Ramy Youssef got political for his opening monologue on 'Saturday Night Live' ... asking God to free Palestine, as well as the Israeli hostages.
got political for his opening monologue on"Saturday Night Live" ... asking God to free Palestine, as well as the Israeli hostages.
The comedian touched on the conflict Saturday, recounting an anecdote involving 2 of his friends ... who asked him to work their struggles into his prayers. One pal asked him to ask God to help him win back custody of his dog from his ex-girlfriend -- whereas another asked Ramy to pray for his family in Gaza.
Ramy joked his prayers had become complicated because of the vastly different requests. He added ..."Please free the people of Palestine. And please free the hostages, all of the hostages. And, while you're at, free Mr. Bojangles. He's a beautiful dog. I'm praying for that dog."Ramy's politically charged monologue was well-received by the studio audience ... as they responded with a round of applause for the first-time host.
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