Mindy Kaling, Amy Schumer Among Guest Co-Hosts Set for THE VIEW

Mindy Kaling, Amy Schumer, Lara Spencer and Steve Schirripa will co-host ABC's The View during the week of May 6th. Also on tap, Whoopi vies for the titled of "Potato Chip Champion," more hidden treasures from deep within Whoopi's shoe closet and Barbara Learns to golf!

"The View," a live, one-hour daily talk show from ABC (11:00 a.m.-12:00 noon, ET), features Daytime Emmy Award-winning hosts Barbara Walters, Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Elisabeth Hasselbeck and Sherri Shepherd. It's the original forum in which real women discuss everyday issues, share their opinions and engage in colorful conversations. "The View," broadcast in HDTV and produced in 2-channel stereo sound, is now available to watch online daily at 4:00 p.m., ET/1:00 p.m., PT on ABC.com.

"The View" is produced by ABC and Ms. Walters' Barwall Productions, with Ms. Walters serving as executive producer along with Bill Geddie, who also serves as executive producer for "The Barbara Walters Specials." "The View" is directed by Mark Gentile. For breaking news and updated videos follow "The View" (@theviewtv) and hosts Barbara Walters (@BarbaraJWalters), Whoopi Goldberg (@WhoopiGoldberg), Joy Behar (@JoyVBehar), Elisabeth Hasselbeck (@ehasselbeck) and Sherri Shepherd (@SherriEShepherd) on Twitter.

Scheduled guests for the week of May 6-10 are as follows (subject to change):

MONDAY, MAY 6 - Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor (Author, My Beloved World); comedian Jim Gaffigan (author, Dad is Fat); Mary McCartney (author, Food: Vegetarian Home Cooking).

TUESDAY, MAY 7 - Guest co-host Mindy Kaling ("The Mindy Project"); George Lopez (author, I'm Not Gonna Lie); musical guest 98 Degrees; Nina Blackwood, Mark Goodman, Alan Hunter and Martha Quinn (book, VJ: The Unplugged Adventure of MTV's First Wave).

WEDNESDAY, MAY 8 - Guest co-host Amy Schumer ("Inside Amy Schumer"); the second installment of "Whoopi's NYC"; Bill O'Reilly ("The O'Reilly Factor"); the cast of "Duck Dynasty"; musical guest Pistol Annies.

THURSDAY, MAY 9 - Guest co-host Lara Spencer (ABC's "Good Morning America"); Nathan Lane (Broadway's "The Nance"); Niecy Nash (author, It's Hard to Fight Naked); musical guest Josh Groban.

FRIDAY, MAY 10 - "Guy Day Friday" guest co-host Steve Schirripa; Bob Saget; Barbara Walters learns to golf with the 2012 PGA National Teacher of the Year, Michael Breed when "The View" debuts a new segment, "Barbara Learns to..."; Whoopi takes on guest co-host Steve Schirripa when the two self-professed potato chip aficionados vie for the title of "The View's Potato Chip Champion."

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