Joy Behar Video Interview On Donald Trump, Sarah Palin

The landscape of American daytime television was forever altered in 1997 when The View premiered on ABC. Comedian Joy Behar quickly won praise — and scorn — for her hilariously barbed comments at the show’s roundtable. "The success of The View is the same as news in a certain way because it's happening in the moment because we're live, most of the time, and everybody's waiting to see what the next big thing is going to be, including the people who are sitting there," Behar told Uinterview exclusively. "We don't even know what we're going to say."

Born and raised in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn, Behar started out as a high school teacher in Lindenhurst, N.Y. She began her career as a standup comic in the early 80s, eventually earning appearances on Good Morning America. In 1987, the Lifetime network gave Behar her own show Way Off Broadway, which lasted only a year.

But her role as a panelist on The View earned Behar, 66, her biggest following — especially around her political commentaries during the 2008 election. At one point she called Republican Vice President nominee Sarah Palin “dumb” and referred to her running-mate John McCain as the “Methuselah of Politics.” “I heard that afterward Cindy McCain was at a luncheon, and she said we had picked their bones clean,” Behar told Uinterview. "Come on! You are running for the President of the United States. If you can't stand up to Joy Behar, how are you going to stand up to Ahmadinejad? Or Vladimir Putin?”

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Q: Joy, I've noticed your humor on The View can go right to the edge but never over the line. How do you tell the difference between funny and tasteless? - Uinterview User: A: Today, I said something that I thought was over the edge. I called Sarah Palin 'dumb.' Then, I corrected it because I don't know that she's really dumb, so I corrected it in the moment, and said she was politically not very astute because she made a joke about how old Joe Biden is when she is with Grandfather Time, the Methuselah of politics. He is the oldest person who has ever run for president. So she's making a joke about Joe Biden when she's running with an old guy. First of all it's a bad joke, and she's just politically not astute to realize she's got the older guy with her... Yes, I go over the edge.
Q: What do you think is the funniest thing that's happened in this year's campaign? -Karen, New York City - Uinterview User: A: Oh, Karen. There were so many things that were funny on the campaign trail. Today, they showed a picture of Sarah Palin in Arizona, outdoors, prepping for the debate on Thursday. She's outside in Arizona. I guess they picked that spot because you can see Mexico from Arizona. I mean, come on! You can't write it. Even Tina Fey didn't write that material last time she was on Saturday Night Live. All she did was say the exact thing that Sarah Palin said and it was funny. It's like George Bush. Sometimes in my act, my stand-up act if I'm in the mood, I'll bring out my Bushisms, the things that he has said. 'The low voter turn out is an indication of fewer people going to the polls.' You can't write it! He actually said that in one of his speeches. He said one time, 'I'm happy to shake the hand of a brave soldier who had his hand cut off by Saddam Hussein.' Could I write that? No.
Q: Because your humor so frequently touches on politics do you ever worry about offending people? - Karen, New York City - Uinterview User: A: Karen, I like you, you are asking me good questions, Karen. I never worry about offending people who disagree with me politically. Too bad. Apparently, I offended John and Cindy McCain when they were on the show because I asked him why he approved a message saying that Barack Obama said that you should teach sex to kindergartners. 'You know those are not true. You know they are lies. Why would you say that you approved those messages?' I heard that afterward Cindy McCain was at a luncheon, and she said we had picked their bones clean. Come on! You are running for the President of the United States. If you can't stand up to Joy Behar, how are you going to stand up to Ahmadinejad? Or Vladimir Putin?
Q: I have always thought 'The View' was successful because it imitates what women really do when they're sitting around at home together. What do you think the secret to The View's success is? - Katie, Washington D.C. - Uinterview User: A: I'm very glad that Katie Couric is asking questions, and you're doing a great job! The success of The View is the same as news in a certain way because it's happening in the moment because we're live, most of the time, and everybody's waiting to see what the next big thing is going to be, including the people who are sitting there. We don't even know what we're going to say. We're not prepared really 100%. I mean I watch the news all the time so I have certain things in my mind that I wanna get to, but then it comes out crazy or politically incorrect. You just don't know what's going to happen. And then add to that the fact that you have people that are basically disagreeing with each other and you're talking about two topics that nobody ever says you should talk about at a dinner party: politics and religion and those are the two things we love to talk about. So I think the success of the show has to do with being in the moment. In fact, not to get too tedious on this topic, I even like sports now for that reason. I got hooked on the Olympics this summer, mainly single Olympics [sports] though. I don't like teams, I'm not crazy about teams. I hate football. Penetration in the end-zone is the most exciting part of football as far as I'm concerned. But I enjoy the gymnastics. I love that, to watch that little Nastia. Good name for her when she's not winning. And I enjoy the fact that she could fall, or she might not fall, if she's gonna hold herself up, her body is so erect that she's so brilliant and I like that. It's the same with The View. We don't know if we're gonna fall off the ledge.
Q: You've been substituting a lot for Larry King. How is doing that show different from doing The View? -Katie, Washington D.C. - Uinterview User: A: When I'm sitting in for Larry King I'm more neutral than I am on The View. The Larry King job requires that I ask the Republicans and the Democrats or people who are pro-choice or not pro-choice questions and try and get to the truth of where they're coming from. That is different than on The View because on The View it is my job to express what I think and it is skewed and it is prejudicial, I presume, and it's subjective. So that's a completely different thing. When I'm a guest on Larry King, I'm back on The View because it's me.
Q: What's your favorite joke that you can tell on TV? What's your favorite joke that you can't tell on TV? - Micah, Boston - Uinterview User: A: The only joke that I ever remember is: A guy goes up to Boston, gets into a taxi and he says to the driver, and only the people in Boston are gonna get this, 'Do you know where I can get scrod?' And the driver says 'I've been in this business 25 years and I've never heard it asked for in the pluperfect subjunctive.' That's one joke. This is another one that I remember. A young, beautiful girl gets into an elevator with Donald Trump and she says to him, 'I'm gonna give you a blow job all the way up to the 25th floor.' And Donald Trump says to her, 'Yeah but what's in it for me?'

