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Comedian Jon Rudnitsky joins ‘Saturday Night Live’ cast

Actors Chris Rock, left, and Chris Farley speak at a news conference in New York during an announcement that they will be joining the cast of "Saturday Night Live," Sept. 18, 1990.

Actors Chris Rock, left, and Chris Farley speak at a news conference in New York during an announcement that they will be joining the cast of “Saturday Night Live,” Sept. 18, 1990.

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Jon Rudnitsky will join the cast of “Saturday Night Live,” NBC announced Monday.

The 25-year-old comedian has been hired as a featured player for the upcoming 41st season of the sketch-comedy series.

A graduate of USC, Rudnitsky is a New Jersey native whose YouTube channel features parodies of “House of Cards” and “True Detective.” He has toured widely as a stand-up and also appeared in an episode of “Criminal Minds.”

The season premiere of “SNL,” hosted by Miley Cyrus, is scheduled for Oct. 3.

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