Hot Ones host Sean Evans participates onstage at the "HubSpot Hot Ones" panel during INBOUND 2025 on September 5 in San Francisco. Chance Yeh/Getty Images for HubSpot

Woody Harrelson, the acclaimed actor known for his mellow and jovial energy, was breaking down, barely able to string together coherent sentences because his mouth was on fire from the ludicrously spicy hot sauce that coated his fried cauliflower. Of course, the pain is what you order by coming on Hot Ones, the beloved hot wings YouTube show.

Once it was over, Harrelson still coughing, admitted to host Sean Evans , “You nearly killed me, dude … and I say that with all due respect, because I know you nearly kill people on the daily.”

Harrelson said that he never thought he’d do the show because he used to think he didn’

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