Full Breakdown
Joy Behar Takes Two-Week European Break for Stage Play; Guest Hosts Rotate on “The View”
6/3/2026, 12:21:18 PM
Behar’s Planned Absence and Play
Co-host Joy Behar announced a two-week leave from “The View” to travel to Paris and London for her stage play “My First Ex-Husband,” staged at the Boulevard Theatre in London’s West End and slated for a Westchester, New York performance on August 1. She also plans to write in Paris cafés.
Guest Host Lineup and Official Response
ABC confirmed Kara Swisher will host on June 3-4, Sheryl Underwood will sit in for two days in the first week, and Ana Navarro will expand her on-air role. Whoopi Goldberg will appear on Fridays, a slot she normally does not fill. No full schedule was released.
Timeline of Departure and Return
- May 26: Behar announces trip on “Behind the Table” podcast.
- May 29: Behar reiterates two-week break on “The View.”
- June 3-4: Kara Swisher hosts.
- First week: Sheryl Underwood fills in for two days.
- Week of June 15: Expected return (exact date not given).
- August 1: Westchester performance of the play.
Impact on the Show
Rotating guest hosts keep the broadcast on schedule while Behar appears on pre-taped “The Weekend View.”
Criticism and Media Framing
Media label the leave a “hiatus,” a term Behar rejects. Commentator Sara Hainer quipped, “I love that they’re calling it a hiatus,” highlighting the gap between public perception and Behar’s description of the trip as work.
Conflicting Reports & Gaps
ABC declined to provide a full guest-host roster or exact return date, leaving the schedule undisclosed. No other source offers a different timeline, so the week of June 15 remains the only estimate.
Verbatim Quotes
- “There's been a lot of media attention on me lately because I'm taking off the next two weeks,” — Joy Behar, co-host, *The View*
- “I fly to Paris this week, and then I go take the Chunnel 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,” — Joy Behar
- “We have Jackie Hoffman and I [playing] the two American women talking, then we have two British actresses. Doesn't that sound like fun?” — Joy Behar
- “I don't think she knows yet, but I'll let her know that she's going to be here,” — Brian Teta, executive producer, *The View*
What's Next
Behar is slated to resume her panel duties the week of June 15, while her play continues its London run and prepares for the August 1 Westchester showing. ABC may announce additional guest hosts as the schedule evolves.
