Whoopi Goldberg Explains How She Came Up with Her Name, Talks The Change Comic Book

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Whoopi Goldberg talks about how going through menopause inspired her to write The Change, spreading her late mother's ashes throughout a ride at Disneyland and how she created her own name.
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@virmirus 19 күн бұрын

I will personally never go through the change, but I am an avid enjoyer of stories. A woman who menopauses so hard she transcends reality sounds absolutely badass, I couldn't be more on board!

@jannettemorris7540 20 күн бұрын

As someone who is going thru the change pretty sure I can start fires with my hot flashes 😂🤯🥵

@nelsaf365 20 күн бұрын

My son, as a young teen, forgot they are called hot flashes and asked me one day if I was still getting heat waves.

@kallen868 20 күн бұрын

@@nelsaf365😅

@Anna-loves-you 20 күн бұрын

I will always love this lady. Amazing person, actress and comedian. The best❤❤❤

@Tuturial464 20 күн бұрын

And she reminds me what's wrong with people who don't know history

@Tuturial464 20 күн бұрын

And she reminds me what's wrong with people who don't know history

@dee_dee_place 20 күн бұрын

From the moment I saw the video of Whoopi Goldberg's one-Woman show on Broadway, I was hooked. I love intelligent comedy that makes you think. I have 4 favorite comics & unfortunately, two of them are no longer with us, but their presence will always be a great part of my life. In Order Of Their Birth Years: George Carlin Lily Tomlin Robin Williams Whoopi Goldberg

@debbievalentine6810 13 күн бұрын

She did a one woman years before called telephone

@koraldavis3474 20 күн бұрын

Whoopi is so amazing. I love her

@LizzyMcD 20 күн бұрын

I just love Seth’s interview skills, notice no notes. ❤❤❤

@nelsaf365 20 күн бұрын

I periodically reread The Color Purple. Celie always becomes Whoopi in my head. Whoopi doesn't stop. I love that about her.

@robyncamilleri6634 20 күн бұрын

As we all get older we have no problem becoming Invisible. Thanks Whoopi for making it a super power

@lareneandpipsqueeksully 19 күн бұрын

I ordered mine❣️❣️❣️❣️ I’m 65 and know exactly what she is talking about ❣️❣️❣️❣️

@adamredwine774 20 күн бұрын

I’m not a big fan of celebrity culture but Whoopi is one I’ll make an exception for. What an incredible person.

@ordinarryalien 20 күн бұрын

We have no choice but to love Whoopi. 😌

@Tuturial464 20 күн бұрын

Until she talks about ww2 events@@ordinarryalien

@ordinarryalien 19 күн бұрын

@@Tuturial464 Oh... I’ve just seen it. It's not as bad as I expected, but still... She said, "The Holocaust isn't about race. It's about man's inhumanity to man. [...] This wasn't based on skin. You couldn't tell who was Jewish. They [Nazis] had to delve deeply to figure it out." How ignorant. Then she later apologised and accepted it was about race. She said on TV, Hitler and the Nazis considered Jews to be an inferior race. I'm very disappointed.

@ordinarryalien 19 күн бұрын

@@Tuturial464 Oh... I’ve just seen it. It's not as bad as I expected, but still... Very ignorant. I'm disappointed.

@P.Funk22 20 күн бұрын

An Icon… a Legend… we’re so blessed to have Ms. Whoopi Goldberg… 💛.

@blackbird5634 20 күн бұрын

Woopi's mom reminds me of that old maxim that it's better to have $5000 in a plastic bag, than $5 bucks in a Louis Viton purse.🤣😅Do you want to look rich, or be rich?🤑🤑

@Tuturial464 20 күн бұрын

And she reminds me what's wrong with people who don't know history

@tomtom8786 14 күн бұрын

@@Tuturial464why so negative and bitter???

@beanbag8148 19 күн бұрын

what i love about seth is that there is no phony laugh, he is genuinely laughing, which i appreciate, unlike jimmy fallon

@VeeVeeVeeV 18 күн бұрын

What a wonderfully respectful interview of this fantastic woman!!! Way to go Seth!!

