Joy Behar On Her Night At The Webby’s, The Importance Of Late Night TV & Why ‘Politics Is Personal’

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🗓️ 12 May 2026

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Joy Behar sits down with executive producer Brian Teta to recap her big night at the Webby Awards and reveals how she landed on the five words for her acceptance speech. She reflects on why late‑night television will always matter and looks back on her experience performing in celebrity roasts. Joy shares why she believes anyone with a platform has a responsibility to speak out, explaining why politics feel deeply personal to her. She also weighs in on Diane Sawyer’s ABC special about Richard Simmons and discusses what it would take for her to ever step away from the public eye. She opens up about her marriage, including whether there’s anything she’d want her husband Steve to change—and why she ultimately knows he’s a high‑quality person. Joy also explains why, for her, political differences wouldn’t be enough to end a friendship. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:30.1	All right, it's Tuesday, May 12th.
0:32.3	I'm here with Webby Award winner, Webby Sensation, really, Joy Behar.
0:36.9	Hello, Joy.
0:37.4	Hello. Hello, Joy.
0:37.9	Hello.
0:44.8	It happened.
0:45.7	People didn't believe it.
0:48.0	Anna Navarro sent me a text saying there was no way in hell.
0:49.4	Joy's actually gone to this thing.
0:52.7	But you came with me last night to the Webby Awards and along with our team.
0:54.5	Well, under a lot of pressure.
1:10.0	I go to these events. Yeah. Well, listen, you're, you cause a sensation wherever you go, but we had a good time, I thought. The place was overwritten with people. There were a lot of people. I mean, it was at Chippriani's down all the way downtown. You know, it was funny. The Wall Street one, yeah. I'd never go down there.
1:11.7	It was like a new city, I was saying.
1:11.9	Yeah.
1:13.3	There were a lot of fun people there.
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