“Not everyone's going to agree to eat chicken wings, that's obviously an enormous catch to our show, that's an enormous ask. It's not easy to get anyone to do your show, but on 'Hot Ones,' you have to eat scorching-hot chicken wings. So it's always going to be a challenge to book, in my opinion, no matter how popular it is in the zeitgeist.”

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.