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Joy Saha

The fiery allure of food that hurts

Eight years after his first appearance on “Hot Ones,” Kevin Hart reprised his seat at the table to eat spicy wings a second time around. The actor and comedian said he’s nervous from the get-go. “This is a good time for me to check the exits just so I know…If I do need to go, understand that I’m not playing,” Hart warned host Sean Evans. And yet, he willingly subjected himself to 25 minutes of pain and torture. After eating his seventh chicken wing, which is coated in Butterfly Bakery Hot House Hot Sauce, Hart is struggling. “That’s the toughest one so far…That one right there, f**k man!” he exclaimed while coughing, gagging and sniffling.

Since its inception in 2015, First We Feast’s “Hot Ones” — “the show with hot questions and even hotter wings” — has featured over 300 celebrities, including actors, comedians, musicians and athletes. The premise of the YouTube talk show is simple: guests must eat a platter of 10 increasingly spicy chicken wings alongside Evans while answering his questions. But making it until the very end is not an easy feat. DJ Khaled infamously tapped out after eating just three wings. Taraji P. Henson brought in her bodyguard Dave to finish her remaining wings. And Bobby Lee quite literally pooped his pants on camera.

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