Leslie Jones Turns Up the Heat on The View: A Hilariously Chaotic Moment Becomes Instant Daytime TV Gold

When comedian Leslie Jones58, walked onto The View on Tuesday to promote her new comedy special, Leslie Jones: Part Twoviewers expected jokes, energy, and her signature larger-than-life presence. What nobody predicted—co-hosts included—was that the live segment would spiral into one of the funniest, most unexpectedly relatable moments the ABC talk show has delivered this season.

As the cameras rolled, Jones appeared radiant in a bold red off-shoulder sweater dress. But within minutes, it became clear that something far more real than TV banter was brewing. The Saturday Night Live alum casually confessed to the table that she often deals with hot flashes due to menopause. And in true Leslie fashion, she didn’t hold back.

“The heat that comes off of me could light a small city in Guadalajara,” she joked, sending the panel—and millions watching at home—into hysterics.

The View Co-Hosts Rally Around Leslie Jones as a Hot Flash Takes Center Stage

The moment Jones opened up about her hot flash, the co-hosts instinctively jumped in like a squad of daytime-TV first responders. Papers turned into makeshift fans, and the table erupted in laughter. But the comedic gold really took shape when Whoopi Goldberg70, escalated the situation with the confidence of someone who has absolutely seen it all.

Goldberg stood from her seat, marched straight over to Jones, and began gently dabbing her face like a glamour-team MVP. Then she grabbed a towel and started fanning the comedian with the gusto of a seasoned stagehand on Broadway. The studio audience howled; the panel cackled; and Jones leaned fully into the absurdity.

Even Joy Behar jumped into the mix. When she teased Jones by noting that menopausal symptoms usually occur between ages 45 and 55, Jones shot back instantly:
“Do we got beef?”
The crowd lost it. The co-hosts lost it. And the internet—well, the internet did what it does best: it turned the moment into a meme.

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Fans flooded social media within minutes, celebrating the unfiltered realness of the moment.

And by the time The View returned from a commercial break, producers had done exactly that—placing a handheld fan directly into Jones’s hands like it was a superhero’s weapon.

With the crisis officially handled, Jones closed out her appearance with a promise to come back on a “less flustered note,” though many fans would probably prefer she return exactly like this—unfiltered, hilarious, and unapologetically human.