In a recent episode of “Hot oones versus”, actor Hailee Steinfeld looked at his co -star of “sinners” Michael B. Jordan with a mixture of shock and fun, and asked: “What is this? Is this? Is this a press for our film?”
It is a question that has probably been asked before in the 10 years that the “hot” (and later spin -Off as “versus”) have been expelling episodes on YouTube. The concept is simple and outrageous, an interview with the guests eat a series of chicken wings of growing spices levels, often with disorienting discomfort, and the show has become a popular sensation and an essential stop in the modern promotional tour of celebrities.
The host and cooker of “Hot Ones”, Sean Evans, 39, has been there throughout the trip, eating wings just throughout their guests, who have recently included Selena Gomez, Bill Murray, Lady Gaga, Bad Bunny, Ben Stiller, Serena Williams, Cate Blanchett, Demi Moore and, in a particularly memorable appearance, in a particularly memorable appearance O'Brien.
The show has also become a big business, since last year Evans and Cooking Chris Schonberger were part of a group of investors that bought First We Feast, the study behind “Hot Ones”, for more than $ 82 million.
Far beyond its origin as an online upstart and continues its transfer to the mainstream, the program is eligible to compete for a category of Emmy in the Talk Series against players such as Jon Stewart, Jimmy Kimmel, Seth Meyers and Stephen Colbert.
Based in New York City, Evans sat for an interview with him while he was in Los Angeles.
Evans, on the left, with the guest Bill Murray in an episode of “hot oons”.
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How has talent launch changed over the years? Does people presumably get the premise now?
The deepest form that has changed is that we are now taking the releases. There was a time when we had to be very persuasive, almost to the point of deceiving people to do the show. And now the tables have turned completely. You even see it in the way people sit down. I remember that there was always this challenge for me to win the guest in the first wings and make them understand that this will be … very different from what they would expect from what is written on paper.
Many times the guests entered with some kind of preconceived notion of how they would go and then changed their minds during the interview. In fact, we have a name for it. We call him the “Charlize Theron's shoulder drop”, because when he arrived at the program, I remember his publicist. And I remember that she said something like: “I'm going to have to eat all this?” And in the second or third wing, his shoulders had fallen. She was completely loose. And for me, it is one of the most important store episodes we have created.
How would you describe the atmosphere of what you are looking for? What is that feeling you want in the room?
At first, it was a bit Gonzo-ish. But in time since then, what I am looking for is something real. I think what happens is that guests are in a flight pattern driven by public relations, and what you want is something very real. And in the “hot” you have those moments of people who fight, who are vulnerable, who are in a panic limit state. You have emotions that are real, and all these things are very difficult to arrive in a traditional interview environment. The fact that we can create these moments, and then combine it with this reflective interview that covers the race, all those elements that work together, only give a unique look at famous guests. And, of course, the celebrity is this lifestyle that, by definition, is unattainable. But what we are doing is eliminating them from that pedestal to a level with which everyone can relate. It is very human. And that is what people respond in many ways. I think we accidentally invent the show of “what it is like to have a beer with this person.”
What does it mean to be competing for an Emmy?
It is never really something that I sent my head or thought it was possible, but they are opening eligibility, which I think is late and inevitable anyway. Then, it was only about gathering the paperwork and putting together a submission and waiting for the best. But I do believe that when you look at the programs that have defined this category for so long, the transmission line with all of them is that they are the cultural reference point where you can see celebrities in a more loosen and avant -garde environment. And the “hot” satisfy that definition. … I didn't know we would be part of the conversation, we never dream of her. But now that we are, I will say with my complete chest that we belong.
Simply physically, after 10 years, is the show difficult for you to continue doing?
The good thing about spicy food is that you develop familiarity with the things that are uncomfortable. And I have been there so many times that I know there is light at the end of the tunnel. I think it has generally been a positive net because I take care of me much better outside the program of what I would. I have a clean health bill and I go to the doctor every year and make them connect to everything and do all kinds of blood analysis, because I have this unique vocation, this unique lot in life, this unique path in which I am. But also, there are many jobs in which people have had long careers even though it has a physical cost. Ray Lewis played 17 years in the NFL, and was playing the supporter every Sunday. How bad can a couple of wings be?
