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There\u2019s an art to being a good host, whether on a talk show or in your own home. For Scott Evans, the ability to do both while making them look effortless is the key to his success with \u201cHouse Guest.\u201d<\/a> <\/p>\n

In just one year, his popular, Webby Award-winning YouTube show has had many of the biggest stars, from R&B\/pop singer Khalid to Vice President Kamala Harris step across its threshold. While it may not be strange for someone like Evans, a host for \u201cAccess Hollywood,\u201d to gab with celebrities daily, starting \u201cHouse Guest\u201d on his own with the hope of parlaying it into TV success made him very nervous in the beginning. <\/p>\n

\u201cI dreamed of being able to do this job, this show, for a network. I wanted Jimmy Fallon\u2019s job, I want to host \u2018The Tonight Show,\u2019 \u201d Evans said during a recent interview with The Times. \u201cThat\u2019s really why we started \u2018House Guest\u2019 … for an opportunity for me to practice. You can\u2019t just give me \u2018The Tonight Show,\u2019 I gotta demonstrate some success.\u201d After trying to pitch the show to various networks, Evans decided in 2024 to bet on himself and create the at-home show on his own, with his first guest being comedian KevOnStage<\/a>, airing in June 2024. <\/p>\n

Since then, Evans\u2019 journey has enjoyed viral success and attention for the show\u2019s live viewing events, dubbed \u201cHouse Parties\u201d where fans are invited to come to watch the episodes together as a family. Next year, this ritual will expand into a multiple-city tour around the country where Evans plans to host live \u201cHouse Guest\u201d tapings, allowing fans of the show to step into his world. <\/p>\n

Evans spoke about these plans and other important moments in \u201cHouse Guest\u201d history, including snagging an interview with Harris, creating a vibe in his show that puts his high-profile guests at ease and bridging the gap between traditional TV personalities and content creators. <\/p>\n

\"Scott <\/p>\n

Scott Evans at home during a recent taping of \u201cHouse Party,\u201d an expansion of the \u201cHouse Guest\u201d brand. Evans created the viral YouTube show \u201cHouse Guest\u201d while working as a host for \u201cAccess Hollywood.\u201d<\/p>\n

(Robert Gauthier \/ Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n

Your show \u201cHouse Guest\u201d has barely been around for a year, yet you\u2019ve had so many high-profile guests over to your home, including Kamala Harris. Does achieving something like this with your own brand feel like a different level of success?<\/b><\/p>\n

It definitely does feel different. It feels strange to even consider it a success yet because it still feels so new. You know, it\u2019s like it doesn\u2019t feel grown up yet. So it doesn\u2019t necessarily feel like a success. It feels like it was something that we\u2019re still building. And I think that\u2019s one of the reasons why I\u2019m so particular about the energy that goes into it, the people that we have on. When you open your home up to someone, inviting them into your lived-in space, that matters. So we pack every moment we can with intention. Kamala Harris, or \u201cPioneer,\u201d as she\u2019s known in certain circles … her [Secret Service] code name is \u201cPioneer.\u201d Like how wild is that? But to get the call that she watches the show and wanted to do \u201cHouse Guest\u201d and wanted it to be her first stop on her book tour was crazy to me. And if there was anything that let me know the kind of success \u201cHouse Guests\u201d could become, would become, will become, is becoming, to be honest, it was that moment of getting a call from someone you would never even think to try to book was like, \u201cWhen can we sit down?\u201d<\/p>\n

Did you have to prep the neighbors before she arrived? <\/b><\/p>\n

Not only did we have to prep the neighbors, but we had several security screenings. They walk through the house asking us \u201cWhat is the path \u2018Pioneer\u2019 will be taking?\u201d I was like, this is crazy. But it was also affirming in so many ways, to be just over a year into this process of betting on yourself, of taking the chance and investing all that you have in something that you believe in wholeheartedly, to know that other people believe in it too, to see other people coming to believe it as well, to agree with you as well, has been unreal. <\/p>\n

\"Scott <\/p>\n

Scott Evans said he wanted the \u201cHouse Guest\u201d vibe to feel like \u201cfriends catching up.\u201d <\/p>\n

(Robert Gauthier \/ Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n

The vibe you create at your house is definitely a huge part of the show. You\u2019ve described it as a mix between [cooking show] \u201cBarefoot Contessa\u201d and \u201cThe Arsenio Hall Show.\u201d How did that develop? <\/b><\/p>\n

It\u2019s like I\u2019ve got Martha Stewart and Ina Garten [\u201cBarefoot Contessa\u201d] in on one side, I\u2019ve got Arsenio Hall and Oprah on another side, right? And they are helping inform a lot of the identity of the show. Those are all iconic people and changed in a lot of ways the spaces they entered and are still changing them, to be honest \u2014 that\u2019s the vibe in my house. We were doing some version of this with friends and family before we started recording it and having a celebrity. And it was like, how do you keep that feeling? How do you keep that interaction that feels like two friends catching up? How do you keep that vibe when you make it a show? We decided it was the vibe first, the cameras are secondary. <\/p>\n

You\u2019ve gotta forget that they\u2019re there. <\/b><\/p>\n

Our crew is small but mighty. Our footprint, as far as what is happening with the content capture on those days, is small so that it it doesn\u2019t feel so like \u201cthere are four cameras looking at me right now. I gotta watch what I\u2019ll say.\u201d I want when people are watching this to also feel like they\u2019re with us. <\/p>\n

