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.
Michael Che Is Roasting Colin Jost on Instagram Stories Why wait for the Weekend Update joke swap? Authors By Matt Solomon Published March 07, 2025
Jim Carrey Defended Cameron Diaz From Creepy Chris Isaak Just like in ‘The Mask,’ Carrey rescued Diaz from sleazeballs Authors By Matt Solomon Published March 07, 2025
John O’Hurley Still Remembers Cut ‘Seinfeld’ Monologue Word for Word When ‘Seinfeld’ ran long, J. Peterman monologues were the first to go Authors By Matt Solomon Published March 06, 2025
Johnny Carson Thought It Was A ‘’Real Danger’ for Late-Night to Tackle Serious Issues Carson was a disciple of WWJBD: What would Jack Benny do? Authors By Matt Solomon Published March 06, 2025
The ‘SNL50’ Moments That Made Bill Murray Bawl Like A Baby ‘I wept three times in the show’ Authors By Matt Solomon Published March 06, 2025
Lucille Ball Didn’t Think Early ‘I Love Lucy’ Episodes Were Funny Ball said there were ‘very few I really laugh at’ Authors By Matt Solomon Published March 06, 2025
Jerry Stiller Channeled Own ‘Inner Rage’ to Play Frank Costanza A 25-year-old Conan clip confirmed it Authors By Matt Solomon Published March 05, 2025
Chevy Chase Knew This Comedy Would Be ‘The Worst Movie I Would Ever Make’ Saying yes did Dan Aykroyd no favors Authors By Matt Solomon Published March 05, 2025
Here’s What Nikki Glaser Thought of Conan O’Brien Borrowing Her Joke at the Oscars Her Sandler bit is the gag that keeps giving Authors By Matt Solomon Published March 05, 2025
Mardi Gras Was the Site of ‘SNL’s Most Disastrous Show Drunken partiers had to be peeled off Gilda Radner Authors By Matt Solomon Published March 04, 2025
Mike Myers Returns to ‘SNL’ With Impression That Dana Carvey Did Better Both comics fail to nail the political lightning rod Authors By Matt Solomon Published March 02, 2025
Shane Gillis’ Second Shot at Hosting ‘SNL’ Proves He Would Have Been A One-And-Done Cast Member It’s time to end the ‘SNL’ Shane Gillis Experiment Authors By Matt Solomon Published March 02, 2025
Emma Stone Can Blame Judd Apatow for ‘Superbad’ Choice That Haunted Her Career Stone has the right perspective about Apatow suggestions Authors By Matt Solomon Published February 27, 2025
Gene Hackman Was the Funniest Lex Luthor ‘The wisecracking villain and acting heavyweight that Superman deserved’ Authors By Matt Solomon Published February 27, 2025
A ‘Cheers’ Audience Member Concealed A Samurai Sword Etched With the Cast Member’s Names It’s a weird way to collect autographs Authors By Matt Solomon Published February 26, 2025
Warner Bros. Demands Destruction of ‘Christmas Story’ Leg Lamp Statue in Oklahoma Town Bah, humbug Authors By Matt Solomon Published February 26, 2025
7 Classic Comedies That Were Turned Into Terrible Sitcoms Audiences treated the ‘Clueless’ sitcom way harsh Authors By Matt Solomon Published February 25, 2025
A Shroom-Addled Woody Harrelson Nearly Derailed Grateful Dead Concert He performed a psychedelic solo Authors By Matt Solomon Published February 25, 2025
How Come the ‘Full House’ Kids Never Talked About Their Dead Mom? Ignoring dead sitcom moms is the industry standard Authors By Matt Solomon Published February 24, 2025
Dane Cook’s Brother Took Him for Everything He Had To the tune of at least $12 million Authors By Matt Solomon Published February 24, 2025
