Review of Andy Samberg's Nicholas Cage impression

STEVE MURPHY: Underwhelming. I’m lucky enough never to have heard Kate Gosselin talk in real life, so that may or may not have been a good impression. I will say that Taylor Swift is coming off as an actress and not a singer trying to do some acting, which is good. Andy Samberg as Nicolas Cage was a nice surprise… but really didn’t make any sense at all in the sketch. This was more or less a string of disconnected jokes, none of which were particularly funny.

ZOË RICE: Oh poor Taylor Swift. They start her off by throwing her to the wolves with a pretty bad impression of Kate Gosselin. I admit I’m not all that familiar with the nuances of the View or Kate Gosselin, but I found Kristen Wiig’s Elizabeth Hasselbeck–and her descriptions of Gosselin’s hair–the funniest thing here. And kudos to Andy Samberg for getting Nicholas Cage’s voice just right.

HOWARD MEGDAL: I know I mention this quite a bit, but when the only target is odd celebrities- or in other sketches, no target at all- the comedy drags. It’s a common theme here.

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http://perpetualpost.com/?p=3472

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