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Rob Riggle Heads to New Girl as... a Second Schmidt?

As if one Schmidt wasn't enough, now there will be two on the upcoming season of New Girl. Rob Riggle has been tapped to play...

Natalie Abrams
Natalie Abrams

As if one Schmidt wasn't enough, now there will be two on the upcoming season of New Girl.

Rob Riggle has been tapped to play another Schmidt, the rival cousin of the original (Max Greenfield), TVGuide.com has confirmed. As first reported by TVLine.com, Schmidt 2.0 will pop up during the Thanksgiving-themed episode in November.

New Girl Scoop: Will Jess and Nick get together next season?

Riggle, who is well-known as a correspondent on The Daily Show, has also had roles in The Hangover, 21 Jump Streetand NTSF:SD:SUV::.

New Girl returns with two new episodes on Tuesday, Sept. 25 on Fox.