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Matt Solomon

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.

Jason Bateman Went Into ‘Total F---ing Tailspin’ Over Technical Difficulties on ‘SmartLess’

Matthew McConaughey was the surprise guest who laughed at Bateman’s despair

Authors: By Matt Solomon
Published: September 20, 2023

Five ‘Modern Family’ Storylines That Are Totally Antiquated Now

Sorry, ‘Modern Family,’ we don’t drive our station wagons to flash mob practice anymore

Authors: By Matt Solomon
Published: September 20, 2023

Let’s Try to Guess Colin Jost’s Three Least Favorite ‘SNL’ Hosts

We’re not ready to cross Scarlett Johansson off the list

Authors: By Matt Solomon
Published: September 19, 2023

Young Bob Odenkirk ‘Had No F---ing Clue’ What He Was Doing at ‘SNL’

‘It was existentially dangerous. I had feelings of ‘I should erase myself’’

Authors: By Matt Solomon
Published: September 18, 2023

Steve Martin Objects to Abuse Accusations from ‘Little Shop of Horrors’ Co-Star

Miriam Margolyes alleges that she was ‘repeatedly punched, slapped and knocked down by an unlovely and unapologetic Steve Martin’

Authors: By Matt Solomon
Published: September 18, 2023

Leslie Jones Says Chris Rock Needed Counseling After ‘The Slap’

‘People need to understand his daughters, his parents, saw that’

Authors: By Matt Solomon
Published: September 18, 2023

Female Comics Warned Each Other About Russell Brand ‘Open Secret’ for Years

Unfortunately, the Brand ‘news’ wasn’t new to many women in the industry

Authors: By Matt Solomon
Published: September 18, 2023

4 Comedians Whose Lives Were Dark Comedies

If these were comedian screenplays, we’d tell the writer to lighten up

Authors: By Matt Solomon
Published: September 18, 2023

The 25 Best Prank Phone Calls of All Time

You know Watson was goofing on Alexander Graham Bell within hours of his invention

Authors: By Matt Solomon
Published: September 17, 2023

The Most Fifth-Grade-Appropriate ‘SNL’ Sketches

A teacher asked the ‘Saturday Night Live’ subreddit for suggestions, and her fellow Redditors didn’t disappoint — and couldn’t have been more wholesome about it

Authors: By Matt Solomon
Published: September 16, 2023