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.
What Happened To Vince Vaughn And The Comedy Movie Stars Of The Aughts? Are comedy movie blockbusters a thing of the past? Authors By Matt Solomon Published March 22, 2022
Seinfeld: What's The Deal With Its Baseball Obsession? Was 'Seinfeld' just an excuse for Jerry to meet Keith Hernandez? Authors By Matt Solomon Published March 22, 2022
Quinta Brunson: Her Buzzfeed Road To Abbott Elementary The first social media crossover star? Authors By Matt Solomon Published March 21, 2022
Saturday Night Live: When Lorne Michaels Got Creative Firing The Cast Firing people is hard -- unless there's an actual fire. Authors By Matt Solomon Published March 21, 2022
5 Lessons Learned As A Freelance Comedy Writer Lesson #1: Be funny. Authors By Matt Solomon Published March 18, 2022
Meet The Man Who Gets Paid To Watch 'The Simpsons' The guy stole Homer's dream job. Authors By Matt Solomon Published March 18, 2022
Comedy is Murder: 4 Reasons for the Crime Comedy Craze Stop it, you're killing me! Authors By Matt Solomon Published March 17, 2022
Dopey Execs Almost Nixed Princess Fiona And 3 Other Shrek Nuggets One word saved Princess Fiona. Authors By Matt Solomon Published March 17, 2022
‘The Office’: 3 Real-Life Inspirations Behind Dwight Shrute It all started with a wolf t-shirt. Authors By Matt Solomon Published March 16, 2022
Jake Paul Wants to Cash In On The Pete Davidson/Kanye Feud Let's get ready to rumble. Authors By Matt Solomon Published March 16, 2022
Are You Ready For Stand-Up Comedy In The Metaverse? Strap on your goggles, it's giggle time. Authors By Matt Solomon Published March 15, 2022
Why Poking Fun At The News Doesn't Hit As Hard Now Comedy news: Almost as funny as the real thing. Authors By Matt Solomon Published March 15, 2022
Reminder: John Mulaney’s Show Was A Lousy 'Seinfeld' Clone Did we need another show about nothing? Authors By Matt Solomon Published March 15, 2022
Pete Davidson Doubles Down On Playing Pete Davidson With New Show Is Pete the Lucille Ball of Gen Z? Authors By Matt Solomon Published March 14, 2022
Kenan Thompson Hits 1,500 Sketches And More 'Saturday Night Live' Records That Will Never Be Broken Who holds the all-time Weekend Update record? Authors By Matt Solomon Published March 14, 2022
Joe Rogan: Wokeness "Murdered The Comedy Movie" Is the murder weapon political correctness or economics? Authors By Matt Solomon Published March 11, 2022
Albert Brooks And Super Dave: The Weird Comedy Journey Of A Couple Einsteins Two funny brothers, a funny dad, and a comedy journey that started with tragedy. Authors By Matt Solomon Published March 11, 2022
‘The Simpsons’: 3 Secret Reasons Why The Show Has So Many Songs Writers love singing in the key of Springfield. Authors By Matt Solomon Published March 11, 2022
John Mulaney: What We Learned from His 'Saturday Night Live' Comeback Has 'scandal' tarnished his comedy reputation? Authors By Matt Solomon Published March 10, 2022
ComedyNerd Checks In With The Sklar Brothers The comedy brothers are back for more. Authors By Matt Solomon Published March 10, 2022