Joy Behar in the Boston Globe
The Boston Globe has an article today about Joy Behar, ahead of her April 26th stand-up performance at Boston’s Berklee Performance Center. While many of the personal information about Joy is familiar (i.e. how she got the role on The View and her relatively late-in-life journey to comedy), the author did present some new information about some behind-the-scenes at The View, which may be worth a read.
The article has as its focus the day that Barack Obama appeared on The View. When Joy arrived at the set, after missing the morning taping due to illness, she said, “Barack cannot go on without me.” Ahead of his visit, when Joy was under the weather, Elisabeth Hasselbeck apparently sent Joy and e-mail telling her to rest up for her “beau Barack.” The author noted that Joy has since framed the photo of her and Barack Obama taken the day he visited the show.
Regarding the relationships of the hosts, the author believes that they do get along, noting that off-camera Sherri Shepherd and Elisabeth Hasselbeck act like teenage girlfriends.
One thing I found interesting in the article was that during her stand-up routine, Joy’s co-hosts (past and present) are not off-limit and she will use them for material. Her stand-up routine, as characterized by the author, is also more political than she is on the show.
I would love to see her stand-up routine and if she is in my area, I would definitely try to attend. Are there any of you in the Boston area planning to attend her show?
For the full article, visit the Boston Globe.
The View, Boston Globe, Joy Behar, Barack Obama, Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Sherri Shepherd
April 21st, 2008 at 11:56 am
thanks Winnie,
I enjoyed the article. I certainly concur that Joy is the diffuser on the show. The View wouldn’t be the View without her, and I think she adds much value. I enjoy her tremendously