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- Posted by ladcrp @ 06/28/10, 08:14 am
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- Posted by ladcrp @ 06/28/10, 07:53 am
It amazed me how offended Joy got over Jersey Shore, and how Joy thought some people may think all Italian people might be like the Situation, Snooky, and the rest. Joy loosen up my Goodness why are you taken this so serious. You of all people know how it is, you have bashed every race, religion there is. And I believe you have some deep seated jealousy ISSUES over Sara Palin. Shes more of a woman than you can ever imagine being, I beg you for once SHUT YOUR MOUTH, and have some respect for your co host while they interview your guest, Don't you ever get tired of hearing yourself talk. When you start that talking loud , interrupting people, rolling your eyes, I myself worry that people will think all Italians are like you. Destiny

- Posted by KaraWilson @ 05/16/10, 10:56 am
Joy, we love you and your insights about politicians and politics. You were dead on about Palin. She is dumb. She says dumb things all the time, she was incapable of doing the job of Governer of the State of Alaska, without her husband making all the substantive decicions. Her book is full of dumb and dishonest statements. Now she raggs on Rahm Emanuel for using the word "retards" in a private meeting, but excuses Rush Limbaugh for repeatedly using the same word in his insulting tirades on national radio. She is dumb, but she is mean. I learned in grade school that dumb, mean people were nobody we wanted to be around.

- Posted by jeff @ 02/07/10, 11:12 pm
"jacob78," you are so ignorant you don't even know that the president's home is called the WHITE HOUSE, not the "Whitehouse."

- Posted by contrarywise @ 01/24/10, 11:52 am
Joy Behar is a BULLY!!! Her and her cronies on "The View" gang up on any guest on that show if the guest doesn't agree with them. The show was originally to hear opposing "Views". One of the beauties of this country is people are allowed to express their opinions without fear of retaliation. I guess that doesn't apply on "The View".

- Posted by Argeebee @ 01/20/10, 08:32 pm
Joy??? Boy did they give her the wrong name! She is pure mean!

- Posted by sammynew @ 01/16/10, 08:31 am
Joy, I love your show...you have heart and you are funny and you're not afraid to speak the truth. You don't make nice with dumb cruel or phony! Keep up the great work...I know you are a friend to Larry King, but frankly, at night, I get a little tired of watching him and his predictable interviewing behavior...Your show is funny and adult, but your audience is mostly adult anyway...Keep up the great work!

- Posted by Westcoastwatch @ 01/12/10, 10:05 am
You provide great entertainment and you were right on about Palin. Give her a hissshoe (Avatar/shoe toss) from me if you see her again. ^V^ & thank you.

- Posted by Carrie @ 01/07/10, 03:53 pm
Behar; the most vile person (oopps,second to Whoop) on TV!!! I absolutely can not believe HLN put this woman on the tube! This poor excuse for a human being thinks she can intimidate, yet, her insecurity & inadequateness is the one intimidated! Thank goodness she didn't make it as an educator, it's frightening to think she would have influence on children!

- Posted by TN @ 01/07/10, 01:15 pm