Comedic irony.
He's the straight guy of the group so goofy stuff happens to him. It's funnier than goofy stuff happening to the other goofy guys.
He's been good this season. I hope he gets more work. The only thing I remember him from is Leprechaun in the Hood 2.
Last movie I seen him in was in Jason Statham's Wrath of Man. I liked him in the Prison Break spin-off Breakout Kings, I almost didn't finish the show because of how they killed him off.