The comedian is set to guest star on the show as "the anchor of a popular conservative Internet news network who becomes an unlikely ally for Fox Mulder," and when McHale visited HuffPost Live on Wednesday, he couldn't stop gushing about the opportunity.
"I
have been such a huge fan of the show and the movies, so to be on set
with them was truly surreal and thrilling and fun, and I still can't
believe my good fortune for being on the show," McHale said. "And the
script -- it's Chris Carter, so the script is dynamite, and he's so nice
on set."
"David Duchovny
and Gillian Anderson could not be nicer and more welcoming and gracious
-- and they don't have to be. They could be rude to me and I'd be
thrilled by it," he said.