Leslie Jones and a hot flash steal 'The View' even as Joy Behar tells her she's too old for that

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Leave it to Leslie Jones and menopause to turn “The View” into a more entertaining program.The “Saturday Night Live” veteran was halfway through a chat Tuesday with Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar and the rest of the “View” crew when she suddenly began to sweat — visibly.

She coped by dabbing at her face with a small navy blue towel that magically appeared from under the table.Image With a list of clients that includes both A-list celebrities and struggling artists, L’Belle-Tividad has blown up.“You’re — you’re hot,” Behar stammered, breaking up a conversation in which she had opined that comics are truth-tellers who undermine propaganda.

“I’m always hot, babe,” Jones replied, continuing her blotting adventure before explaining — perhaps unnecessarily — “I’m having that menopause.That pause, that pause.”The performer continued.

“I am in it,” she said.“I am ‘pause.’ The heat that comes off of me can light a small city in Guadalajara.” Forget that Guadalajara itself is a city, and not a small one.

Jones’ deadpan demeanor at that moment prompted Sunny Hostin to begin fanning her with a large notecard.Behar joined in with her own card.

Entertainment & Arts Stand-up comedian Heather McMahan is back on tour and using her stories and vulnerabilities for big laughs at the Orpheum in downtown Los Angeles on Nov.1.“Let’s talk about your latest comedy show because it is funny and it’s called ‘Leslie Jones: Life Part 2,’” Hostin said, attempting to get the segment back on track.

She did not completely succeed.“I’m spritzing!” Jones said as she once again dabbed her moist face with the magical towel.The show played a clip from her special where she talked about everyone needing to go to therapy, after which Hostin steered “The View” conversation toward dating.Then Goldberg stole the spotlight, having left her...