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.
Ego Nwodim Reveals Why Pedro Pascal Killed As ‘SNL’ Host Pascal is ‘down to look like a dumb ass’ Authors By Matt Solomon Published November 06, 2024
Andy Samberg Says ‘SNL’ Appearances Have Him ‘Re-inheriting the Stress’ Samberg originally left ‘SNL’ because he ‘just kinda fell apart physically’ Authors By Matt Solomon Published November 06, 2024
Dave Chappelle ‘SNL’ Sketch After First Trump Victory Still Feels Eerily Accurate Rerun it this weekend — ‘SNL’ won’t have to change a word Authors By Matt Solomon Published November 06, 2024
Everyone Loves ‘Spaceballs 2’ Script, Says Guy Writing ‘Spaceballs 2’ Anonymous readers have been ‘blown away’ Authors By Matt Solomon Published November 05, 2024
Conan O’Brien Laments Being ‘Too Intense’ When He Wrote for ‘SNL’ ‘I robbed myself of some fun’ Authors By Matt Solomon Published November 05, 2024
Norman Lear Had Beef With His Biggest Sitcom Stars In a new biography, Lear fights for great TV comedy Authors By Matt Solomon Published November 05, 2024
Seth Meyers Lashes Out at Politicians ‘Whining About Comedy Shows’ Is that the way to end a winning campaign? Authors By Matt Solomon Published November 05, 2024
Test Audiences Trashed ‘The Seinfeld Chronicles’ ‘You can’t get too excited about going to the laundromat’ Authors By Matt Solomon Published November 05, 2024
Ben Shapiro Says Bill Burr Was A ‘F*cking A**hole’ on Bill Maher’s Podcast Big Bully Burr brought back memories of Shapiro getting stuffed into lockers Authors By Matt Solomon Published November 04, 2024
Martha Stewart on Ryan Reynolds: ‘Not So Funny in Real Life’ The Bedford, NY neighbors have beef Authors By Matt Solomon Published November 04, 2024
Patrick Warburton’s ‘Disappointed’ Dad Wrote 6-Page Letter About ‘Seinfeld’ Appearance ‘Seinfeld’ sullied the sanctity of the sex act Authors By Matt Solomon Published November 04, 2024
The Five Cast Members in ‘SNL’s Five-Timers Club Now this is exclusive company Authors By Matt Solomon Published November 04, 2024
Can Kamala Harris’ Cameo on ‘Saturday Night Live’ Swing an Election? History says probably not Authors By Matt Solomon Published November 03, 2024
Michael McKean Says Making Original ‘Spinal Tap’ Was ‘A Long, Long Chore’ How do you get 20 hours of comedy down to 85 minutes? Authors By Matt Solomon Published November 01, 2024
Reddit Debates Whether Chevy Chase Became A Jerk or Was Just Born That Way The answer is a version of ‘all of the above’ Authors By Matt Solomon Published November 01, 2024
The Johnny Carson Story Lorne Michaels Told John Mulaney to Threaten Him You don’t want to end up like Ed McMahon, kid Authors By Matt Solomon Published November 01, 2024
5 Times ‘SNL’ Was Hosted By Multiple People More hosts doesn’t necessarily mean more funny Authors By Matt Solomon Published November 01, 2024
Ted Danson Turns Quinta Brunson’s Compliment About Shelley Long Into Stinging Insult The ol’ Sam-and-Diane tension just won’t die Authors By Matt Solomon Published October 31, 2024
Joe Rogan Told Tony Hinchcliffe to Cut Puerto Rico Joke: ‘That’s Gonna Get You Stabbed’ ‘Don’t ever do comedy at something that’s not a comedy event’ Authors By Matt Solomon Published October 31, 2024
The Thing Quentin Tarantino Hates About Bill Murray Comedies No, it’s not Wes Anderson Authors By Matt Solomon Published October 30, 2024