Jon Rudnitsky Joins ‘Saturday Night Live’ As Season 41 Featured Player

There will be a new face in Studio 8H for Season 41 of “Saturday Night Live.”

NBC announced that comedian Jon Rudnitsky will join the cast as a featured player.

Jon, who hails from Harrington Park, New Jersey and lives in New York City, studied at the University of Southern California.

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He was the winner of the 2012 Laugh Factory College Comedy Competition and was featured at the Just For Laughs 2015 festival as part of their “New Faces” showcase.

On YouTube, he’s shown off his Matthew McConaughey and Frank Underwood (from “House of Card’s”) impressions.

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“Saturday Night Live” Season 41, with Miley Cyrus as the host, debuts on October 3.

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