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.
Jim Henson Convinced Judd Apatow to Quit Stand-Up Comedy ‘It’s like Kermit telling you to f*** off!’ Authors By Matt Solomon Published October 30, 2025
Lou Costello Was the Real Monster in ‘Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein’ ‘He was a little terror!’ Authors By Matt Solomon Published October 30, 2025
Cheryl Hines Is Still Mad About Getting Grilled on ‘The View’ ‘I don't think the ladies on ‘The View’ asked me one question about my book’ Authors By Matt Solomon Published October 29, 2025
Tim Allen Says He Should Have Gone Into Military Instead of Jail Because tanks! Authors By Matt Solomon Published October 29, 2025
Pee-wee Herman Was Original Voice of Roger Rabbit Paul Reubens was almost Jessica Rabbit’s love interest Authors By Matt Solomon Published October 28, 2025
Mitch Hedberg’s Sitcom Pilot Was A ‘Disaster’ ‘If you don’t have an idea, you’re screwed’ Authors By Matt Solomon Published October 28, 2025
Here’s Why Martin Short and Steve Martin Don’t Talk Politics Short says comedy shouldn’t make you feel like an idiot Authors By Matt Solomon Published October 28, 2025
Andrew Schulz Calls Out Anthony Jeselnik for Whining About Comedy ‘He used to be a big comic. People would like his jokes’ Authors By Matt Solomon Published October 27, 2025
The Case Against ‘SNL’ Celebrity Cameos Argument #1: Surprising doesn’t equal funny Authors By Matt Solomon Published October 26, 2025
The Unbelievable Coincidence That Sent Lucille Ball to Hollywood Good luck beats a good screen test every time Authors By Matt Solomon Published October 25, 2025
An Escaped Lion Almost Ate Uncle Charlie on ‘My Three Sons’ Set The sitcom could have become ‘My Two Sons’ Authors By Matt Solomon Published October 25, 2025
Shane Gillis Threatens to Walk Away Like Dave Chappelle ‘You got to get off the stage for them to want you back on the stage’ Authors By Matt Solomon Published October 24, 2025
Skydance Overlord David Ellison Starred in the 2009 Sex Comedy ‘Hole in One’ When is an ‘American Pie’ movie not an ‘American Pie’ movie? Authors By Matt Solomon Published October 24, 2025
With His Contract Nearly Up, Will Jon Stewart Sign for Another Round of ‘Daily Show’? Stewart’s deal only has 10 weeks to go Authors By Matt Solomon Published October 24, 2025
Fans Are Still Mad at This ‘Saved By the Bell’ Actor for Breaking Up Zack and Kelly ‘You’re the nicest guy I’ve met in a long time’ Authors By Matt Solomon Published October 23, 2025
Could Jim Carrey Be The Next Freddy Krueger? Carrey knows something about wearing a Mask Authors By Matt Solomon Published October 23, 2025
7 Frighteningly Funny Halloween Episodes From Classic Sitcoms Laugh until you scream for mercy Authors By Matt Solomon Published October 23, 2025
Ted Danson Admits Woody Harrelson Never Shows Up for Their Podcast Another week, another no-show Authors By Matt Solomon Published October 22, 2025
Suzanne Somers’ Husband Brings Her Back As A.I. Robot: ‘You Can’t Tell the Difference’ Er, you can absolutely tell the difference Authors By Matt Solomon Published October 22, 2025
The 11 Best Late-Night Jokes About President Trump Tearing Down the East Wing of the White House ‘Who’s his general contractor, Bin Laden & Sons?’ Authors By Matt Solomon Published October 22, 2025