Joy Behar.Photo: Lou Rocco/Getty
Joy Beharis theThe View’s only remaining original co-host, and after 23 seasons at the daytime talk show, she’s been involved in her fair share of heated debates and controversy.
But for the 78-year-old comedian, it comes with the territory. “Well, I’ve gotten in trouble a few times on the show,” Behar says in this week’s issue of PEOPLE.
“I’ve had to apologize, which I’m happy to do in order to save mine and everybody else’s job. I don’t care. Even if I don’t mean it, I’ll do it. Even if I look like I’m in a hostage takeover, I’ll still do it, because if you don’t do it, you lose your job and everybody else’s,” she says.
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Premiering Sept. 7, the new season — which features Behar,Whoopi Goldberg, 65,Sunny Hostin, 52, andSara Haines, 43 (Meghan McCain, 36, lefton Aug. 6 after four years) — marksThe View’s 25th.
Season 1 of The View.Steve Fenn/ABC
Listen below to an interview with Joy Behar and one of theThe View’s producers Brian Teta onour daily podcast PEOPLE Every Day.
Behar says the long-running talk show’s secret to success is simple. “You have a bunch of women who speak their minds and enjoy the blowback. That’s our stock-in-trade.”
The View cast.Robert Ascroft/ABC
Despiteoccasionswhere Behar was called tomake an apology, she says she has no plans to change who she is.
“My comedy has never been vicious or mean because my intent is just to make you laugh. That’s all. I don’t have any other motive. And so if the intention is in the right, and your heart is in the right place, I think that you can never really go wrong. I’ve offended people for sure, but whatever,” she says.
Season 25 ofThe Viewis set to premiere Tuesday, Sept. 7 at 11 a.m. ET on ABC.
source: people.com
