‘Hot Ones’ host Sean Evans is one of the internet’s best interviewers. His secret weapon? It’s a family affair

Clayton Davis and Sean Evans attend the YouTube FYC event at Pacific Design Center on May 18, 2025 in West Hollywood, California. Araya Doheny/Getty Images

In addition to his proven mettle for spicy foods, Sean Evans from the YouTube series “Hot Ones” is known to be one of the best celebrity interviewers, whose impeccably researched questions have left everyone from Lady Gaga to Josh Brolin impressed.

Brolin even quipped in his episode , “I don’t know who’s working for you, but don’t fire them.”

Good news is Evans has no plans to do so, considering he crafts the show’s spectacularly pointed questions in collaboration with his brother Gavin and executive producer (and “Hot Ones” creator) Chris Schonberger.

“We don’t have a research team,” Evans told CNN in a recent interview. “I