Like his "Heartbreak Kid" co-star Danny McBride, Rob Corddry has been working a lot. And although the former "The Daily Show" correspondent hasn't been racking up any major leading roles yet, he's landed supporting roles as an obsessed fan in Will Ferrell's upcoming basketball comedy, "Semi-Pro," as a mayor making things difficult for Justin Long in "Patriotville" (which he doesn't think will ever get released), and in "Harold & Kumar 2." He's also had roles in "Blades of Glory" (also with Ferrell), "I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry" and this month's "The Heartbreak Kid."

In "Kid," Corddry plays Ben Stiller's best friend, whose main job is to provide an excellent example of how much a domineering wife can ruin a man's life (or at least his hairstyle). It's one of two "best-friend" roles Corddry has on his plate. He currently admits to playing a similar role in the Cameron Diaz/Ashton Kutcher romantic comedy "What Happens in Vegas ... ," but "Heartbreak" was a special experience because he got to work with the Farrelly brothers.

"As one of my first movies, I was very intimidated by the process of a big studio movie and how hard that is," Corddry says. "They sort of dispelled all that and took all of the air out of that. It seems so easy when they do it. It's so fun that you kind of forget you're working, where like, on certain movies, you sometimes forget you're having fun."

It was "The Daily Show" that made Corddry a hot commodity, though, and unlike that pompous and difficult Steve Carell, he hasn't completely abandoned his news brethren. The six-year "Daily" veteran filmed a bit for the show three weeks ago and will appear soon in a segment for the ever-popular Samantha Bee. Corddry has also been spending time writing a screenplay entitled "The Donor" for Jon Stewart's production company. He was wary of giving away the plot but clarified, "It is definitely not an important drama. It has nothing to do with AIDS or 9/11."

Still, with the dreaded screenwriters' strike date only eight months away and big stars such as Matt Damon and Anne Hathaway considering Broadway if that occurs, will the former fake TV reporter return to the airwaves?

"I'm going to wait tables. Maybe even bartend off Broadway," Corddry says. "I think it's just a better gig."

"The Heartbreak Kid" is now playing nationwide.

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