Matt Solomon
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.
Moments in Comedy We Absolutely Didn’t Need This Year
Have there every been this many comics punched in the face?
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2022 Was the Year Hecklers Declared War on Comedy
Comedy shouldn’t involve body armor
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Cringe Sketches that ‘SNL’ Cast Members Now Regret
From Tina Fey to Jimmy Fallon to Bill Hader, a number of the not-ready-for-prime-time-players have jokes and bits they’d love to have back
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Five Absolutely, Positively Non-Essential Ricky Gervais Performances
For the Gervais completist in all of us
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A Totally, Absolutely Serious Guide to All of the Different Types of Comedy
Bet you can’t name all 46
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These Old-School John Cleese Corporate Training Videos Shouldn't Be Canceled
Who says cynical cash-grabs can’t be funny?
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Single-Season ‘SNL’ Cast Members, Ranked
Robert Downey Jr.? Joan Cusack? Martin Short? Who’s #1 among the one-and-done?
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Cecily Strong Should Be Considered One of the All-Time SNL Greats
Let's raise a box of wine for the longest-tenured SNL female cast member.
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35 Things You Didn’t Know About ‘Eddie Murphy Raw’ on Its 35th Anniversary
Still the biggest stand-up movie. Ever
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Standup Rewind: Remember When Dennis Miller Was Funny?
Jump into our Crystal-Pepsi-fueled DeLorean, back to Miller’s 1990 comedy special ‘Black and White,’ before he unraveled like a Menendez Brothers’ sweater into a conservative crank
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The Costly Forces Behind the High Price of Live Comedy
Take on that third job and you might be able to see John Mulaney
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Comedian Asim Chaudhry Talks ‘The Honeymoon,’ ‘Sandman’ and David Hasselhoff
‘My grandmother is an old Pakistani woman who doesn’t know anyone. But she knows who David Hasselhoff is’
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The Five Absolutely, Positively Non-Essential Vince Vaughn Performances
’Well, well, well — Ron Burgundy and the Channel 4 News Team’
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‘A Few Good Men’ Courtroom Scene Parodies, Ranked
You can’t handle the... well, you know
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Brian Posehn on His New Special, Mr. Show and Apex Nerdom
The biggest nerd in comedy is back
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The Forgotten Bo Burnham Sitcom That Predicted the Future
Zach Stone was America’s first social media influencer
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My Personality Is Bigger Than My Voice: A Conversation with Nonverbal Comic Ahren Belisle
‘I like making people laugh. I like being heard and seen. And I like educating people through a medium that brings joy and laughter’
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The Nine Funniest Documentaries You Can Stream Right Now
This list would go to 11, but it’s about documentaries, not mockumentaries
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The 1983 Stand-Up Special That Proved Robin Williams Had Staying Power
Needing a hit after ‘Mork & Mindy’ died a slow, painful death, Williams returned to his adopted hometown of San Francisco to firmly re-establish his comedic bona fides with his signature mix of manic energy and heart
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