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Ramy Youssef 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.

Kim Zolciak filmed a reality show pilot with her daughters Brielle and Ariana, but her estranged hubby Kroy Biermann is completely MIA from the project ... TMZ has learned.

Production sources tell us ... despite the awkwardness of Kim and Kroy still living under the same roof, cameras were rolling at their Georgia home in January after a production company approached Kim, asking to document her post-split life.

Our sources say the pilot has been getting shopped around for over a month now ... and there's one particular network showing a lot of interest. We're told Bravo -- Kim's old 'RHOA' stomping ground -- isn't the network where the series would potentially land.

Chef Stuart O'Keeffe is popping off on all the behind-the-scenes drama on Netflix's "Queer Eye" ... especially since he was initially cast to be one of the Fab 5 before production gave him the boot.

We got Stu leaving Pastis in NYC ... and he tells us he's glad he didn't end up being part of the series after the Rolling Stone article unveiled all the mean girl vibes behind the scenes -- which is particularly dicey since the show's all about changing people's lives for the better.

Stu's also questioning how "Queer Eye" can continue shooting another season and convince viewers they're a tight-knit, unified team ready to lend a helping hand. Remember, the expose alleged there was no love lost between the show's leads, Antoni Porowski, Bobby Berk, Jonathan Van Ness, Karamo Brown and Tan France.

The weekend is coming to a close ... so you know we're wrapping things up with some TMZ TV hot takes.

Let's start with "TMZ Live," where Harvey and Charles shared some unexpected shade Billie Eilish seemingly dished out towards Taylor Swift. As discussed, the Oscar winner appeared to take shots at Tay releasing multiple versions of her vinyl recordings ... calling it wasteful.

While she didn't name the "Bad Blood" singer by name ... it was clear Billie was talking about TS.

Chance Perdomo -- famous from Amazon's "Gen V" and the Netflix 'Sabrina' show -- has died suddenly in a motorcycle accident.

According to The Wrap, citing the actor's reps, Chance died in a wreck that no one else was harmed in -- they don't provide any other details, including where this happened, when, or under what exact circumstances.

Nonetheless, his team says ... "His passion for the arts and insatiable appetite for life was felt by all who knew him, and his warmth will carry on in those who he loved dearest. We ask to please respect the family’s wish for privacy as they mourn the loss of their beloved son and brother."

Matthew Underwood is speaking up on 'Quiet on Set' -- and while he says he himself was never mistreated while working as a child star ... he claims he's been harmed in the industry.

The "Zoey 101" star posted a lengthy statement Friday on his social accounts that addressed why he hadn't said anything publicly about the new doc -- which chronicles different allegations levied by former child stars with the network -- and he explains his rationale.

MU writes, "We all want to live in a better world. That requires all of us to treat each other with empathy and not make assumptions about people’s personal experiences."

Ezra Miller's superhero days are over -- at least as far as Amazon Prime animation goes ... 'cause their role in a huge hit show has been recast, and it happened under the radar.

The actor's portrayal of mad scientist D.A. Sinclair on "Invincible" -- in which Ezra only voice acted for one episode in the first season -- has been scrapped in favor of another actor, Eric Bauza ... whose other credits include "X-Men '97," "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" and more.

The character showed up again in a new episode this week for Season 2 ... but instead of Ezra's voice, fans heard Eric's instead ... and the switcheroo occurred quietly, it seems.

Bill Maher unloaded on the media and others who shamed anyone who dared question COVID restrictions, because he says lots of people who broke from conventional wisdom were right.

The 'Real Time' host says he's sick of people and media excusing their mistakes during the pandemic by saying, "Well, we just didn't know." BM isn't so much challenging them ... he's saying people who questioned some of the restrictions were shamed as "wackos."

For example, Bill says the party line -- that schools should be closed -- turned out to be wrong, because the damage done to kids by keeping them at home may be far worse than the virus itself. Yet anyone who questioned that was dismissed as a right-wing nut.