@leenaalshenaiber8267 20 күн бұрын

I was thereeeeeeee🎉 i was the woo lol 1:04

@leenaalshenaiber8267 19 күн бұрын

6:45

@sagesufferswell 20 күн бұрын

I've been in love with Whoopi my whole life. ❤❤❤❤

@rex-racer 20 күн бұрын

Whoopi explains the Goldberg part here, but as for the Whoopi, this is from Wikipedia: She has stated that her stage forename ("Whoopi") was taken from a whoopee cushion: "When you're performing on stage, you never really have time to go into the bathroom and close the door. So if you get a little gassy, you've got to let it go. So people used to say to me, 'You're like a whoopee cushion.' And that's where the name came from."

@joycediggs4617 20 күн бұрын

Whoopi is one of GOAT! 😊❤😅

@Tuturial464 20 күн бұрын

She needs to brush up onnhistory

@emilianozapata7690 12 күн бұрын

uhhh. . . can you share with us, ONE thing, that makes her "GOAT". Besides the fact that she is old, and sounds like an actual goat.

@BerniceCrossin 7 күн бұрын

@emilianozapata7690 She's smart, RICH, humble, an author, a great actress, & an EGOT## Emmy, Grammy, Oscar & Tony winner.😊She started acting in the 80's, & earned everything she has. NOTHING was given to her like some of these overhyped actresses today that can't act their way out of a paper bag, but get jobs because of the way they LOOK, & who they napped with overnight.

@serpico1616 20 күн бұрын

She will always be Guinan to me lol

@KamInBim 20 күн бұрын

🖖🏾

@barryberkmanblock 19 күн бұрын

Yessss 💜

@SabrinaJean123 19 күн бұрын

Interestingly, now that Whoopi mentioned it I can confirm that I received super powers AFTER (or while?) I was going through Menopause ;) xoxox

@carolz5090 19 күн бұрын

My super power was being generally irritable and cranky and no one could tell the difference.😜

@fenixrising1972 20 күн бұрын

On Graham Norton she said she chose Whoopi because she farts a lot. That was like 10 years ago. I remember the weirdest things.

@Bmayo27 19 күн бұрын

Join my trivia team. Not all heroes wear capes!

@littlemiss_76 20 күн бұрын

I'm going through perimenopause so I can understand

@DefileOdds 20 күн бұрын

Honestly my entire life I thought that was her birth name. When my step mom was in the hospital she met a woman who just had a baby and named her Pa Ja Ma, so she said that's quite a name how'd you think of it? She showed her the magazine she was reading... it was a pair of pajamas. She was illiterate.

@tinawallace2668 13 күн бұрын

Have been going thru menopause for 20 years and have finally been started on stuff for it finally

@anchesenamonsims5356 20 күн бұрын

I love Whoopi!

@dakotac180 20 күн бұрын

Whoopi is always the best

@peachesandpoets 20 күн бұрын

Love Whoopi so much

@rikkiechambers4959 19 күн бұрын

She is a fantastic soul .. and this was a great interview .. thank you Seth 💙🩵

@galacticmode 12 күн бұрын

Whoppi Goldberg was the voice of "Gaia" in the cartoon "Captain Planet".

@NellieKAdaba 9 күн бұрын

I didn't know that, I used to watch Captain Planet.

@TheBsmith97 19 күн бұрын

I've been rewatching Star Trek TNG and thought Whoopi great as Guinan.

@POObumpoopo 17 күн бұрын

A perfect interview, she's a natural. Just an amazing storyteller (whether it's acting, writing, standup). It's a shame so much garbage falls out of her mouth on The View, but she's a remarkable talent and the superhero idea is genius. I think this appearance sold a lot of copies of both books!

@jkap34 20 күн бұрын

Viola Davis could play that comic part, i think. Not a shot at her age, she just reminds me of a younger Whoopi.

@carolz5090 19 күн бұрын

Whoopi. THE LEGEND.

@skurlandaficionado 7 күн бұрын

Both of these people are among the coolest celebs around. It makes me happy watching them whatever they’re doing.

@danamosley 17 күн бұрын

So cool to finally hear the story about her name!!❤ Just the coolest woman ever, for sure!😎💜💜💜

@NellieKAdaba 9 күн бұрын

Yes, at last.

