Are you a fan of Kennedy? She’s the bold conservative/libertarian former MTV VJ who’s now a FOX News host and contributor. Often seen on the Gutfeld! show, Kennedy never disappoints with her witty remarks.
This week, during her appearance on the show, she recounted her audition experience for The View back in the early 2000s. Although she mostly had a positive experience, she didn’t hold back on revealing what it was like dealing with Joy Behar, delivering an unforgettable insult.
Read the details below, and don’t miss the video!
Transcript via Mediaite: [Source]
Actually I auditioned for the view in 2003 and went pretty far through the process and got along great because Starr was there. Barbara Walters was still alive, god rest her soul. She was lovely. Meredith Vieira was still there. We talked about conservative politics.
Joy was a talking hemorrhoid in an auburn wig. She was. So ungracious and awful. And she had a comedy writer writing her little lines during the breaks. And I was like, she’s not even funny. Like she’s not reacting to anything.
She’s not thinking in the moment. And then I made some jokes because it’s a conversational show before it became an unwatchable abortion, because usually there’s so much fun to watch. And she said to me during the break, ‘I’ll handle the comedy here.’ And I said, I said, great. Whenever you start like, I’ll ease up on the jokes.
Here’s the clip:
Kennedy reveals some dirt about the View host Joy Behar:
“Joy was a talking hemorrhoid in an Auburn wig. She was so ungracious and awful and she had a comedy writer writing her little lines during the break. She’s not even funny.”— Eric Abbenante (@EricAbbenante)
March 11, 2025
It’s a believable story, isn’t it? Can’t you just imagine Joy Behar feeling a tad threatened by another potential host outshining her comedic chops?
