Uproxx confirms the actor appearing in Avocados From Mexico’s Super Bowl 2022 commercial is none other than Andy Richter, whom you probably recognize as Conan O’Brien’s BFF and frequent collaborator. Richter is an established performer in his own right, of course, appearing in the likes of “Madagascar,” “Scary Movie 2,” and “Love, Victor” over the years, among many others. Richter is predominantly known as a writer and actor on “Late Night,” “The Tonight Show,” and “Conan,” though.
In a chat with Uproxx, Richter explained his working relationship with O’Brien is built on not taking anything they do too seriously. “He has surrounded himself with people that take the piss out of him. If he ever gets too puffed up, he is surrounded by people that he has given pins to, who will pop his balloon,” the comedian explained. Although Richter considers himself lucky to get to work with his buddy, he’s likely thrilled to be taking centerstage for the Super Bowl commercial.
The actor admitted to the New York Times, “An issue that’s been with me forever is answering the question, what do you want to do, Andy? Because I’m always like, uhhh, I think I’ll just sit here until somebody else comes along and says, why don’t we go do this?” Evidently, Avocados from Mexico lucked out in that respect.