@karengarrison6733 20 күн бұрын

I adored your memoir - and your mother. Bless you

@sarakatharina2928 18 күн бұрын

I listened to her audiobook and I loved it very much. Whoopi is special

@NewMessage 20 күн бұрын

Sounds like she was a great old lady.

@dk9862 19 күн бұрын

OMG, I know someone whose late husband’s ashes are in “Small World” in Disney World. Definitely stay in the little boat when doing that ride.😮😂

@Handle2point0 19 күн бұрын

I have loved Whoopi since being a young child. I hope she never goes away

@dianeserrianne3415 19 күн бұрын

Love Whoopi.

@karenunderthetreeallison2922 19 күн бұрын

I love you babe, you keep getting better like fine wine, so beautiful. When I was 12 years old I was in a new home and they were prejudiced started to talk about you and I stood up for you and still do I love you Whoopee

@AdventureWithMeSB 18 күн бұрын

She’s so awesome!!

@user-so8gu8yy8e 6 күн бұрын

Where can i get her comic books?

@rikkiechambers4959 19 күн бұрын

So self deprecating .. even after all these years I don’t think she sees herself as the amazing star we all know she is .. humility is a wonderful quality ❤

@ritalagunas764 18 күн бұрын

Much respect and ❤❤❤❤ for Whoopi. Love Seth❤❤❤

@erichill612 16 күн бұрын

She's is such an interesting, unique, hilarious woman. Love her ❤️

@debbievalentine6810 13 күн бұрын

Where do i get this comic book, i adore whoopi

@PhoebeFayRuthLouise 19 күн бұрын

I have loved Whoopi ever since I saw her first one woman show on tv!

@kinsmed 19 күн бұрын

I think Whoopi is secretly Guinan. Not the other way around.

@mikeyd946 13 күн бұрын

I really like Whoopi

@NellieKAdaba 9 күн бұрын

Me too, and what she said about what she said with her mother's ashes was interesting.

@jotighe2 20 күн бұрын

now I gotta do it

@bonniespruin6369 18 күн бұрын

I thought she was going to say her parents made Whoopi, and there she was! Lol

@skinhitters 6 күн бұрын

Very Great Whoopi, this is great,… hopefully we’’ll see more of this, Graphic Novel comic book from Whoopi Goldberg. Top life to all coming through.😎

@user-so8gu8yy8e 6 күн бұрын

Love you whoopi!!!!

@kyliemj11 20 күн бұрын

Her real name: Karen Johnson 😉

@kallen868 20 күн бұрын

I think it's spelled Caryn.

@carenmontgomery2384 16 күн бұрын

l think it's spelled Carin

@tristyy404 19 күн бұрын

She’s a quirky old broad, I truly dig her ❤️

@jameswhite1450 20 күн бұрын

She's a treasure imho

@pamr4040 20 күн бұрын

❤

@marknugent9851 11 күн бұрын

It's nice twist on an old idea. The X-Men are about powers awaking in a time of hormonal change, puberty. This is the same idea but shifts the focus onto a group that can feel invisible. Really smart concept. More surprised, having heard the idea, that it hasn't been used before. Feeds into the idea of being forgotten. Love to anyone going thru this x P.S. To Guinan, sorry Whoopi, does the protagonist have siblings? I'd mean she'd be a #SisterAct . If the protagonist dies she will be a #Ghost . Might her fave color be #TheColorPurple ? :P

@CivisCaeli 17 күн бұрын

✰!!

@nunyabiznez666 19 күн бұрын

I forget where I heard this, but I think that's a common thing to dump someone's ashes at Disney 🤔

@yolieswitzer9466 19 күн бұрын

🤭 recently read that Disney was utilizing cameras in the Pirates of the Caribbean because of people emptying cremains along the ride so, word to the wise. But I totally get the sentiment.

@micheleshaw4280 20 күн бұрын

Wow

@nicksakoyannis4808 17 күн бұрын

The best

@dk9862 19 күн бұрын

ICYMI, she’s wearing Keen shoes. 😊

@mrquenya 17 күн бұрын

So this finally confirms that Goldberg is Whoopi’s Ancestral name

@NellieKAdaba 9 күн бұрын

I don't know if it's her ancestors' surname.

