Joy Behar reacts to viral claim that SNL doesn't cast 'hot' women: 'I don't see many hot men there'

The View cohost and comedian Joy Behar addressed a viral TikTok post about Saturday Night Live's hiring practices with an equally bonkers reaction.

After social media user Jahelis posted a viral video claiming that SNL has never hired a "hot woman," Behar, 81, responded to the assertion by turning the tables to focus on the variety show's male cast members.

"First of all, it's a comedy show, not a beauty pageant. It's not for men to ogle the women who are trying to get a laugh. First of all, as a comedian, if you go out there [being overtly sexual], no one is going to laugh at what you say because they're too busy looking at your boobs and working out something that's going on in their heads — especially the men. One thing clashes with the other," Behar said Thursday on the talk show. "I don't see many hot men there. I mean, [Jim] Belushi and Chris Farley weren't not exactly my ideal dates. So, men are not that hot, 'hot,' meaning sexy, I think that's what they mean, because the women are attractive, obviously. You don't have to be a dog to be funny, but if you're hugely, hugely model-level, no one's going to laugh. That's why Gisele Bündchen is not funny." (Entertainment Weekly has reached out to representatives for Belushi and Bündchen — who was a guest on The View in March — for comment.)

Later in the episode, Behar clarified why she thinks men don't find beautiful women funny.

"A man could be scared of a woman on a stage with a microphone. We're in a powerful position there and any minute we could cut you down. And you know what that means," she said, before making a suggestive clipping motion with her fingers. "So, they don't like it so much."

After Jahelis' video went viral online, current SNL cast member Sarah Sherman responded on X, writing, "Just found out I'm not hot. Please give me and my family space to grieve privately and uglily at this time."

 Chloe Troast also stitched in the user's original post with a shot of her singing Christina Aguilera's empowerment anthem "Beautiful."

Earlier this year, Behar revealed that she was nearly an SNL cast member when she auditioned in front of Lorne Michaels back in the 1970s.

"There was a period I tried to get on, because I had this funny character that I did. I had to audition for [SNL creator-producer] Lorne Michaels," Behar told View producer Brian Teta on the Behind the Table podcast. "He never laughed, and after I was done, he said, 'That was funny.' I said, 'You didn't laugh,' and he said, 'I don't want to laugh because then you'll think you have a job.' I said, 'That's okay, don't worry about it.' I didn't even want the job, to tell you the truth."

The View airs weekdays at 11 a.m. ET on ABC.

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