We're halfway through the weekend ... and what better way to unwind than with some TMZ hot takes?!

Let's kick things off with "TMZ Live," where Harvey and Charles gave insight into how Diddy's coping after the raids on his L.A. and Miami homes. As discussed, the Bad Boy Records founder kept it calm and cool during an outing in Miami with his twin daughters.

Next up, we've got "TMZ TV," where the crew compared Gypsy Rose Blanchard's breakup with husband Ryan Anderson to Ariana Grande's COVID-times marriage to Dalton Gomez.

Jennifer Leak -- famous from "The Young and the Restless" -- has died ... this according to a report.

The soap star passed away at home last week in Jupiter, FL after succumbing to her longtime battle with progressive supranuclear palsy, a rare neurological disease ... so says the East Hampton Star, which first reported her death.

The outlet also reports her brain tissue is being donated to the Mayo Clinic for research. On her health struggles, her husband of 47 years, James D’Auria added ... "Her courage and bravery tried in vain to fight the disease."

Melissa Joan Hart is fully backing those sharing their horror stories about Nickelodeon in the 'Quiet on Set' doc -- even though her own time with the network was pretty great.

The actress -- who used to work on Nick for "Clarissa Explains It All" -- went on Meghan McCain's podcast this week to say that while she hasn't seen the doc herself yet ... she believes and supports those who are coming forward to share their stories.

Melissa explains she didn't personally hear any horror stories from any fellow Nickelodeon stars in her heyday while working for them, but says that doesn't negate what's been alleged.

Another week is coming to a close ... and with it, some hot takes courtesy of the TMZ team.

Let's kick things off with "TMZ Live," where Harvey and Charles shared an update on the saga surrounding the raids on Diddy's L.A. and Miami homes. As discussed, Diddy's camp called out the excessive force -- their words -- used in the search ... but they were unable to offer up footage of the feds' incursion as agents disabled the rapper's security system during the raid.

While Matthew Perry's death absolutely floored his fans and close friends, his ex-girlfriend Maeve Quinlan is not in that group, as she says they'd all been losing him to addiction ... little by little for years.

"The Bold and the Beautiful" actress dated the "Friends" star from 2002 until 2003 ... telling Soap Opera Digest he was 100% sober the entire time they were together, which she called the greatest gift for her, and some respite for Matthew from his personal demons.

Maeve said they were inseparable during their year together, and he appreciated being with her because she wasn't using drugs.

We're almost at the weekend, but until we get there ... why not refuel with some TV topics?!

Let's kick things off with "TMZ Live," where Harvey and Charles continued to break down the aftermath of the raids on Diddy's homes ... including dramatic footage of what the feds left behind at his Holmby Hills mansion -- namely, an absolute mess as they tore the place up.

Kenan Thompson says he feels for those who were mistreated while working as child stars at Nickelodeon back in the day -- but he also makes clear ... he just wasn't one of them.

The comedian hopped on the 'Tamron Hall Show' Wednesday, where he was plugging his "Good Burger 2" movie -- which, ironically, is a Nickelodeon production -- and he was asked point blank what he made of all the horror stories that surfaced in 'Quiet on Set.'

Kenan says, "It’s a tough subject because, it’s tough for me because I can’t really speak on things that I’ve never witnessed ... Because all these things happened after I left, basically, and Dan [Schneider] wasn’t really on 'Kenan & Kel' like that."

Drew Barrymore is weighing in on folks who are now backtracking/apologizing for joking about Kate Middleton before they knew she had cancer ... including Stephen Colbert.

The actress/talk show host spoke on the phenomenon that's been unfolding over the past week or so -- namely, the fact that people are getting dragged for having made light of Kate's mysterious situation ahead of her cancer diagnosis announcement.

There've been a lot of people who've had to eat crow over this -- and that goes for Colbert too, who dedicated a little time on his show Monday to express regret for his recent bit.