YouTube series “Hot Ones,” hosted by Sean Evans, has guests eat increasingly spicy wings during an interview. The show has confirmed its 24th season will open with guest Chris Hemsworth (“Thor: Love and Thunder”). And it looks like Hemsworth was seriously struggling with their latest gauntlet of hot sauces.
In a clip, Hemsworth almost makes the cardinal mistake of touching his eyes while eating a particularly spicy wing. All while he is trying to answer a question about his favorite Australian football team winning in 2016. Thankfully Evans is quick to warn him because no one wants capsaicin in their eye!
“Hot Ones” Season 24
“While fans might still be reeling from Conan’s chaotic Hot Ones finale – complete with hot sauce chugging, milk spewing, and questionable but very affordable medical advice – we’re looking forward to raising the bar even higher with Season 24,” Evans told Rolling Stone. “Chris Hemsworth is another guest fans have been requesting forever, and it’s just the beginning of what feels like a summer blockbuster-style season with some names that bring serious fire power.”
During the show’s over 300-episode run, Evans has interviewed people like Barry Keoghan, Pedro Pascal, and Lewis Capaldi. It has also garnered two Daytime Emmy Award nominations and is in the running for the Emmys’ Outstanding Talk Series category. It’s amazing how the simple interview-style show format was turned on its head by introducing hot wings.
“There’s [a lot] of armchair psychology involved,” Evans said. “To tell you the truth, I’m in love with the process. I like walking a mile in someone else’s shoes for a little bit, and just marinating and whatever they do. So it’s that sort of step-by-step process that is my drug and my obsession and the pathological pull that’s allowed me to do 23 seasons of this show. I just really love it.”
“We’re coming up on 10 incredible years of Hot Ones, and more than three billion lifetime views,” he adds. “Against the odds, our humble chicken wing talk show has not only become a staple in fans’ lives, but also grown into its own pop-culture institution on YouTube. The impact keeps growing – from parodies on SNL, to two Daytime Emmy nominations, and hopefully a Primetime nomination in the near future.”
Season 24 of “Hot Ones” premieres on YouTube on May 23rd. You can check out a clip from Hemsworth’s episode below. “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” hits theaters May 24th, so kind of a perfect one-two punch.
