Matt is the co-author of Deck Z: The Titanic and The Giant Smugglers, as well as a contributor at The Onion for 16 years. He has a master's degree in Communications Theory from Northern Illinois University.
Adam Sandler Learned the Hard Way That Critics Hated His Guts ‘It’s going to be fun when it comes out, and they actually write stuff about you’ Authors By Matt Solomon Published July 10, 2025
5 High-Flying ‘Saturday Night Live’ Sketches About Superman You’ll believe a comedian can squeeze into too-tight spandex Authors By Matt Solomon Published July 10, 2025
Jay Leno Claims He Tipped Off Hugh Grant About ‘What the Hell Were You Thinking?’ Question It never hurts to ask Authors By Matt Solomon Published July 10, 2025
Rhea Perlman Says It Wasn’t Hard Replacing Shelley Long on ‘Cheers’ Perlman and company welcomed Kirstie Alley with open arms Authors By Matt Solomon Published July 10, 2025
Liam Neeson Got Kicked Out of Giant Audition for ‘Princess Bride’ Shorty never got to speak a word of dialogue Authors By Matt Solomon Published July 09, 2025
‘Revenge of the Nerds’ Star Robert Carradine Keeps Insisting He’s Not A Nerd But he might beat one up Authors By Matt Solomon Published July 09, 2025
Terry Gilliam Says Trump’s Return Ruined His Anti-Woke Comedy ‘He’s f***ed up my latest film’ Authors By Matt Solomon Published July 09, 2025
Urban Legends Told Disturbing Futures of ‘Leave It to Beaver’ Stars Rumors persisted that ‘Beaver’ stars were dead or porn stars Authors By Matt Solomon Published July 09, 2025
Gary Coleman’s Ex Says He Wasn’t Murdered But Lie Detector Says Diff’rent Whatchoo talkin' about, Shannon Price? Authors By Matt Solomon Published July 08, 2025
Lucille Ball Wouldn’t Stop Working After Fainting on Final Movie The show must go on, even if the star loses consciousness Authors By Matt Solomon Published July 08, 2025
The Night Andrew ‘Dice’ Clay Went Nuts on CNN ‘Where are you getting your f***ing information?’ Authors By Matt Solomon Published July 08, 2025
5 Times Ginger Was Impossible on ‘Gilligan’s Island’ The Method actress had methods of driving her castmates crazy Authors By Matt Solomon Published July 07, 2025
Norm Macdonald Based His Comedy Persona on This Classic Sitcom Character Macdonald looked to 1970s TV comedy for inspiration Authors By Matt Solomon Published July 07, 2025
‘Married… With Children’ Kicked Its Cousin Oliver Character Off the Show David Faustino calls Seven ‘the worst mistake they ever made’ Authors By Matt Solomon Published July 07, 2025
The Time Noel Gallagher Met Jerry ‘F***ing’ Seinfeld Larry David should have been taking notes Authors By Matt Solomon Published July 07, 2025
Mary Tyler Moore Threw Tantrum After Reading Script for Classic ‘Dick Van Dyke Show’ Episode Mary picked a bad day to give up her two-pack-a-day habit Authors By Matt Solomon Published July 02, 2025
The Time Sammy Davis Jr. Kissed Archie Bunker Davis was an ‘All in the Family’ superfan Authors By Matt Solomon Published July 02, 2025
4 Times Artists Performed Their ‘Weird Al’ Parodies Imitating imitations is the second most sincere form of flattery Authors By Matt Solomon Published July 02, 2025
‘Spinal Tap’ Merchandising Earned Its Cast Members $81 Harry Shearer got squat from your Spinal Tap T-shirt Authors By Matt Solomon Published July 02, 2025
The Castaways on ‘Gilligan’s Island’ Were Based on the Seven Deadly Sins None of the sins could patch a boat Authors By Matt Solomon Published July 01, 2025