You mentioned being influenced by Martha Stewart and Oprah \u2014 what you\u2019re doing is providing that type of platform for young generations. It also helps that you\u2019ve had your foot in both network TV and this independent content creator space. So you\u2019re relatable on both ends.<\/b> <\/p>\n

I don\u2019t think of it that way. I\u2019m just trying to do a good job. Your saying to me that this show is giving license to other people to find a way to do a good job, to find a way to connect with an audience, is powerful to me. And I want to encourage other people to find the thing that they love enough to do and be their best at it. This happens to be what I\u2019m best at. <\/p>\n

On network television, you didn\u2019t really see a lot of Black, queer entertainment show hosts ever. So to be holding that space and then to also be in this creator space that people respect and exalt in some sort of way is crazy to me. <\/p>\n

\"Scott <\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s something that\u2019s always seemed very alluring to me, to be able to command an audience when it\u2019s just you on the stage,\u201d says Scott Evans.<\/p>\n

(Robert Gauthier \/ Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n

What can you tell us about what you\u2019re planning to do by taking \u201cHouse Guest\u201d out on tour next year?<\/b><\/p>\n

When we did the first \u201cHouse Party\u201d [a live version of \u201cHouse Guest\u201d with an audience] people were pissed that they weren\u2019t invited. I got a lot of comments from friends and people I never met saying, \u201cWe wanna come to the house!\u201d <\/p>\n

We\u2019re in the planning stages now of another \u201cHouse Party,\u201d but also for a tour. The idea was to bring the vibe to your neighborhood near you and come on and come kick it with us. But, yeah, the idea is that we want it to be a similar experience to \u201cHouse Guest\u201d for the audience. Our first tour we\u2019re gonna announce pretty soon with dates and locations and all of that and and guests as well. And it will be a process that we perfect and that we will build and we will grow. This is something I don\u2019t want to just do a tour. I want it to feel like a thing that people can pull up to right and experience firsthand. <\/p>\n

Taking a show in front of a live audience like this and interacting with a crowd and keeping them entertained feels a bit of like a stand-up act. Have you ever been curious about trying to do comedy?<\/b><\/p>\n

This has all been a farce, hasn\u2019t it? It\u2019s all been some ploy to get me up on stage to do a couple minutes. People talk about the time it takes to develop your first five minutes, and I take the craft of stand-up seriously \u2014 it\u2019s a skill. In some ways also a science, but definitely an art. And it\u2019s something I\u2019m studying. I\u2019m not the kind of dude who believes you just get up there and get a microphone and you\u2019re like \u201clet me tell you something, women be shopping!\u201d That\u2019s not how I approach anything in my life. And and I agree with you 100% \u2014 this is definitely an opportunity for me to practice developing that muscle. It\u2019s something that\u2019s always seemed very alluring to me, to be able to command an audience when it\u2019s just you on the stage. <\/p>\n

\"The <\/p>\n

\u201cI want to encourage other people to find the thing that they love enough to do and be their best at it,\u201d says Scott Evans.<\/p>\n

(Robert Gauthier\/Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n

Where did your love of being in front of a crowd start? I\u2019ve heard it has something to do with the song \u201cWeak\u201d by SWV?<\/b><\/p>\n

OK, so somebody\u2019s done their research. Yeah, it did actually. I was maybe 7 or 8 and got up onstage at this massive picnic for this organization in Indianapolis called the Indiana Black Expo. I\u2019m standing up on this stage, they played SWV\u2019s \u201cWeak,\u201d and I broke into performance. Like with the mic, but I lip sang. But I performed it like I was the fourth member of SWV, complete with the slide across the stage and everything. I\u2019ll never forget the feeling of people stopping what they were doing to pay attention to what you were doing and immediately being amused by it and showing you their appreciation for that. There is something to that connection, to that power. And so, yeah, man, I think that that probably launched a bunch of curiosity for me and like, how can I do that more often? <\/p>\n

What is something that you\u2019re looking forward to in terms of developing your content and being a voice for people who are looking at you now saying,\u201dOK, I can do that\u201d?<\/b><\/p>\n

I think the reality is you can do it. And that if there\u2019s anything to take away from the launch of \u201cHouse Guest\u201d it\u2019s that it may take you some time to figure out what your delivery is. It may take you some time to figure out what subjects or things that you\u2019re really actually passionate about or curious about or care about. It may take you some time to figure out how how to connect with your audience in a way that feels dynamic or wholly you. But it is worth that time. The benefits of developing a passion and sharing that in some sort of way, I can\u2019t talk about it enough. It\u2019s changed my life. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"There\u2019s an art to being a good host, whether on a talk show or in your own home.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":235963,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[265],"tags":[33038,18,117,31805,125129,19,17,3503,1599,125131,1604,125134,237,125133,125130,12368,14081,1093,128,125132],"class_list":{"0":"post-235962","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tv","8":"tag-audience","9":"tag-eire","10":"tag-entertainment","11":"tag-harris","12":"tag-house-guest","13":"tag-ie","14":"tag-ireland","15":"tag-job","16":"tag-lot","17":"tag-many-way","18":"tag-other-people","19":"tag-own-home","20":"tag-people","21":"tag-planning-stage","22":"tag-scott-evans","23":"tag-show","24":"tag-success","25":"tag-time","26":"tag-tv","27":"tag-vibe"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ie\/115730142497843264","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/235962","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=235962"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/235962\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/235963"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=235962"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=235962"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=235962"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}