JOY BEHAR is best known for being a founding co-host of The View, as well as hosting her own talk shows on Current TV and MLN. She, along with Whoopi Goldberg and Elisabeth Hasselbeck, were genuine about their political views, a first on syrupy and light daytime talk shows. Consistently candid, she is currently developing a play about first husbands.

CATIE LAZARUS is a writer and host of the Employee of the Month Show.

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