“Increasingly, I'll see commercials and every fast food chain has the new spicy fries or spicy this or spicy that and I feel like that is popping up more and more. Humbly I do think 'Hot Ones' is at the center of that storm in a lot of ways. So yeah I think that we've helped take hot sauce and move it into a more mainstream place for sure.”

American YouTuber and interviewer

Sean Evans is an American YouTuber and interviewer best known for co-creating Hot Ones. He has hosted the series since 2015, guiding celebrity guests through interviews as they work through increasingly spicy chicken wings. Hot Ones has been nominated for two Daytime Emmy Awards. In July 2025, Evans was included in Time magazine’s first TIME100 Creators list, which highlights influential digital voices.