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.
11 ‘SNL’ Cast Members Who Were Famous Before ‘SNL’ Lorne Michaels does better when he sticks to unknowns Authors By Matt Solomon Published August 17, 2023
5 ‘SNL’ Stars Who Were Discovered on the Internet Who needs Second City when there’s TikTok? Authors By Matt Solomon Published August 16, 2023
5 Comedy Shows That Have Absolutely No Chance of Being Rebooted We’re guessing the world doesn’t need another Nazi prisoner-of-war camp comedy Authors By Matt Solomon Published August 16, 2023
A Peyton Manning/Seth Meyers Spoof Saw Through ‘The Blind Side’ Years Ago ‘Please help me. Call the police. I’m Peyton Manning and I’ve been kidnapped by the lady from ‘Speed’’ Authors By Matt Solomon Published August 15, 2023
Jerry’s Most Hated Girlfriends on ‘Seinfeld,’ According to Reddit With so many weirdos to choose from, finding the worst one is harder than you think Authors By Matt Solomon Published August 15, 2023
Michael Che and Colin Jost Inadvertently Reveal Late Start to ‘SNL’ Season Scheduling Saturday night concert dates in mid-October? Tell us how you really feel. Authors By Matt Solomon Published August 15, 2023
Five Good Sketches from the Worst Season of ‘SNL’ Spoiler alert: Three of five have Eddie Murphy in them Authors By Matt Solomon Published August 15, 2023
Chris Kattan Is Touring, Answering All Unanswered Questions About Mango from ‘SNL’ ‘Can you take the blue from the sky? Can you put the wind in your pocket? Can you catch a rainbow? No! Such is Mango!’ Authors By Matt Solomon Published August 14, 2023
Comedians Who Are Equally Funny On-Stage and on Podcasts, According to Reddit Joe Rogan, you’ve been singled out for an honorary distinction Authors By Matt Solomon Published August 14, 2023
How Rude: A Brief History of ‘Full House’ Beef The D.J./Stephanie feud rages on Authors By Matt Solomon Published August 14, 2023
Tracy Morgan’s ‘Takin’ It Too Far’ Special Doesn’t Take It Far Enough After this one, can we stop talking about Will Smith and Chris Rock? Authors By Matt Solomon Published August 14, 2023
4 Hit Comedies That Got Darker Behind-the-Scenes Faster Than You Can Say ‘The Other Two’ Dan Harmon + Chevy Chase = Uh-Oh Authors By Matt Solomon Published August 14, 2023
The 10 Best ‘Saturday Night Live’ Moments That Weren’t Live Hilarious, but more ‘Saturday Night' than ‘Live’ Authors By Matt Solomon Published August 13, 2023
The Boob-Ogling Kid Who Played Wormser Won’t Apologize for ‘Revenge of the Nerds’ Make amends for problematic nerds? ‘I think that’s a terrible idea’ Authors By Matt Solomon Published August 11, 2023
The Viral Internet Clip That Inspired ‘SNL’s David S. Pumpkins Inspiration can come from the weirdest corners of the internet Authors By Matt Solomon Published August 11, 2023
The Reason Patrick ‘Puddy’ Warburton Steered Clear of Jerry Seinfeld ‘I just wanted to stay out of his way’ Authors By Matt Solomon Published August 11, 2023
Richard Pryor Booked Arsenio Hall A Ride on the Cocaine Train After the show, Pryor handed Hall a rock and a $100 bill Authors By Matt Solomon Published August 11, 2023
5 MADtv Characters Who Should Have Had a Movie Instead of the ‘Night at the Roxbury’ Guys Stuart is ready for his close-up Authors By Matt Solomon Published August 10, 2023
The 8 Most Disgusting Things People Had to Do in the Name of Sketch Comedy Don’t stand underneath the Tilt-A-Hurl Authors By Matt Solomon Published August 10, 2023
Real-Life Jerry Nixed Newman As ‘Seinfeld’ Regular ‘Mark my words, Seinfeld. Your day of reckoning is coming’ Authors By Matt Solomon Published August 09, 2023
