Chris Kattan Joining The Middle

Chris Kattan has been cast in ABC’s new comedy The Middle. He will be a regular on the show. Kattan, who guest-starred in the pilot, will play Bob, a good friend of fellow car salesman Frankie Heck (Patricia Heaton). The Middle is a single-camera comedy about a middle-class Midwestern family seen through the eyes of the mother (Heaton). It is slated to premiere September 30, airing in the 8:30 PM/ET Wednesday slot.