I’ll usually binge-watch every possible YouTube video - if it’s a musician I’ll listen to their music, if it’s somebody who wrote a book I’ll read their book.” He’ll send me a big long list of all the podcasts, profiles, and features he’s going to listen to and read. When it comes to researching his guests and coming up with questions, Evans said, “I do this with (First We Feast editor-in-chief) Chris Schonberger, who’s a creator and producer of this show, and we basically divide and conquer. All of his guests always seem shocked at how deep he and his team have researched them to come up with such great questions and many have even used these ‘Hot Ones’ interviews as models for how to ask good, unique, and detailed questions. Evans has a degree in broadcast journalism from the University of Illinois and worked as a journalist for several years before becoming a full-time employee with Complex Media so he knows how to do deep research and come up with unique questions for all of his guests. The main reason why ‘Hot Ones’ has become so successful is because of the host: Sean Evans. Limited Time Offer – FREE Subscription to Hollywood InsiderĬlick here to read more on Hollywood Insider’s vision, values and mission statement here – Media has the responsibility to better our world – Hollywood Insider fully focuses on substance and meaningful entertainment, against gossip and scandal, by combining entertainment, education, and philanthropy. Related article: The Power of Positivity: Ikorodu Bois + Chris Hemsworth + Russo Brothers + Sam Hargrave Food, in general, is the way many people get to know others and this interview format proves that it is an effective method of doing so (even though the guests suffer a bit in the process). Watching Evans talk with guests like Jeffrey Dean Morgan, The Jonas Brothers, and Gordon Ramsey feels more like a sit-down between friends catching up by removing a layer of formality by having all of them eating messy food together. Having these interviews centered around food also gives them a more casual setting they do not feel as forced as most talk show interviews. As much as ‘Hot Ones’ is a talk show, it also is like a game for viewers who watch to see if a guest will actually make it successfully through all 10 sauces or if they will give up before the end and find themselves on the “Wall of Shame” and join the company of people who could not handle the heat like Ricky Gervais and DJ Khaled. Įspecially after having watched enough of these interviews, it is always fun to see how each guest reacts to the staple sauces of the show: Da Bomb- Beyond Insanity and The Last Dab, two of the spiciest sauces on the show that have stood the test of time and been in nearly every single season of the show. Its popularity even led to a spinoff on truTV called ‘Hot Ones: The Game Show’. Over its 14 seasons and 214 episodes, the show has interviewed all kinds of celebrities, spanning musicians, actors, television personalities, celebrity chefs, and more, and has been featured on late-night shows such as ‘The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon’ and ‘The Late Show with Stephen Colbert’. Sean Evans has been the host since its inception and continues to conquer the heat gauntlet week after week alongside his guests. Each season features a 10-sauce lineup that changes each time and the food the guests eat varies depending on their dietary needs but is usually chicken wings. ‘Hot Ones’ began in 2015 as a YouTube series created by Complex Media and First We Feast where celebrities get interviewed while consuming increasingly spicy hot wings. Related article: Stephen Colbert: 32 Facts on the Extremely Loved Talk Show Host What Is ‘Hot Ones’? Related article: A Tribute to Ricky Gervais: The Trailblazer Created A New Form of Comedy and Reinvented the Sitcom Most shows use that format but there’s one show that has taken the internet by storm: ‘Hot Ones’. Most of these interviews have the same format: a celebrity comes onto a show, they’ve established certain topics or stories they want to discuss during their interview, and they promote whatever project they are currently working on all in the span of five to 15 minutes (depending on the show). Since 1954, on-camera celebrity interviews have been watched by millions of people, especially in the talk show format.
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