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| '''Joy Behar''' is an ] ] and co-host of the ] "The View." Behar recieved an M.A. in English from ]. | '''Joy Behar''' (born Josephina Victoria Occhiuto on ], ] in ]) is an ] ] and co-host of the ] "The View." Behar recieved an M.A. in English from ]. | ||
| On the show Behar is best known for her humerous comments during the two segment of "Hot Topics." Behar often hosts a segment called "Joy's Comedy Corner," in which she presents up-and-coming comedians. | On the show Behar is best known for her humerous comments during the two segment of "Hot Topics." Behar often hosts a segment called "Joy's Comedy Corner," in which she presents up-and-coming comedians. | ||
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Joy Behar (born Josephina Victoria Occhiuto on October 7, 1943 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American comedienne and co-host of the talk show "The View." Behar recieved an M.A. in English from Stony Brook University.
On the show Behar is best known for her humerous comments during the two segment of "Hot Topics." Behar often hosts a segment called "Joy's Comedy Corner," in which she presents up-and-coming comedians.
When the women of The View talk politics Behar provides a point of view from the left side of the political aisle. Behar favors stem-cell research, she has spoken out against the war in Iraq, in favor of gay marriage, and recently has expressed her dislike of Medicare's coverage of Viagra perscriptions.
Behar wrote a book, published in 1999, called "Joy Shtick - Or What is the Existential Vacuum and Does It Come with Attachments?"
For three years Behar hosted a political radio show on WABC. Before her career as a comdienne, she was a teacher and a phone receptionist at Good Morning America.
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