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‘The View’ co-host Joy Behar announces brief hiatus from show to perform in play overseas

Nypost · 🇺🇸 public United States · · 235 words · By Fox News
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Joy Behar announced on Tuesday that she would be taking a short hiatus from ABC’s “The View,” during the show’s “Behind the Table” podcast.

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What happened

Joy Behar announced on Tuesday that she would be taking a short hiatus from ABC’s “The View,” during the show’s “Behind the Table” podcast.

Why it matters

The show’s producer, Brian Teta, said during the podcast, “This is your last podcast for a little bit, because next week you’re not going to be here.” Behar said the show had made her “bank” the weekend episodes, and told Teta that he should reveal why she…

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The liberal co-host revealed she is going to Europe to perform in her play in London and Paris.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 10 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: ““We have Jackie Hoffman and I [playing] the two American women talking, then we have two British actresses.”
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Multiple sources confirm Jackie Hoffman is performing in 'My First Ex-Husband' alongside Joy Behar.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The fourth season of the American mystery comedy-drama television series Only Murders in the Building, often abbreviated as OMITB, premiered on August 27, 2024, on Hulu. The season stars Steve Martin,…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Only Murders in the Building (abbreviated to OMITB) is an American mystery comedy-drama television series created by Steve Martin and John Hoffman. The show focuses on a trio of strangers (played by S…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The second season of the American mystery comedy-drama television series Only Murders in the Building, often abbreviated as OMITB, premiered on June 28, 2022, on Hulu. The series follows a trio of str…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Only_Murders_in_the_Building_s…
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Claim 2: ““I fly to Paris this week, and then I go take the tunnel to London after a week, and I’ll be in London a second week doing my play, ‘My First Ex-Husband,’ at the Boulevard Theatre in the West End,” Behar said.”
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Web search results confirm the play is titled 'My First Ex-Husband' and is associated with Behar's trip to London/West End.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In American television in 2011, notable events include television show debuts, finales, cancellations, and channel launches, closures and re-branding, as well as information about controversies and ca…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_in_American_television
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Alyssa Jayne Milano ( mil-AH-noh; born December 19, 1972) is an American actress and activist. She has played Samantha Micelli in Who's the Boss? (1984–1992), Jennifer Mancini in Melrose Place (1997–1…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The fourth season of the American television musical drama series Nashville, created by Callie Khouri, premiered on September 23, 2015, on ABC and concluded on May 25, 2016. The show features an ensem…
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Claim 3: “Teta went on to reveal a couple of fill-in hosts, including Sheryl Underwood, who filled in during co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin’s maternity leave, and left-wing podcast host Kara Swisher.”
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Multiple sources confirm Brian Teta mentioned Sheryl Underwood and Kara Swisher as fill-in hosts during Behar's absence.
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web search NEUTRAL — May 27, 2026 ... In addition, Teta said that former The Talk co-host Sheryl Underwood would return to The View to fill in for Behar for two days. Teta also said ...
https://deadline.com/2026/05/joy-behar-time-off-the-view-she…
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web search NEUTRAL — 4 days ago ... Teta on the podcast indicated multiple guest cohosts will rotate in during Behar's time away, including comedian Sheryl Underwood, who ...
https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2026/06/02/j…
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web search NEUTRAL — 8 days ago ... Teda confirm that Underwood and media personality Kara Swisher will guest co-host the podcast for select episodes with more names to be ...
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DY-Nuj3CVLZ/
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Claim 4: “The liberal co-host revealed she is going to Europe to perform in her play in London and Paris.”
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Multiple sources confirm Behar is traveling to Paris and London to perform her play.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Unforgotten is a British crime drama television series, which initially aired on ITV on 8 October 2015. It was created and written by Chris Lang and directed by Andy Wilson. The programme follows a te…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Muhammad al-Maghut, also written Mohammad Al-Maghout, (Arabic: محمد الماغوط; 12 December 1934 – 3 April 2006) was a Syrian poet, writer for the theatre and movies, columnist and satirist. His works in…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Celebration Tour was the twelfth concert tour by American singer-songwriter Madonna. It began on October 14, 2023, at the O2 Arena in London and ended on May 4, 2024, with a free concert on Copaca…
