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I’m Interested In So Many Different Things And I’d Like To Cover A Lot Of Territory. I’m Trying To See My Show As The Sunday Times. You Have The Arts & Leisure Section, You Have The Op-ed Page, You Have The Book Review...even The Style Section Has Those Wonderful Essays About Relationships.

-Joy Behar

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I’m Interested In So

Joy Behar

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I’m Interested In So Many Different Things And I’d Like To Cover A Lot Of Territory. I’m Trying To See My Show As The Sunday Times. You Have The Arts & Leisure Section, You Have The Op-ed Page, You Have The Book Review...even The Style Section Has Those Wonderful Essays About Relationships.

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