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.
Ronald Reagan Froze Out Bob Hope for Supporting Gun Control and Gay Rights The last great Republican comic still had a heart Authors By Matt Solomon Published April 14, 2023
‘Saturday Night Live’s Jan Hooks Had a ‘Particular Repulsion’ to Victoria Jackson ‘She was like from Mars to me’ Authors By Matt Solomon Published April 14, 2023
It’s Been 30 Years Since Samuel L. Jackson Was in a Dumb-Ass ‘Lethal Weapon’ Spoof It’s a problem when ‘Snakes On A Plane’ isn’t your worst comedy Authors By Matt Solomon Published April 12, 2023
Ray Romano Was Gaslit into Accepting the Name ‘Everyone Loves Raymond’ How about a sitcom called ‘Um, Raymond’? Authors By Matt Solomon Published April 12, 2023
Captain America Is Terrified of ‘Saturday Night Live’ Goofing with Kenan is a Thanos-level threat Authors By Matt Solomon Published April 12, 2023
Michael Che Has A Solution for America’s Gun Problems ‘Just hear me out’ Authors By Matt Solomon Published April 12, 2023
Your Favorite Joke, According to Twitter Did you hear the one about the horse who went into a bar? Authors By Matt Solomon Published April 10, 2023
Darrell Hammond’s Stand-Up Act Is ‘Sad’ and ‘Haunted’ One reviewer calls him an ‘insistently vague and hypnotizing David Lynch character’ Authors By Matt Solomon Published April 10, 2023
Don Lemon Gets Burned Dissing Jon Stewart on Hot Mike We wish we could say this was the first time Authors By Matt Solomon Published April 10, 2023
Gilda Radner and John Belushi Were Out of Control Before ‘Saturday Night Live’ The Canadian border patrol was well acquainted with the comedy stars Authors By Matt Solomon Published April 10, 2023
The Best Carol Cleveland Moments in ‘Monty Python’ Was she the seventh Python? (Hint: yes) Authors By Matt Solomon Published April 09, 2023
You Don’t See Characters Like Molly Shannon’s on ‘Saturday Night Live’ Anymore Molly’s a superstar! Authors By Matt Solomon Published April 08, 2023
Star Bob Hoskins Didn’t Understand That the ‘Super Mario Bros.’ Movie Was Based on a Video Game He just thought it was a gritty plumber-makes-good story Authors By Matt Solomon Published April 07, 2023
Judge Sides with Robin Williams, George Carlin and Comics Against Big Baby Pandora Pay the freaking comics! Authors By Matt Solomon Published April 07, 2023
Courtney Love Wanted to Brawl Over Molly Shannon’s ‘Saturday Night Live’ Impression ‘She smelled like witchy oils’ Authors By Matt Solomon Published April 07, 2023
‘I Approached It Like A Sketch Show’: Scott Aukerman on ‘Comedy Bang! Bang! The Podcast (The Book)’ ‘We’re not talking about comedy. We’re just doing comedy’ Authors By Matt Solomon Published April 06, 2023
If A New Ken Jeong Sitcom Lives, Can ‘Masked Singer’ Finally Die? If ‘10% Happier’ means no ‘Masked Singer,’ we’ll be 100 percent happier Authors By Matt Solomon Published April 05, 2023
An Early Adam Sandler Roast Erupted into ‘Violence’ ‘You’re the exact same guy you were when you first started — a drunken buffoon’ Authors By Matt Solomon Published April 05, 2023
Cecily Strong Lists All the Ways Donald Trump Was a Nightmare ‘Saturday Night Live’ Host Your favorite president doesn’t believe ‘The Giving Tree’ is a real book Authors By Matt Solomon Published April 05, 2023
Ron Howard Almost Made Opie Porn to Fund Directorial Debut We almost got to see Mayberry After Dark Authors By Matt Solomon Published April 05, 2023