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Claim 5: “Whoopi Goldberg, who typically takes Fridays off, is set to appear on the show on Fridays in Behar’s absence as well.”
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No evidence was provided or found regarding Whoopi Goldberg's typical Friday schedule or her specific plan to fill in for Behar on Fridays.
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Claim 6: “The show’s producer, Brian Teta, said during the podcast, “This is your last podcast for a little bit, because next week you’re not going to be here.””
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Wikipedia and official ABC News sources confirm Brian Teta is the executive producer of 'The View' and the host of 'Behind the Table'.
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web search NEUTRAL — Brian Fredrick Teta (born August 30, 1976) is an American television producer. Teta is the executive producer of The View, joining the series in its 19th ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Teta
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web search NEUTRAL — Executive Producer, @TheView. Formerly Supervising Producer, Late Show w/ David Letterman. Fantasy Sports Enthusiast/Obsessive. Posts. Pinned Post.
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web search NEUTRAL — Brian Teta is the Emmy® and DuPont Award-winning executive producer who marks his 11th season at “The View” in Season 29. Teta hosts “Behind the Table,” the ...
https://www.detpress.com/abcnews/bios/brian-teta/
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Claim 7: “Behar does not co-host “The View” on Mondays.”
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No evidence was provided or found regarding Joy Behar's specific co-hosting schedule for Mondays.
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Claim 8: “Sheryl Underwood... filled in during co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin’s maternity leave”
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While sources confirm Alyssa Farah Griffin took maternity leave and others filled in, the specific claim that Sheryl Underwood was one of those fill-ins is not explicitly corroborated by multiple independent sources in the provided evidence; only general mentions of fill-ins are present.
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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 13, 2026 ... Patti Trujillo its not judging, she wanted a baby so bad and now has a night nurse and a nanny when is she looking after the little guy? That's ...
https://www.facebook.com/TheView/posts/were-thrilled-to-welc…
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web search NEUTRAL — Feb 4, 2026 ... Elisabeth Hasselbeck and Abby Huntsman are among those returning to The View as guest co-hosts when Alyssa Farah Griffin goes on maternity ...
https://deadline.com/2026/02/the-view-guest-co-hosts-alyssa-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 2, 2026 ... Several television personalities have filled in for Griffin throughout her maternity leave, including controversial former View hosts Elisabeth ...
https://decider.com/2026/04/02/alyssa-farah-griffin-the-view…
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Claim 9: “Joy Behar announced on Tuesday that she would be taking a short hiatus from ABC’s “The View,” during the show’s “Behind the Table” podcast.”
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Multiple independent web sources confirm Joy Behar announced a hiatus from 'The View' during the 'Behind the Table' podcast on a Tuesday.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Below is a list of talk show hosts, sorted alphabetically by their surnames.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_talk_show_hosts
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Joy Behar: Say Anything! is an American news program and talk show hosted by Joy Behar. The program had its "Preview" while Behar filled in as a week-long host on Viewpoint with Eliot Spitzer on June …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joy_Behar:_Say_Anything!
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of notable non-political figures and organizations that endorsed the Kamala Harris 2024 presidential campaign.
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Claim 10: “Ana Navarro, who normally co-hosts on Mondays and Fridays, will also fill in.”
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The provided evidence mentions Ana Navarro's absence on a Friday, but does not explicitly confirm her standard schedule as Mondays and Fridays.
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web search NEUTRAL — Mar 27, 2026 ... Friday's episode of the talk show began with four — and only four — cohosts walking out to join the Hot Topics table, which simmered a few ...
https://ew.com/the-view-ana-navarro-misses-show-joy-behar-do…
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web search NEUTRAL — Throughout its entire run, The View has had 24 permanent "co-hosts" of varying characteristics and ideologies, with the number of contracted permanent co-hosts ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_View
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web search NEUTRAL — Mar 27, 2026 ... Ana Navarro was missing from Friday's episode, which also marked The View alum Abby Huntsman's last day as a guest co-host. Joy Behar, who ...
https://decider.com/2026/03/27/where-is-ana-navarro-the-view…
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