Andy Dick Surprises Joy Behar With Surprisingly Serious Interview About Drug Addiction

by Jon Bershad | 3:41 pm, July 21st, 2010

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When Joy Behar brought the comedian Andy Dick on to discuss Lindsay Lohan’s incarceration, she was clearly planning on having a light, jokey conversation. However, while the chyron at the bottom of the screen identified him as “The Unpredictable Andy Dick,” Dick ended up being most unpredictable is just how serious he was, giving a sobering discussion on his own problems with substance abuse, rehab, and jail. Behar initially tried to bring things back to the light side (she attempted an awkward joke about alcohol SCRAM anklets rusting), once Dick began telling stories about Robert Downey Jr. leaping over the rehab wall so he could smoke crack outside, there really wasn’t any turning back.

The conversation clearly started its left turn when Behar asked Dick if the drug problems he and Lohan have had might be a good thing since it keeps them in the headline. Dick was obviously insulted and spent the rest of the interview pointing out why it most definitely is not. His anecdotes were dark, cynical, and sincere, a very different side than most people see of the manic funny man who’s had no problem with self parody in the past.

On the Joy Behar Show’s website, their promoting the piece as the show’s “most bizarre interview yet” (um, have they completely forgotten about Louis C.K.?), but “bizarre” isn’t really the right word at all. A much better word would probably be “sad.” This segment works as a good reminder that, while some people may get a schadenfreude kick out of seeing stars like Lohan fall, there’s really nothing too funny about a drug addiction.

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notsofast

Great- Two dicks talking to each other.
bc206

Don’t have an opinion on Behar one way or another, but if this clip is any indication, she is a terrible interviewer.
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Behar. “But he’s Dead.” LOL.. No Shite You stupid… This woman is about as dense as a brick of lead!
exeal

I just can’t take Joy Behar seriously. It was funny watching Behar substitute for Larry King because she would… read… the… teleprompter… in… a… monotone… with a blank expression on her face. The only difference with her own show is that now she’s trying to look perky by grinning and bobbing her head around while she obviously reads a teleprompter.

Behar still hasn’t improved as an interviewer. After asking a question she starts shuffling through her notes looking for her next question instead of listening to the guest’s answer. After the guest answers, Behar says in a flat monotone “Uh-huh” because she hasn’t even bothered listening…. A lot of the time guests leave great openings for follow-up questions but Behar is too busy flipping through her pile of papers to even notice.

And could someone please ask Behar to stop laughing at her own jokes? It’s like she has to laugh to make sure that everyone knows she’s suppose to be funny. Plus, during her show you can hear crewmembers/staff in the background give loud guffaws when Behar tells a joke. Is that person paid to do that on cue to make sure the audience realizes that Behar has told a joke? Or do they laugh to boost Behar’s low self-esteem? I’m just saying………
notsofast

exeal said:
Behar still hasn’t improved as an interviewer. After asking a question she starts shuffling through her notes looking for her next question instead of listening to the guest’s answer. After the guest answers,

What was funny was when she was substituting for LK and she had Ann Coulter on. Attorneys are trained to listen closely to people and Ann would be answering a question and Joy would interrupt and Ann had to scold her and remind her of the question Joy had asked.

This happened 3-4 times in one interview.
notsofast

Andy Dick stopped going to AA because it didn’t have a happy hour.
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