When Joy Behar Called Chris Christie “Toast”

An uncomfortable moment at a roast.

We told you this morning about the New Yorker’s Chris Christie profile. It includes this moment early on from a roast where comedian Joy Behar was participating:

Joy Behar, the former co-host of “The View,” was even more pointed. “When I first heard that he was accused of blocking off three lanes on the bridge, I said, ‘What the hell is he doing, standing in the middle of the bridge?” After another barb, Christie interrupted her. “This is a Byrne roast,” he said. He stood up and tried to grab her notes. The audience laughed awkwardly. “Stop bullying me,” Behar said as he sat down. Christie said something out of earshot and Behar responded, “Why don’t you get up here at the microphone instead of being such a coward?” Christie stood up again and moved in front of the lectern as Behar retreated.  “At least I don’t get paid for this,” he said.

Christie sat down and Behar continued, though she was noticeably rattled. “I really don’t know about the Presidency,” she said. “Let me put it to you this way, in a way that you’d appreciate: You’re toast.”

Sound uncomfortable? Via Towelroad (and our colleague Josh Middleton) comes the video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULEh3XRtOF0