{"id":2127,"date":"2012-11-04T15:30:13","date_gmt":"2012-11-04T20:30:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/changingchannels\/?p=2127"},"modified":"2012-11-04T15:30:30","modified_gmt":"2012-11-04T20:30:30","slug":"fox-nfl-sunday-makes-riggle-room","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/changingchannels\/2012\/11\/fox-nfl-sunday-makes-riggle-room.html","title":{"rendered":"FOX NFL Sunday Makes ‘Riggle’ Room"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Rob Riggle<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I’m am generally not a fan of NFL pregame shows, but I always enjoyed Frank Caliendo’s work on FOX NFL Sunday for the past dozen years.<\/p>\n

His “relationship” with the show abruptly ended prior to this season, however, when Caliendo tweeted he would not be returning.<\/p>\n

No more John Madden, Robert DeNiro or Jay Leno impressions from the skit-man … kind of a shame!<\/p>\n

The void hasn’t lasted long, however, thanks to the sensational weekly efforts of Rob Riggle.<\/p>\n

Riggle doesn’t do impressions, he just DOES funny, like this week’s skit when he played a motivational speaker.<\/p>\n

He motivated me to laugh with his ways of “wriggling” out of things, and Paris Hilton deserves credit for playing along in a cameo appearance as did Wink Martindale.<\/p>\n

The ex-Daily Show correspondent and SNL cast member is a Marine Corps Reserve who has served in some of the world’s hot spots.<\/p>\n

Caliendo can’t be replaced, but Riggle has wisely carved out his own niche. Well done Riggle, well done.<\/p>\n

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