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.
Suzanne Somers Was a Pioneer in Demanding Equal Pay With Male Comedy Costars John Ritter was making five times Somers’ salary Authors By Matt Solomon Published October 16, 2023
The ‘SNL’ Weekend Update Joke That Incensed Taylor Swift Fans Did Michael Che really believe Swifties would take this lying down? Authors By Matt Solomon Published October 16, 2023
5 Sea-Change Historical Moments in Comedy Sometimes a simple joke can change everything Authors By Matt Solomon Published October 15, 2023
Pete Davidson Hosts ‘SNL’ With New Spins on His Biggest Cliche — Himself Davidson delivers unexpected twists on old tricks Authors By Matt Solomon Published October 15, 2023
The World Is Not Ready for r/Frasier ‘The only thing missing is someone shouting Heathcliff across the moors!’ Authors By Matt Solomon Published October 13, 2023
‘SNL’ Writer Says Travis Kelce Was Terrible at Reading How do you win at ‘SNL’? Practice, practice, practice Authors By Matt Solomon Published October 13, 2023
The Hilarious Halloween Special That Killed The State The State moved from MTV to CBS — but it didn’t last long Authors By Matt Solomon Published October 13, 2023
10 Best Pete Davidson ‘SNL’ Moments The first-time host has delivered some all-time classics Authors By Matt Solomon Published October 13, 2023
5 Political Satires That Are More Annoying Than Politics Themselves If your movie is more irritating than Matt Gaetz, you’re doing it wrong Authors By Matt Solomon Published October 12, 2023
5 Nick Offerman Characters Who Ron Swanson Would Hate But at least Swanson would appreciate Offerman’s taste in women Authors By Matt Solomon Published October 12, 2023
Here’s the ‘SNL’ Comedy Lesson Amy Poehler Learned From Will Ferrell Never let ‘em see you sweat Authors By Matt Solomon Published October 11, 2023
Chris Rock Asked Out Jada Pinkett Smith Before the Slap, Explaining Everything NOW she tells us Authors By Matt Solomon Published October 11, 2023
For $4,499, Jay Leno and Adam Carolla Won’t Promise to Make You Funnier You’ll get a video of your first set, a meeting with an agent and snacks! Authors By Matt Solomon Published October 11, 2023
Bill Watterson Releases New Book Nearly 30 Years After Quitting ‘Calvin and Hobbes’ If you’re planning to buy it, drop your tiger expectations Authors By Matt Solomon Published October 11, 2023
Which Four-Time ‘SNL’ Host Is Most Likely to Join the Five-Timers Club? Twelve celebrities have hosted four times — which one will be the next Five-Timer? Authors By Matt Solomon Published October 10, 2023
The TV Comedy That Got Canceled Mid-Show Returns After 50 Years ‘Turn-On’ barely made it to the first commercial break before stations yanked it from the air Authors By Matt Solomon Published October 09, 2023
Redditors Debate Whether George Costanza Should Have Been Charged With Murder George bought the toxic wedding envelopes — so we've got a weapon, a motive... Authors By Matt Solomon Published October 09, 2023
Will Ferrell Goes ‘Old School,’ Rocks Out at USC Frat Party Dad, you’re embarrassing me! Authors By Matt Solomon Published October 09, 2023
4 Mel Brooks Moments That Are Kind of Meh Brooks Sometimes, it’s meh to be the king Authors By Matt Solomon Published October 09, 2023
Bill Maher Says Hasan Minhaj No Better Than Trump, Assails Victimization While Playing The Victim For Bill Maher, the Hasan Minhaj controversy is personal Authors By Matt Solomon Published October 09, 2023
