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.
Joe Piscopo Will Never Forget the Day Eddie Murphy Auditioned for ‘SNL’ The pair recreated a classic sketch to land Murphy the job Authors By Matt Solomon Published March 27, 2025
This Action Comedy Made $11 at the Box Office The record may never be broken Authors By Matt Solomon Published March 27, 2025
Corey Feldman Has Very ‘90s Beef With Johnny Depp Depp robbed Feldman of an Oscar, probably Authors By Matt Solomon Published March 27, 2025
Jack Black Burned Eddie Murphy in ‘Tropic Thunder’ Worse Than David Spade Ever Did Like Spade, Black’s parody kicked Murphy when he was down Authors By Matt Solomon Published March 27, 2025
‘The Conners’ Won’t Tie Up Every Loose End, Warns Laurie Metcalf But do Conner stories ever really end? Authors By Matt Solomon Published March 26, 2025
Jerry Seinfeld Shot Down ‘Seinfeld’ Jokes From Kids in the Hall’s Kevin McDonald ‘Oh, THAT guy’ Authors By Matt Solomon Published March 26, 2025
Here’s Why Robin Williams Wasn’t Allowed in the Harry Potter Films Just one more reason to be mad at J.K. Rowling Authors By Matt Solomon Published March 26, 2025
Sidney Poitier Told Eddie Murphy to Skip Dramatic Role: ‘You Are Not Denzel’ For that matter, said Poitier, you’re no Morgan Freeman either Authors By Matt Solomon Published March 26, 2025
Why Are We Surprised That An ‘Impractical Joker’ Crossed the Line? Poor judgment and violated trust were the show’s hallmarks Authors By Matt Solomon Published March 25, 2025
John Lithgow Says His ‘3rd Rock from the Sun’ Days Were His ‘Happiest Years As Actor’ Lithgow had turned down sitcoms before, including the role of Frasier on ‘Cheers’ Authors By Matt Solomon Published March 25, 2025
Patrick Warburton Says ‘Seinfeld’s’ Puddy Invented Raw Dogging Flights ‘It’s not for novices’ Authors By Matt Solomon Published March 25, 2025
Kevin Nealon Roasts Conan O’Brien About His Mark Twain Prize Did it come in a Cracker Jack box? Authors By Matt Solomon Published March 25, 2025
5 Legendary Comedy Rumors That Snopes Labeled As ‘False’ Spoiler alert: Adam Sandler can’t predict the future Authors By Matt Solomon Published March 24, 2025
Lucille Ball Kick-Started Her Acting Career With A Dramatic 1980s TV Movie ‘CBS called and asked me if I was interested in working’ Authors By Matt Solomon Published March 24, 2025
George Foreman Went From Oldest Heavyweight Champ to Unlikely Sitcom Star Did his TV comedy pack a punch? Authors By Matt Solomon Published March 24, 2025
The 9 Best Trump Burns From Conan O’Brien’s Mark Twain Prize Ceremony Trump’s takeover of the Kennedy Center took the spotlight Authors By Matt Solomon Published March 24, 2025
Seann William Scott Never Shared the Screen with ‘American Pie’ Mom Jennifer Coolidge Not your typical mother and son, in so many ways Authors By Matt Solomon Published March 21, 2025
Lost Pilot of ‘Family Guy’ Surfaces on YouTube It’s always the last place you look Authors By Matt Solomon Published March 21, 2025
‘SNL’s Kevin Nealon Is Toxic, According to Bill Burr ‘People think you’re a nice guy. And you’re not’ Authors By Matt Solomon Published March 21, 2025
Mel Blanc Claimed This Was His Favorite Looney Tunes Character to Voice Coincidentally, the character sounded the most like Mel Blanc Authors By Matt Solomon Published March 21, 2025
