Prior to becoming a successful talk show host and comedian, Joy Behar worked at ABC’s “Good Morning America” as a receptionist in the early ’80s. In an interview with HuffPost, Behar said it was at her job at “GMA” that she got her start in comedy after being discovered by the late Steve Allen. “First of all, I was a high school English teacher. But I wanted to get into television production, and the only way you get into a show is to start somewhere. So I started as a receptionist,” she explained. “And then I was offered a producer’s job, [but] I wasn’t interested.” A couple of years after she was hired, Behar said she was fired due to poor performance. While she was admittedly devastated, the “The Joy Behar Show” host said she already saw it coming. “I actually expected it,” she said. “I wasn’t really doing the job. … So they fired me.”
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Previously on “The View,” Behar also reflected on her time working as a receptionist at “GMA” and getting the axe while chatting with actor Kumail Nanjiani about his new Hulu series. “So, let’s talk about ‘Welcome to Chippendales,'” Behar said. “First of all, I’d like to say that when I was fired from ‘Good Morning America’ years ago — I was the worst receptionist they’ve ever had!” She added that after her termination, “GMA” took her to see Chippendales as a goodbye present. “Yeah, it was a great day all around,” Behar said.
