook Sounds) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rob Riggle on "The Office"

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