The Viewco-hostJoy Beharonce auditioned forSaturday Night Live.It did not go well.
The 81-year-old recalled the 1975 moment Wednesday onThe Viewscompanion podcast,Behind the Table.
There was a period I tried to get on, because I had this funny character that I did.
Joy Behar, ‘The View’ co-hostABC/Jeff Lipsky
I had to audition for [SNLcreator-producer]Lorne Michaels, Behar toldViewproducer Brian Teta.
He never laughed, and after I was done, he said, That was funny.
I said, Thats okay, dont worry about it.
I didnt even want the job, to tell you the truth.
Michaels is famous for purposely not laughing duringSNLauditions.
Behar admitted it was still a little depressing to have to audition for somebody and they dont laugh.
Behar won her seat atThe Viewfor its inaugural season in 1997.
She has since appeared on every season of the long-running talk show, except for seasons 17 and 18.
