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.
Danielle Spencer Was A Deadpan Dynamo on ‘What’s Happening!!’ RIP, Dee Authors By Matt Solomon Published August 12, 2025
James Downey Says Madonna Nearly Killed ‘Saturday Night Live’ ‘The Madonna show has got to be considered one of the top five — I mean in an entirely negative way’ Authors By Matt Solomon Published August 12, 2025
The John Oliver/Dean Cain Feud Is Officially On Cage match! Cage match! Authors By Matt Solomon Published August 12, 2025
Al Capone Looked Out for ‘The Dick Van Dyke Show’s Rose Marie When Capone invites your kid to dinner, you don’t refuse Authors By Matt Solomon Published August 11, 2025
Eddie Murphy Says He Made At Least Two Movies Worse Than ‘Norbit’ Brian Wilson’s favorite comedy won Murphy a Razzie for ‘Worst Actor of the Decade’ Authors By Matt Solomon Published August 11, 2025
David Letterman Weighs in On Trump’s White House Ballroom One room could unite our fractured nation Authors By Matt Solomon Published August 11, 2025
Bill Maher Puts Dr. Phil on Blast for Going on ICE Raids If Dr. Phil doesn’t like the law, why is he going on ride-alongs? Authors By Matt Solomon Published August 11, 2025
Raquel Welch Was Nearly Stranded on ‘Gilligan’s Island’ Welch auditioned for the sitcom — but not for the part you think Authors By Matt Solomon Published August 10, 2025
5 Sitcoms on Which the Same Actor Played Multiple Roles Come on, give somebody else a chance Authors By Matt Solomon Published August 09, 2025
Producers Threatened ‘Living Single’ Star With Fat Jokes If She Didn’t Lose Weight Queen Latifah wasn’t having it Authors By Matt Solomon Published August 08, 2025
Here’s Why Rob Reiner Will Never Do ‘Princess Bride’ Sequel The adventure will not continue Authors By Matt Solomon Published August 08, 2025
Rosie O’Donnell Doesn’t Think ‘The View’ Will Survive the Trump Administration The White House also predicts doom for ‘The View’ Authors By Matt Solomon Published August 07, 2025
Monica Lewinsky Reminds Jay Leno That He Didn’t Always Steer Clear of Politics The irony just keeps coming Authors By Matt Solomon Published August 07, 2025
Why ‘I Dream of Jeannie’ Couldn’t Be Made Today, According to Barbara Eden Jeannie’s nickname for Major Nelson was... tricky Authors By Matt Solomon Published August 07, 2025
Donald Trump Says He Knows Exactly When Howard Stern Lost His Audience No, it wasn’t when Trump told Stern he could call Ivanka ‘a piece of ass’ Authors By Matt Solomon Published August 07, 2025
Several Potential Mrs. Bradys Tried to Seduce ‘Brady Bunch’ Producer During Auditions Carol Brady would have blushed at these tryouts Authors By Matt Solomon Published August 07, 2025
Jed Clampett Couldn’t Understand Why Brits Loved ‘The Beverly Hillbillies’ The English loved the sitcom as much as Americans Authors By Matt Solomon Published August 06, 2025
The End of the Howard Stern Show Seems Near Howard Stern, you’ve said it all Authors By Matt Solomon Published August 06, 2025
Bill Hader Finally Confesses Why He Skipped ‘SNL50’ Andy Samberg tried to rope him into a Digital Short Authors By Matt Solomon Published August 06, 2025
John Oliver Takes ‘Hard Pass’ on Comedy Advice From Jay Leno ‘Who thinks that way? Executives?’ Authors By Matt Solomon Published August 05, 2025
