Joy Behar, 84, leans on Sara Haines as she returns to ‘The View’ after ‘torturous’ shoulder injury

See more of our coverage in your search results. Joy Behar, 84, made her return to “The View” on Tuesday morning with the help of co-host Sara Haines after a month away from the show following her shoulder injury. Behar linked arms with Haines as the commentator helped guide her to her seat at the “Hot Topics” table, soundtracked by Elton John’s 1974 single, “The Bitch is Back.” The comedian was met with roaring applause from the audience, as they all cheered for over one minute. Sara Haines helped Joy Behar to her seat upon her return Tuesday morning. ABC Tuesday’s episode marked Behar’s first day back on set since she dislocated her shoulder. She first missed the Oct. 1 episode, as well as the episode celebrating her birthday the following week. Behar shared more details of her injury at the top of the show, revealing that she took a very bad fall. “I mean, I went down hard, in this building. I dislocated my shoulder. I don’t know if that’s ever happened to anybody, but it’s worse than childbirth,” Behar said. In the background, the song “The Bitch is Back,” played. ABC “I mean, I would have given up names to the CIA, that kind of torture, it was bad,” she joked. She added that she was upset she hadn’t been on-air to talk about some of their recent “hot topics,” which included President Donald Trump complimenting Nicki Minaj’s backside. “Even when I went down and went to the hospital, the doctor didn’t even look at my ass like that, with such love and affection,” Behar teased. Behar admitted that she was glad to be back. ABC Behar had been missing for nearly a month with a shoulder injury. ABC Her co-hosts — Haines, Whoopi Goldberg, Alyssa Farah Griffin, and Sunny Hostin — then gushed over how much they missed the comedian. “All jokes aside, it is, you know, we’re together a lot, and so when one of us is not around, you feel it,” Goldberg said. Haines compared the cast to a family, adding that they go through all of the “ups” and “downs” in their lives together. Behar missed her own birthday party on the show due to her injury. Getty Images for Tribeca Festival Behar was met with rounds of applause upon her return. ABC “Things happen, you can’t help it. I couldn’t help that I went down,” Behar said. This story is developing… Community Guidelines Welcome to the Page Six Community! Our community is about connecting people through open and thoughtful conversations. We want our readers to share their views and exchange ideas in a safe space. In order to do so, we've created a simple set of rules that will improve your experience. Simply put, keep it civil. Your post will/might be rejected if it contains: Spam Insults, profanity, incoherent, obscene or inflammatory language and threats of any kind Attacks on the identity of other commenters or the article's author User accounts will/might be blocked if we notice: Continuous attempts to re-post comments that have been previously moderated/rejected Racist, sexist, or homophobic comments Attempts or tactics that put the site security at risk So, how can you be a power user? Stay on topic and share your passion. Feel free to elaborate to get your point across. 'Like' or 'Dislike' when you are filled with emotions! Protect your community. Use the report tool to alert us when someone breaks the rules. Thanks for reading our community guidelines. Don't forget, freedom of speech is not the freedom of reach!