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.
David Letterman Auditioned for ‘Saturday Night Fever’ Sort of. Maybe. But blow dryers were definitely involved Authors By Matt Solomon Published November 27, 2024
Give Thanks for Don Knotts’ Last Role: A Talking Turkey The perfect way to stuff your holiday Authors By Matt Solomon Published November 27, 2024
Is Bill Burr the Lost Member of Smashing Pumpkins? Burr and Billy Corgan probably aren’t long-lost step-siblings Authors By Matt Solomon Published November 27, 2024
Your Favorite Comedian, According to Your Astrological Sign What do the stars say about your funny bone? Authors By Matt Solomon Published November 26, 2024
Martin Short Is the GOAT of Roast Comics, According to Jim Gaffigan One of the nicest guys in showbiz might be the meanest Authors By Matt Solomon Published November 26, 2024
Rodney Dangerfield Gave Norm Macdonald Really Confusing Comedy Advice Stand-up comedy is the best — except when it isn’t Authors By Matt Solomon Published November 26, 2024
Pre-Frasier Kelsey Grammer Auditioned to Play Han Solo in ‘Star Wars’ We could have had the galaxy’s most neurotic antihero Authors By Matt Solomon Published November 26, 2024
Dana Carvey Admits His Elon Musk Impression Stinks ‘He has an incredible accent — South Africa via Canada via Pennsylvania’ Authors By Matt Solomon Published November 25, 2024
Ben Stiller Says Making ‘Tropic Thunder’ Today Would Be ‘Incredibly Dicey’ Robert Downey Jr. compares the film to ‘All in the Family’ Authors By Matt Solomon Published November 25, 2024
Jack Nicholson Thought ‘Ferris Bueller’s Day Off’ Meant the End of His Career Life moves pretty fast Authors By Matt Solomon Published November 25, 2024
‘SNL’ Has a ‘Weird, Chaotic’ Holiday Party Tradition You can thank Aidy Bryant and Kate McKinnon Authors By Matt Solomon Published November 25, 2024
The 5 Most Frustrating Sitcom Cliffhangers Mork and Mindy might still be spinning in another dimension Authors By Matt Solomon Published November 23, 2024
The Complicated History of Billy Crystal’s Sammy Davis Jr. Impression By 2012, many were no longer amused by Crystal’s blackface characters Authors By Matt Solomon Published November 22, 2024
Spinal Tap Reveals What They’ve Been Doing Since the First Movie Would you like some cheese with that amp? Authors By Matt Solomon Published November 22, 2024
Funny Jim Gaffigan Hulu Special Breaks the ‘Skinny’ Comic Curse ‘I’m trying to enjoy being thin because I know I’m going to be fat again’ Authors By Matt Solomon Published November 22, 2024
‘The Brady Bunch’s Christopher Knight Wishes His Parents Worked Instead of Him To make matters worse, Knight’s mom thought ‘The Brady Bunch’ was terrible Authors By Matt Solomon Published November 21, 2024
Are We Sure Ellen DeGeneres Isn’t Leaving the Country Over Her Netflix Special? She blames Trump, but are bad reviews driving her to Europe? Authors By Matt Solomon Published November 21, 2024
‘Seinfeld’s Wayne Knight Says Weight Loss Tanked His Career Won’t anybody give the skinny guy a shot? Authors By Matt Solomon Published November 21, 2024
Will Ferrell Trolled Diddy When He Tried to Shut Down an ‘SNL’ Rehearsal Diddy ‘did not roll with it’ Authors By Matt Solomon Published November 21, 2024
Is Chevy Chase King of the Comedy Cash Grab? There’s no part of Chase’s past that isn’t for sale Authors By Matt Solomon Published November 21, 2024
