An ‘S.N.L.’ Sketch Gives Harvey Epstein His 15 Minutes of Fame
The New York Times
Mr. Epstein, a state assemblyman who is running for New York City Council, had no idea he would be the subject of a skit watched by millions.
When Harvey Epstein went to sleep on Saturday night, he was a low-profile New York State assemblyman. When he woke up on Sunday morning, he was something of an internet celebrity.
Mr. Epstein was the subject of a “Saturday Night Live” sketch this weekend that spoofed his name — a somewhat unfortunate mash-up of the names of two notorious sexual predators, Harvey Weinstein and Jeffrey Epstein.
The show’s host, the comedian John Mulaney, starred as Harvey Epstein in a campaign ad featuring the candidate struggling to explain to voters that he is neither of the disgraced men. Harvey Epstein is running for the New York City Council in District 2, which includes Greenwich Village, the Lower East Side and parts of southeastern Manhattan.
“Look is my name ideal? Of course not,” Mr. Mulaney says in the sketch as he walks down a street in a bald cap and hoop earrings to mimic the assemblyman’s look. “I share names with two of the most notorious sex perverts of all time.”
He adds, “But thankfully, I’m a different guy.”
The camera pans to two lawn signs — one for Harvey Epstein and another that reads “No Relation.”
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