Joy Behar is among today’s leading comic talents. Whether performing
stand-up comedy or interviewing politicians and artists, she is an
original voice and leading woman on both stage and screen.

She was a member of the original cast of ABC’s “The View” for 16
years and returned as co-host in September 2015. Along with winning
the 2009 Daytime Emmy® Award for Outstanding Talk Show Host, Behar is
also the recipient of a Gracie Award, three MAC Awards, a Webby Award,
a CableACE Award and a 2000 GLAAD Award for her enduring friendship
with the LGBTQ+ community.

On television, she starred in two HBO specials and was a regular on
the series “Baby Boom.” She also appeared in Woody Allen’s
Amazon series “Crisis in Six Scenes.”

In June 2016, Behar was inducted into the Brooklyn Walk of Fame at the
Brooklyn Botanic Garden, joining an impressive list of Brooklynites
honored for their distinguished work in entertainment, sports, media
and the arts.

Behar has hosted her own shows, including a call-in radio show on
WABC, “The Joy Behar Show” on HLN, and “Say Anything” on
Current TV.

Her film appearances include “This Is My Life,” directed by Nora
Ephron, and Woody Allen’s “Manhattan Murder Mystery.”

In theater, Behar starred in Nicky Silver’s play “The Food
Chain,” for which she earned rave reviews, and also in the
critically acclaimed play “The Vagina Monologues.” She also wrote
and performed in her own solo show, “Me, My Mouth and I,” at the
Cherry Lane Theatre. As a playwright, Behar has written “Crisis In
Queens,” along with her short play “Bonkers In The Boroughs,”
which was featured in the New York Comedy Festival in November 2023
and at The Bay Street Theatre in 2026. Her new play, “My First
Ex-Husband,” was performed in New York City, Boston and London.

Behar has written five books, including two children’s books. Her
most recent book, “The Great Gasbag: An A-to-Z Study Guide to
Surviving Trump World,” was released in October 2017.
