Karma Sauce on Hot Ones: The Complete Archive
Karma Sauce has been featured on Hot Ones since 2018 — across 10 seasons, more than 30 episodes, and seven years of celebrity reactions on the most-watched food show on the internet. This is the archive: every season Karma Sauce appeared, every guest who reached one of our wings, every reaction worth remembering. Verified against original episodes. Updated as we add entries.
Season 26
January 2025 – April 10,“It’s so so so good.” — Bad Bunny
Five Karma Sauce moments across the season, including the season premiere with Bad Bunny on Liftoff, plus Lady Gaga, Lisa, Bill Murray, and Eiza González.
View Season 26 →Season 28
September 2025 – December 4,“Now We are Funken hot.” — Matthew McConaughey
Two Funken Hot moments: Jason Bateman in Season 28’s second episode, and Matthew McConaughey closing out the season as the finale guest.
View Season 28 →Season 19
September 2022 – December 22,“Karma Sauce, does that mean it’s karma for things my mouth may have done in the past?” — James Corden
Six guests reached our Cosmic Disco and Barbacoa across the season, from David Blaine opening the season to Kate Hudson late in the run.
View Season 19 →Season 15
May 2021 – August 12,“Hey everyone buy that.” — Ed Sheeran
Seven entries — Karma Sauce’s deepest Hot Ones run. Jack Harlow opens the season; Matt Damon, Ed Sheeran, Lorde, Malcolm Gladwell, and David Harbour follow.
View Season 15 →Season 10
September 2019 – December 5,“That’s the tastiest one so far.” — Ashton Kutcher
Four entries: Shia LaBeouf opens the season, Ashton Kutcher gives a free sponsorship, Liza Koshy meets Burn After Eating, John Boyega closes things out.
View Season 10 →Season 9
May 2019 – September 5,“It’s very Nick.” — Nick Jonas
The Jonas Brothers open Season 9 and christen Los Calientes the “Nick Jonas” of hot sauces. Adam Devine follows mid-season.
View Season 9 →Season 8
January 2019 – April 11,“Oh, it’s quite nice, I like that.” — Gordon Ramsay
Gordon Ramsay opens the season with a multi-quote review of Los Calientes. Broad City’s Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer follow in Episode 2.
View Season 8 →Season 7
October 2018 – December 20,“Fire … so good.” — Anderson .Paak
Five guests reached Los Calientes in Season 7: Chrissy Teigen, Anderson .Paak, Adam Carolla, E-40, and Blake Griffin.
View Season 7 →Season 6
June 2018 – September 6,“Sauce of the summer.” — Marques Brownlee
The biggest Karma Sauce season — twelve entries. Johnny Knoxville opens it, Eddie Huang closes it, with Marques Brownlee, Joel Embiid, Tom Segura, Wiz Khalifa, Al Roker, Michael Cera, Issa Rae, Rhett & Link, Joji & Rich Brian, and Jeff Goldblum filling the run.
View Season 6 →Season 5
January 2018 – May 3,“I spit it out and it’s still burning.” — Taraji P. Henson
The earliest Karma Sauce appearances we’ve verified. Taraji P. Henson opens the season with Karma; Charlize Theron meets Extreme Karma later in the run.
View Season 5 →