Matt has written about comedy and culture for Cracked since 2019. Previously, he spent 16 years as a contributor to The Onion. Matt is the co-author of young adult novels Deck Z: The Titanic and The Giant Smugglers.
Reminder: This Isn’t The First Time Matt Rife Ruined Christmas For Kids For Rife, Christmas is the most heinous time of the year Authors By Matt Solomon Published December 04, 2025
Patton Oswalt Has Terse Message For Riyadh Comedians You might want to cover the little ones' ears Authors By Matt Solomon Published December 04, 2025
Melissa McCarthy Was Terrified to Play Chris Farley at ‘SNL’s 40th Anniversary Show ‘I was not in control of my body’ Authors By Matt Solomon Published December 04, 2025
Maria Bamford Says We Worry About Freedom of Speech When White Guys Are Affected Won't somebody help the Jimmys? Authors By Matt Solomon Published December 04, 2025
This Is ‘SNL’s Best ‘Weekend Update’ Joke Of The Season So Far Which fake news was funniest? Authors By Matt Solomon Published December 03, 2025
The Cringiest Crowdwork In Matt Rife's New Christmas Special Rife is gunning for the naughty list Authors By Matt Solomon Published December 03, 2025
Here’s Who Patton Oswalt Names As Our Greatest Living Comedian This comic gets their own chapter in the history of stand-up Authors By Matt Solomon Published December 02, 2025
Jerry Seinfeld Considered Making 'Seinfeld' Sequel ‘Mrs. Seinfeld’ Have you ever noticed wives? Authors By Matt Solomon Published December 02, 2025
We’re Loath To Admit That Jimmy Fallon’s Crass Commercialization Might Be How ‘The Tonight Show’ Survives 'The Tonight Show' runs on Dunkin' Authors By Matt Solomon Published December 02, 2025
Jerry Seinfeld Had This Sitcom Advice for Leanne Morgan You got this, Leanne Authors By Matt Solomon Published December 02, 2025
Eddie Murphy Once Sent Rick James on A Doomed Mission A sitcom star needed help, and James was definitely not the man for the job Authors By Matt Solomon Published December 01, 2025
‘Everybody Loves Raymond’s Doris Roberts Could Drink You Under The Table Kind of rude considering how many cast members had drinking problems Authors By Matt Solomon Published December 01, 2025
Warner Bros. Is Trying To Turn ‘Elf’ Into Its Own Holiday Tell your boss you're going to need a personal day on December 12 Authors By Matt Solomon Published November 28, 2025
‘WKRP in Cincinnati’s ‘Turkeys Away’ Episode Was Based on Real-Life Thanksgiving Disaster Oh, the humanity! Authors By Matt Solomon Published November 27, 2025
The Difference Between Johnny Carson and David Letterman, According to Patton Oswalt Appearing on the their shows meant very different things for comics Authors By Matt Solomon Published November 23, 2025
‘Family Matters’ Stars Think Carl Was Laziest Cop In History Carl Winslow must have had a lot of comp time Authors By Matt Solomon Published November 23, 2025
Thank The Stars This Proposed ‘Three’s Company’ Reboot Didn’t Happen The show's original premise no longer flies Authors By Matt Solomon Published November 23, 2025
The James Bond Film That Was Nearly ‘More Austin Powers Than Austin Powers’ ‘I have one simple request, and that is to have sharks with frickin’ laser beams attached to their heads’ Authors By Matt Solomon Published November 23, 2025
When Paul Scheer Totally Bombed at the ESPYs Nothing's worse than being called out by Jay Leno Authors By Matt Solomon Published November 23, 2025
Lorne Michaels Made Andrew Santino Fly to New York For ‘SNL’ Rejection ‘Like meeting the family of the girl who breaks up with you’ Authors By Matt Solomon Published November 22, 2025