Overview
- Joy Behar began a planned two-week absence in early June 2026 to write and perform her play in Paris and at a run on London’s West End.
- The View’s executive producer arranged a rotation of guest co-hosts to cover her seat, naming Sheryl Underwood and Kara Swisher and confirming Whoopi Goldberg will appear on Fridays.
- Behar has publicly rejected media descriptions calling the break a “hiatus,” saying she will be working while overseas.
- Her play My First Ex-Husband, which debuted Off-Broadway in February 2025, will be staged in London with Jackie Hoffman and additional British cast members.
- Behar’s long tenure on The View, past planned and unplanned absences, and visible fan reaction online have driven attention to how the program manages short-term continuity when a panelist is away.