Instead, Truglio brings a perfect balance to every awkwardly longing look at his BFF Jake, to every misguided attempt at romance, to every questionable comment made about food preparation or his libido.
While he’ll have a legitimate plot arc every so often, Charles is (Brooklyn) 99% a comedic foil, and considering Truglio doesn’t know how to fail at comedy, he’s as perfect as anyone could be in the role.
Without a doubt, Joe Lo Truglio is bringing decades of comedy acting to the table for Brooklyn Nine-Nine, and arguably his most impressive achievement is consistently humanizing the character of Charles Boyle, who could easily fall into lazy caricature territory in a lower-quality comedian’s hands.