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.
Here’s Why Actors Can Do ‘SNL’ During the Strike Sounds like ‘SNL’ comics aren’t scabs after all Authors By Matt Solomon Published October 06, 2023
Are John Mulaney and Pete Davidson in a Body-Switch Comedy? The touring comics are bringing out the best in each other Authors By Matt Solomon Published October 06, 2023
Dana Carvey Shares Never-Before-Seen Phil Hartman Sketch Bob Odenkirk says it’s the greatest sketch no one has ever seen Authors By Matt Solomon Published October 06, 2023
Top 10 David Letterman Top 10 Lists That Would Be Hard to Explain to a Teenager Topical humor has a shelf life — here are the top 10 examples of lists that are past their expiration dates Authors By Matt Solomon Published October 05, 2023
Chloe Troast Graduates to ‘Saturday Night Live’ Meet the new kid on the ‘SNL‘ block Authors By Matt Solomon Published October 05, 2023
15 Comedy Second Bananas Who Deserve More Credit Here’s a lesson in second-banana math: Half the credit = twice the laughter Authors By Matt Solomon Published October 05, 2023
Yesterday Shows Just How Much Trump and Late Night Are Absolutely Made for Each Other Donald Trump has had a long-standing love affair with late-night comedy Authors By Matt Solomon Published October 04, 2023
Rob Schneider Told Jay Mohr to Cut Al Franken From His ‘SNL’ Sketches ‘You got to switch out Franken,’ Schneider insisted Authors By Matt Solomon Published October 04, 2023
‘Parks and Rec’ Had to Rewrite Andy Scenes After Chris Pratt Got Jacked for the MCU Pratt was the one who suggested making Andy husky in the first place Authors By Matt Solomon Published October 04, 2023
Chris Tucker Has to Pay $3.6 Million in Back Taxes After Shorting Government at His Peak It could have been worse — Uncle Sam was looking for $9 million! Authors By Matt Solomon Published October 04, 2023
5 ‘SNL’ Musical Guests Who Held Their Own in Sketches Don’t hate Chance the Rapper just because he’s musical AND funny Authors By Matt Solomon Published October 04, 2023
Beth Stelling Takes Dad Jokes to a New Level in Her Netflix Special Weird parents are tough, but at least you get good stand-up stories Authors By Matt Solomon Published October 03, 2023
5 Bits from Adam Sandler’s Comedy Albums Worth a Revisit (That Aren’t the Obvious Ones) The Sandman’s scatological sketches still make us snicker Authors By Matt Solomon Published October 03, 2023
Proto-Monty Python Sketch Show Discovered After Being Lost for 50 Years The lost comedy show was hiding in plain sight all along Authors By Matt Solomon Published October 02, 2023
Amy Schumer’s Sleazy School Teacher Sketch Is First ‘SNL’ Video With 100 Million Views Schumer suggests the sketch’s title might be behind its success Authors By Matt Solomon Published October 02, 2023
Bill Watterson Fans Furious Over A.I. Calvin and Hobbes Some things are sacred, like a boy and his tiger Authors By Matt Solomon Published October 02, 2023
5 Frighteningly Funny ‘SNL’ Horror Spoofs These comedy bits are a scream Authors By Matt Solomon Published October 02, 2023
Europeans Are Absolutely Confused About American Late-Night TV ‘Why do you have four of the same show airing at the same time every night?’ Authors By Matt Solomon Published September 29, 2023
Thirty Years Later, ‘They’re All Gonna Laugh at You!’ Is Still Adam Sandler’s Worst Comedy Album Hey, Sandler had to start somewhere Authors By Matt Solomon Published September 29, 2023
What Phil Hartman Might Have Been Doing Today, According to His ‘SNL’ Co-Stars Can you imagine the Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer in ‘The Crown’? Authors By Matt Solomon Published September 29, 2023
