Who Should Replace Joy Behar On "The View"?

Joy Behar has announced she will be leaving “The View” this August when her contract is up.

Behar’s departure will leave Barbara Walters as the lone original cast member on the daytime talk show, though her decision to leave seems to be made without any drama (unlike previous co-hosts Star Jones and Rosie O’Donnell’s exits in 2006 and 2007 respectively).

“It seemed like the right time,” Behar told Deadline. “You reach a point when you say to yourself, ‘Do I want to keep doing this?’ There are other things on my plate I want to do — I’ve been writing a play, I’ve been neglecting my standup.”

“There goes the show,” wrote in Huff/Post50 fan Lisa A. Sharples upon hearing the news.

Never fear “View” fans. We’ve created a list of women we’d feel would be perfect to step in and take Joy Behar’s place on the ABC show. These ladies would be able to keep up the brassy conversation fans of the daytime show have tuned into for more than 15 years.

Who would you like to see replace Behar on “The View”? To see our picks, check out the slideshow below, and let us know your favorites to replace the star in the comments section.

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  Rita Moreno

  
  

  If her recent appearance on the a href=”http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/01/rita-moreno-makers_n_2759202.html?1362140339″PBS documentary “Makers” is any indication, Rita Moreno has a LOT to say/a. We’d love hearing her takes on the news and bantering with Whoopi and Eli abeth.

  
  


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  Kathy Griffin

  
  

  Red hair? Check. Not afraid to speak her mind? Check. Stand-up pedigree? Check. If “The View” wanted Joy 2.0, they’d need to look no further than Kathy Griffin.

  
  


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  Jodie Foster

  
  

  Ok, so we know that a href=”http://blogs.phillymag.com/the_philly_post/2013/01/15/5-reasons-jodie-fosters-golden-globe-speech-totally-insane/”Foster hates reality television/a (one of the many points the actress railed against in her much discussed about a href=”http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/15/movies/awardsseason/jodie-foster-lifts-a-veil-at-golden-globes.html?_r=0″Golden Globes speech/a). But we think the honesty she displayed that night would make for a great daytime television host.

  
  


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  Meredith Vieira

  
  

  Vieira was one of the original “View” women when the show made its debut in 1997. It would be great to see her back and throwing witty one-liners with the cast (though if the rumors are true that a href=”http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/01/17/meredith-vieira-said-to-be-in-talks-for-daytime-show/”Vieira is talks for her own syndicated talk show/a, we wouldn’t begrudge her for not taking us up on our suggestion).

  
  


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  Bette Midler

  
  

  We think Midler could be a Joy Behar in the making. Her running commentary on the news of the day and pop culture, which can be seen on her a href=”https://twitter.com/BetteMidler”Twitter feed/a, would be welcome on daytime television.

  
  


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  Cyndi Lauper

  
  

  We would love to see someone a little more alternative to provide an unheard voice on “The View.” a href=”http://www.kinkybootsthemusical.com/”"Kinky Boots”/a composer and lyricst Cyndi Lauper is just the ticket.

  
  


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  Diane Keaton

  
  

  Keaton has always stayed true to who she is, becoming the de facto role model for aging gracefully. We’d love to see her bring that message to daytime.

  
  


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  Ann Curry

  
  

  a href=”http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/02/ann-curry-nbc-contract-cnn_n_2396029.html”Curry is currently locked in contract issues with her former NBC bosses/a. But once that’s settled, we think the long-beleaguered anchor deserves to run the show for once.

  
  

Who Should Replace Joy Behar On "The View"?