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Ex-SNL writer Kevin Brennan mocks Matthew Perry’s death: ‘I do love it when junkies die’

Comedian Kevin Brennan has sparked disgust by celebrating “Friends” star Matthew Perry’s sudden death — even writing, “I do love it when junkies die.”

The former “Saturday Night Live” writer wrote a series of messages soon after news broke of the beloved actor’s death on Saturday,

“DROWNED IN A HOT TUB. HAHAHAHA,” Brennan initially wrote on X.

Asked “Why is drowning in a hot tub funny?” Brennan replied, “Because it’s not very deep.”

The podcaster then defended his remarks after TMZ published a story about them.

“I didn’t mock it,” he said, sharing the TMZ story. “I just thought it was funny.

“But I do love it when junkies die.”

Brennan, 63, who hosts the Misery Loves Company podcast, has since been receiving backlash online — though he has seemed to revel in the controversy, asking Sunday, “Am I trending yet?”

One X user called him a “p–ck” in response to his callousness about Perry’s death, writing, “I hope you are never affected by this insidious disease.”

But Brennan simply reposted the comment, writing: “Sounds like fun.”

Another user also wrote to Brennan, “I will never understand the mindset of someone who posts s–t like this.

“I wish you well, because you must be sick,” the X user wrote, to which Brennan replied, “Thank you.”

And when a third tweeted to Brennan, “Remind me to laugh at you when it’s your turn,” he wrote back, “I’ll probably forget.”

“I wish you well, because you must be sick,” the X user wrote, to which Brennan replied, “Thank you.”

Meanwhile, Brennan’s former show, “Saturday Night Live,” paid tribute to the beloved “Friends” actor just hours after he died.

During the NBC sketch series, a black and white photo of the actor and his name appeared on the screen.

Perry, 54, was found dead in the jacuzzi of his home in the ritzy Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles just after 4 p.m. on Saturday.

Law enforcement sources told TMZ that first responders rushed to the address after a call reporting a cardiac arrest. It’s currently unclear who phoned 911.

The sources said no drugs were found at the scene and no foul play is suspected.

The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed to The Post on Sunday that an autopsy for the late star has been completed. However, the doctor has ordered more testing, including toxicology, which could take a few months.

The cause of death is “deferred.”

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