Jon Rudnitsky Joins ‘Saturday Night Live' as Featured Player
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A new face for a new season.
Stand-up comic Jon Rudnitsky joins the cast of "Saturday Night Live" for its 41st season as a featured player.
The 25-year-old comedian hails from Harrington Park, New Jersey and graduated from the University of Southern California. Rudnitsky won the 2012 Laugh Factory Laugh Bowl, featured in this year's New Faces showcase at Montreal's Just for Laughs festival and gained a YouTube following thanks to his parodies of "House of Cards" and "True Detective."
"SNL" returns with new episodes on Oct. 3 with host Miley Cyrus. Amy Schumer makes her hosting debut on Oct. 10, and former cast member Tracy Morgan returns on Oct. 17.
Morgan has been recovering from a traumatic brain injury after a June 2014 car wreck on the New Jersey Turnpike. Soon after the news of his return to "SNL" broke, the comedian said on Twitter he was "stoked to be going home."
The most Emmy-nominated show of all time, "Saturday Night Live" celebrated its 40th anniversary with a star-studded broadcast special in February.
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Host Miley Cyrus performs the finale during the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards at Microsoft Theater on August 30, 2015 in Los Angeles, California.
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2015 MTV VMAs host Miley Cyrus chose strappy Versace for the red carpet.
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Host Miley Cyrus attends the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards at Microsoft Theater on August 30, 2015 in Los Angeles, California.
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Host Miley Cyrus makes her entrance via a slide at the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards.
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Yet another Miley Cyrus ensemble at the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards.
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Host Miley Cyrus dons the LGBT rainbow flag at the MTV Video Music Awards.
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All that glitters: Miley Cyrus at the MTV Video Music Awards.
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Punky in pink: Host Miley Cyrus at the MTV Video Music Awards.
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Miley Cyrus at the MTV Video Music Awards.
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Miley Cyrus takes the stage for the final performance of the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards.
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Miley Cyrus perform the final number at the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards.
