State Assemblyman shares sentiment that people should “not call ‘New York’ Epstein Island.”

Harvey Epstein seems to have captured his new national attention in stride.

The state assemblyman, who is currently a Democratic candidate for New York City Council, was the subject of Saturday evening live sketch this weekend. On the November 2 episode, host John Mulaney made fun of the local politician’s first and last name – each of which he shares with a convicted sex offender, Harvey Weinstein And Jeffrey Epstein.

In the parody campaign ad, Mulaney (as Epstein) jokes that his name is not “ideal” because he shares it with “two of the most notorious sexual perverts of all time”, and insists he’s a “different guy.”

“But I’m not going to lie. The name thing has become a bit of an issue,” Mulaney, 42, said in the sketch. “Harvey, I could almost handle it, but Epstein, this thing is an albatross.”

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As the parody ad continued, Mulaney could be seen trying to convince New Yorkers that he wasn’t who they thought he was.

“Now I really want to emphasize that I’m not him and I’m not him,” Mulaney said at one point, pointing to photos of Jeffrey Epstein and Harvey Weinstein. “They are different people from each other and they certainly did not combine into one person in me. That never happened.”

The skit ended with an unfortunate tagline – “Together we can make this town Epstein’s island” – before Mulaney’s Epstein said people should “not call it that.”

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The sketch seems to please the real Harvey Epstein, who shared his thoughts on Sunday, November 3 via X (formerly Twitter)writing that he agrees with Mulaney’s sentiment.

“I agree with John @mulaney …let’s not call this Epstein Island,” he wrote.

In a follow-up article, the politician used his platform – and the added attention of SNL – to encourage its subscribers to contribute to the national network on rape, abuse and incest. “All joking aside, I hope my new followers will consider donating to @RAINNwho are doing extremely valuable work for survivors,” he wrote.

The assembly member also spoke with City and State about the sketch, calling it “a little weird” to see Mulaney perform it and adding that he thinks it will make people “more aware of who I am.”

“It’s really key that I take the joy out of the joke and also take domestic violence issues seriously,” he said, later adding that Mulaney’s look seemed to match his own.

“John Mulaney wore earrings, he was bald, he wore the clothes that I often wear – so I think he did those pieces well,” he said.

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The last episode of SNL featured a few other nods to New York, many of which appeared in a sketch called “Duane Reade Port Authority,” which saw a special guest Pete Davidson and actor Andrew Dismukes shopping at a Port Authority Duane Reade store.

vice-president Kamala Harris also done a surprise appearance during the show’s last Cold Openjust three days before the presidential election. During the sketch, Maya Rudolph reprized her role as Harris, before coming face to face with the candidate herself.

Saturday evening live next broadcast on November 9, when Bill Burr will assume hosting dutiesjoined by musician Mk.gee.

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