@corylohanlon 19 күн бұрын

We need to stop listening to people merely because they're famous.

@karenninascott 19 күн бұрын

I love Woopi Goldberg. Yay her in Sister Act and her in Ghost. They didn't say, but she's originally a Karen like me!

@justincastillogayray 19 күн бұрын

I'd love to know of women that never had menopause that didn't die young.

@amywilson3593 14 күн бұрын

gerry wilson never heard of this book and like the idea don't always approve of her but interested to learn about her stage name as my stage name "capt gerry" wilson was given to me at a halloween open mike night where i'd dressed as the phantom of the opera

@SpaceForceCommander 20 күн бұрын

Before I watch, I'm guessing she sat on a cushion that bears her name.

@a4andrei 20 күн бұрын

You're not that far off

@NancyPower33 19 күн бұрын

Sorry to say, but they regularly vacuum up the ashes that people sneak in there ...

@dceplay 16 күн бұрын

How does one vacuum ashes out of water?

@Widnu 18 күн бұрын

HS 7054(a),” and if found guilty, “subjected to up to six months in jail and/or a fine of $500.”

@ccswhimsies 19 күн бұрын

Whoopi now has Covid..Seth, brother!!, isolate and pray! 1:38

@patbateman6729 18 күн бұрын

She should of left America back in 16 when she said she was going to.

@dceplay 16 күн бұрын

Should of?

@jprsfragoso 20 күн бұрын

I hope she wrote the comic as a personal project, and not something to make money.

@peachesandpoets 20 күн бұрын

She has what we call "eff you" money. She can do her dream projects now

@jprsfragoso 20 күн бұрын

@@peachesandpoets Good on her. Gl hf

@nikobatallones 20 күн бұрын

It was mentioned she wrote it 25 years ago, so I suppose it's something she just wanted to see through at this point.

@DuelScreen 20 күн бұрын

Why can't it be both?

@13thAMG 19 күн бұрын

❤️❤️❤️❤️ Love, love, love Whoopi!!! 🥰

@aLabs666 12 күн бұрын

woman has shaved her eyebrows off for over forty years for being "itchy". because yeah.. that's not mental illness

@caimaccoinnich9594 19 күн бұрын

Whoopi's opinions on the view have definitely lost her my support

@akastardust 20 күн бұрын

She told Disney? 😑

@Mr.Skip-di6yg 19 күн бұрын

Her new name is Poopi Goldberg.

@MaidenHelll 20 күн бұрын

I respect her as an actor, but can’t stand her as a person

@carter7937 17 күн бұрын

Whoopi is not telling the complete truth - she said in the past she chose the last name 'Goldberg' because her mom told her it was a jewish last name and would garner her more attention.

@NellieKAdaba 9 күн бұрын

Wow.

@Tuturial464 20 күн бұрын

Whoppi is a disgrace still

@that_jason_black 20 күн бұрын

Funniest Karen.

@FreeFree-ur4zq 20 күн бұрын

PLEASE HAVE GEORGE CLOONEY ON TO TALK ABOUT WHAT WE CAN ALL SEE WITH OUR EYES AND HEAR WITH OUR EARS😬

@DuelScreen 20 күн бұрын

No. Biden will be the Democrat nominee. Only he can defeat Trump. On their records it's no contest. Biden will win in a landslide. People will vote for Biden's corpse--if it comes to that--over Trump. Don't worry now but definitely vote in November.

@puppy14 20 күн бұрын

Did she poop her pants before the interview? Just like Joe Biden?

@justsaying14 16 күн бұрын

Thank you for sharing your projection 🤗

@drewerydreambot2451 20 күн бұрын

"I stopped bleeding so I could make you bleed." 😂

@vivianunger9123 11 күн бұрын

I hate Whoopie! Does Whoopie Goldberg think she knows ALL & can advise the people of USA what to do politically? She should be FIRED from the View! Politics is PERSONAL & everyone is entitled to their opinions, so she should keep her personal opinions to herself. Why is she still on this show??