Watch RHCP's Chad Smith challenge Will Ferrell while eating a red hot chili pepper

March 8, 2018

[Photos by: Chad Smith/Instagram, Wikimedia Commons]

Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer and Will Ferrell doppelgänger Chad Smith takes his band's name literally in a new charity challenge he issued to the actor and comedian—watch Smith eat an actual red hot chili pepper below.

As part of the ALS Pepper Challenge (a viral charge similar to 2014's Ice Bucket Challenge), the RHCP percussionist filmed himself scarfing a hot pepper on Monday, followed by the musician's nomination of Ferrell (as well as Pearl Jam guitarist Mike McCready) to take the next pepper-eating plunge.

Smith was nominated for the challenge by ex-NFL player Steve Gleason, who suffers from ALS. In the clip, the Peppers drummer is seemingly inside a grocery store while taking the charity-minded, tongue-scorching test—a testament to the musician's drive for the spicy demonstration.

“The ironic thing is, I don't like chili peppers,” he admits in the Twitter video, as noted by the NME. “I'm not a fan of hot peppers.” Now that's a challenge! Watch Red Hot Chili Pepper Chad Smith tackle the ALS Pepper Challenge here:

Steve Gleason I (reluctantly) accept your #ALSPepperChallenge @ALSTDI has raised over $500K thru the challenge. I challenge you @MikeMcCreadyPJ & Will Ferrell @funnyordie to do the same! @TeamGleason pic.twitter.com/6BwIQGdmRt

— Chad Smith (@RHCPchad) March 5, 2018