They also appeared in Bravo network's 100 Scariest Movie Moments special in 2004. Around this time, they began appearing together in several of Comedy Central and VH1's "talking head" commentary programs such as Best Week Ever and A2Z. Perhaps the duo's best known creation was their long running two-man show Kung Fu Grip which they performed at UCBT and other comedy venues for many years, and in the 2004 HBO Comedy Arts Festival. Riggle has a long-standing comedic partnership with comedian Rob Huebel, with whom he frequently appears at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater (UCBT) and in their former improvisational sketch comedy troupe Respecto Montalban. JSTOR ( January 2018) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message).Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. This section needs additional citations for verification. On January 1, 2013, he retired from the Marine Corps Reserve after 23 years of service. He attained the rank of lieutenant colonel and received the Meritorious Service Medal (2) Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal Joint Service Achievement Medal Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal (2) Combat Action Ribbon (He earned it during his tour in Kosovo ) National Defense Service Medal (2) Kosovo Campaign Medal Afghanistan Campaign Medal Global War on Terrorism Service Medal Humanitarian Service Medal Armed Forces Reserve Medal and NATO Medal. Riggle was a public affairs officer with a New York City-based unit he served in Liberia, Kosovo, Albania, and Afghanistan. In August 2007, he went to Iraq to report for The Daily Show and to entertain troops under the purview of the USO. Riggle was a member of the United States Marine Corps Reserve and often referred to his military experiences on The Daily Show, including acting as the show's "military analyst" and joking that he could kill any other member of the show. Riggle joined the Marines in 1990 after getting his pilot's license, intending to become a naval aviator, but left flight school to pursue a comedy career. He went on to earn a Master of Public Administration degree from Webster University in 1997. He later attended the University of Kansas, where he was a member of the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity, attained his pilot's license, and graduated with a B.A. He was voted the most humorous in high school and graduated in 1988.
He attended Shawnee Mission South High School, where he was involved in the school's radio and TV stations. His family moved to Overland Park, Kansas when he was two. Riggle was born in Louisville, Kentucky, the son of Sandra and Robert Allen Riggle, who worked in insurance.