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.
Dane Cook Admits Jokes Aren’t His Strong Suit With comedy like Cook’s, who needs punchlines? Authors By Matt Solomon Published October 21, 2025
This Is Why Ben Stiller Isn’t Scrubbing Donald Trump From ‘Zoolander’ A Trump cameo was a 2000s comedy staple Authors By Matt Solomon Published October 21, 2025
John Stamos Defends Aunt Becky Against Detractors ‘She’s a saint’ Authors By Matt Solomon Published October 21, 2025
Johnny Carson’s Banned List Was Real More than 30 celebrities were ‘Tonight Show’ no-nos Authors By Matt Solomon Published October 21, 2025
Here’s Why Hugh Grant Is Banned From ‘The Daily Show’ Grant ranks below despots on the show’s obnoxious list Authors By Matt Solomon Published October 20, 2025
‘SNL’s Domingo Sketch Just Earned A Historically Dubious Distinction From Fans That’s a lot of thumbs pointing down Authors By Matt Solomon Published October 20, 2025
Charles Schulz Let High School Football Team Use Snoopy Helmets Some lawyer in the licensing department is still fuming Authors By Matt Solomon Published October 20, 2025
Are ‘SNL’ F-Bombs No Longer Big News? The word used to get people fired Authors By Matt Solomon Published October 20, 2025
Sabrina Carpenter Is the Latest Example of Disney Channel Kids Scoring on ‘Saturday Night Live’ The Disney Channel is finishing school for ‘SNL’ stardom Authors By Matt Solomon Published October 19, 2025
10 Jokes From ‘SNL’ Weekend Update to Steal for Tomorrow’s Zoom Call These punchlines are so funny, you’ll want to pretend you thought of them Authors By Matt Solomon Published October 19, 2025
Rob Schneider’s Fans Freak Out After His Twitter Account Disappears Relax, Schneider-heads — the comedian’s account is alive and well Authors By Matt Solomon Published October 17, 2025
Marc Maron Wasn’t Willing to ‘Die on That Hill’ With Louis C.K. Maron says the comedian lied to him about #MeToo rumors Authors By Matt Solomon Published October 17, 2025
Jimmy Kimmel Hosts Drag Queen Storytime for Eric Trump’s New Book A ghostwriter worked really hard on this Authors By Matt Solomon Published October 17, 2025
Ace Frehley Starred in Kiss’ Unintentionally Hilarious TV Movie ‘I couldn’t stop laughing’ Authors By Matt Solomon Published October 17, 2025
Here’s Why Athletes Make the Best ‘SNL’ Hosts, According to Maya Rudolph Has Rudolph seen the O.J. Simpson episode? Authors By Matt Solomon Published October 16, 2025
Marc Maron Takes Blame for Longstanding Beef With Jon Stewart ‘I would just s*** on him — and to his face’ Authors By Matt Solomon Published October 16, 2025
Here’s How Dana Carvey Royally Pissed Off Madonna Carvey pulled out an old Chris Farley trick Authors By Matt Solomon Published October 16, 2025
Tig Notaro Ended Friendship With Cheryl Hines After Marriage to RFK Jr. ‘You’re okaying a particular ride for this country to go on’ Authors By Matt Solomon Published October 16, 2025
When George Clooney Championed ‘South Park,’ He Didn’t Know It Would Become ‘Standard Bearer for Democracy' ‘That’s how desperate we are’ Authors By Matt Solomon Published October 15, 2025
Does Amy Poehler Deserve Blame for Not Grilling Aziz Ansari? ‘Good Hang’ will never be the place for tough questions Authors By Matt Solomon Published October 15, 2025
