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‘Saturday Night Live’ Adds Jon Rudnitsky

Jon Rudnitsky (Photo Courtesy of NBC)

The cast of NBC’s Saturday Night Live has expanded by one. NBC announced the 41st season of the late-night show will include Jon Rudnitsky as a featured player. Season 41 will kick off on October 3, 2015 with Miley Cyrus as host, followed by hosts Amy Schumer on October 10th and Tracy Morgan on October 17th.

The 25-year-old stand-up comedian was born in the New Jersey suburbs and graduated from the University of Southern California. Rudnitsky won the John Ritter Memorial Award For Outstanding Comic Performance from USC’s BFA Acting Conservatory program and also won the Laugh Factory’s Laugh Bowl College Comedy Competition.

Rudnitsky has a popular YouTube channel where he parodies popular TV shows including House of Cards and True Detective. You can follow him on Twitter at @jonrudnitsky.

This post was last modified on July 25, 2023 7:18 pm

Rebecca Murray: Journalist covering the entertainment industry for 23+ years, including 13 years as the first writer for About.com's Hollywood Movies site. Member of the Critics Choice Association (Film & TV Branches), Alliance of Women Film Journalists, and Past President of the San Diego Film Critics Society.
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