Neither love nor money will get Steve Buscemi on Hot Ones

To be fair, Buscemi has been acting since the ’80s, and the concept of promoting a new film or TV show by eating hot wings is probably bizarre to him (though some peers of his generation, like Willem Dafoe, are game for such antics). But Hot Ones, which began in 2015, has become one of the hottest stops on the modern-day celebrity press tour, along with other unconventional series like SubwayTakes, BuzzFeed’s puppy interview, and Amelia Dimoldenberg’s soon-to-be-ending Chicken Shop Date. The Evans-hosted show has featured a variety of actors, musicians, athletes, comedians, and chefs, with some celebrities bravely appearing on Hot Ones or its spin-off segments more than once. While Buscemi may not buy into the exaggerated premise of Hot Ones, to the show’s credit, Evans typically asks deeply researched, sometimes deep-cut questions about his guests’ careers—unlike the influx of influencers and content creators who’ve been criticized for not being prepared, asking tactless questions, and desperately trying to create viral moments on red carpets.