HOT ONES is a simple yet perfect idea for a show: celebrity guests ingest increasingly hot food while an amiable and well prepared host asks them thought-provoking questions.
Watching the stars sweating, dribbling (from nose and mouth), getting red lipped and red faced is part of the charm here. Although some handle it with a lot less charm or consideration than others. Skip the Kevin Hart, Joe Budden, DJ Khaled, Shaq, Taraji B. Henson, Post Malone, and Charlie Day episodes, unless you want to witness how privilege and fame makes one unkind, entitled, and clueless.
Unlike the rancid pap of morning, midday, and late night chat shows, where every appearance is cynically and dully commercial, with HOT ONES you get the sense that you've learned something about the person being interviewed.
This is not just because they are disarmed by their physical discomfort, but also because great interviewer and genuinely funny host Sean Evans asks excellent, not-throwaway questions.
One more plus: This show is fully aware of what it is and never tries to be more than that.
Watching the stars sweating, dribbling (from nose and mouth), getting red lipped and red faced is part of the charm here. Although some handle it with a lot less charm or consideration than others. Skip the Kevin Hart, Joe Budden, DJ Khaled, Shaq, Taraji B. Henson, Post Malone, and Charlie Day episodes, unless you want to witness how privilege and fame makes one unkind, entitled, and clueless.
Unlike the rancid pap of morning, midday, and late night chat shows, where every appearance is cynically and dully commercial, with HOT ONES you get the sense that you've learned something about the person being interviewed.
This is not just because they are disarmed by their physical discomfort, but also because great interviewer and genuinely funny host Sean Evans asks excellent, not-throwaway questions.
One more plus: This show is fully aware of what it is and never tries to be more than that.