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.
PICTOFACT Del Close’s 11 Commandments for Improv Comedy There’s more to improv than “yes and.” Authors By Matt Solomon Published September 23, 2021
What Happened To 'Saturday Night Live' Movies You won’t find many of today’s SNL stars at the multiplex. Authors By Matt Solomon Published September 21, 2021
PICTOFACT 15 Comedy Feuds That Weren’t Always Funny Who wouldn’t pay to see David Cross wrestle Larry the Cable Guy? Authors By Matt Solomon Published September 19, 2021
How Eddie Murphy Saved SNL From Extinction Eddie Murphy saved SNL, and his reward was a level of fame the human brain can barely comprehend. Authors By Matt Solomon Published September 18, 2021
PICTOFACT Casting Comedies: 13 Examples of the Genius of Allison Jones Meet Allison Jones, comedy casting’s secret weapon. Authors By Matt Solomon Published September 16, 2021
In Defense Of 'Scott's Tots': Why 'The Office's Most Excruciating Episode Is Also Its Most Necessary A tough watch? Yeah, but this was the episode where Michael Scott finally grew up. Authors By Matt Solomon Published September 14, 2021
How Joe Rogan Went From Fairly Unknown Comic To Podcasting's Demi-God Here’s the thing about Rogan’s comedy: it didn't have to change much when he jumped to podcasting. Authors By Matt Solomon Published September 11, 2021
PICTOFACT 11 Comedians Whose Risky Humor Got Them in Big-Time Trouble The seven words you can’t say on television can get you arrested in Milwaukee. Authors By Matt Solomon Published September 09, 2021
The 8 Kinds of Comedian You Have On Every 'SNL' Cast Luke Skywalker is a Hero. Loki is a Trickster. But what the hell is a Belushi? Authors By Matt Solomon Published September 07, 2021
PICTOFACT Bootleg Batguy: 15 Unauthorized Action Figures That Give Knock-Offs A Bad Name Hey, it’s plastic and it’s wearing a mask. Deal with it. Authors By Matt Solomon Published August 18, 2021
PICTOFACT 15 Terrible Quotes From Crazy-Popular Movies Frankly, my dear, I can’t write a damn. Authors By Matt Solomon Published August 17, 2021
PICTOFACT 13 Fictional Family Members We're Glad We're Not Related To Mommy issues. Daddy issues. Take your pick, we got issues. Authors By Matt Solomon Published August 09, 2021
PICTOFACT Tell Your Story: Neil Gaiman’s 11 Rules for Writing You gotta love a guy whose writing advice is “write.” Authors By Matt Solomon Published August 03, 2021
PICTOFACT Wherefore Art Thou, Plot Twist? 13 Movies You Didn’t Know Were Based on the Works of Shakespeare OK, you probably knew about West Side Story. Authors By Matt Solomon Published August 03, 2021
PICTOFACT 14 Outrageous Celebrity Urban Legends That Aren’t Even Remotely True If you don’t believe it, that just means you’re one of them. Authors By Matt Solomon Published August 01, 2021
PICTOFACT 12 Movie Remakes That Are Way Better Than the Originals Imitation is the sincerest form of exploiting intellectual property. Authors By Matt Solomon Published August 01, 2021
PICTOFACT Manifest Is The Hottest Thing On Netflix (And 12 Other Shows That Were Canceled Too Soon) Only the good die young. Authors By Matt Solomon Published July 31, 2021
PICTOFACT 10 Real-Life Facebook Friends from The Social Network: Where Are They Now? Here’s an update on 10 major players from The Social Network. (TL;DR: They’re all freaking rich.) Authors By Matt Solomon Published July 29, 2021
PICTOFACT 14 Absolutely Horrible Quotes from Beloved Celebrities Take famous foot, insert in celebrity mouth. Authors By Matt Solomon Published July 27, 2021
PICTOFACT Shake and Bake: 14 Behind-The-Scenes Facts About Talladega Nights If you ain’t first, you’ll be the last to read 14 behind-the-scenes tidbits about the Will Ferrell NASCAR comedy. Authors By Matt Solomon Published July 26, 2021
