{
  "id": 19399121,
  "title": "Neither love nor money will get Steve Buscemi on Hot Ones",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/neither-love-nor-money-will-get-steve-buscemi-on-hot-ones",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-10T20:51:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The A.V. Club",
    "slug": "the-a-v-club",
    "url": "https://www.avclub.com/steve-buscemi-hot-ones-not-a-fan"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Steve Buscemi remains uninterested in appearing on Hot Ones, despite the series' enduring popularity. During a segment on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, Buscemi was prodded to mention a food that puzzles him. After pondering, he admitted his distaste for spicy foods, stating, \"I’m confused why people like spicy food, why they like their mouths hot.\" This remark led to a brief discussion about the Hot Ones series, hosted by Sean Evans, where celebrities partake in eating progressively spicier wings while being interviewed. Buscemi remarked, \"Sam Rockwell told me that he and Parker Posey did Hot Ones—that’s something I would never do.\" He expressed that money or fame wouldn't sway him to participate, adding, \"I don’t care how much you paid me, how much they said, ‘But it would really support the film,’ no. It not only makes me confused, it makes me angry. You’ll never get me, Hot Ones!\" It's worth noting that Buscemi has been in the acting industry since the 1980s, and the idea of boosting a film's visibility through consuming spicy foods might seem peculiar to him. Although some of his contemporaries, like Willem Dafoe, are willing to partake in such stunts, Buscemi is firmly against it. Hot Ones, launched in 2015, has evolved into one of the premier stops on the current celebrity press tour, alongside other unconventional series such as SubwayTakes, BuzzFeed's puppy interviews, and Amelia Dimoldenberg's upcoming Chicken Shop Date. Despite Buscemi's reluctance, Evans, the show's host, is renowned for posing well-researched, sometimes obscure questions about his guests' careers, distinguishing his approach from the typical celebrity interviews marked by unpreparedness, tactless inquiries, and a desperate pursuit of viral moments on red carpets.",
  "summary": "Steve Buscemi said that he doesn't like spicy food and would therefore \"never\" appear on Hot Ones , no matter how much money he's offered.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}