Matt Solomon
Matt is the co-author of Deck Z: The Titanic and The Giant Smugglers, as well as a contributor at The Onion for 16 years. He has a master's degree in Communications Theory from Northern Illinois University.
Six Hit Comedians Who Flamed Out Faster Than You Can Say Andrew Dice Clay
Comics like Michael Richards and Carlos Mencia offer lessons in self-destruction
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Adam DeVine Says Superhero Movies Killed Comedies
When your movie isn’t working, blame Marvel
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Steve Martin and This Year’s Other Top Comedy Emmy Snubs
Television Academy, you’re really going to rob Selena Gomez and Sarah Goldberg AGAIN?
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Maria Bamford’s ‘Crowd Pleaser’ Is This Year’s Smartest, Funniest Comedy Album
The ‘not-so-great’ veteran of 12-step groups reveals her comedy secrets
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Rob McElhenney Reveals Diagnosis of ‘Host of Neurodevelopmental Disorders’
For others with similar issues, McElhenney ‘wanted to remind you that you’re not alone’
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Zach Galifianakis Loved to Be Ridiculed by Don Rickles, ‘The Guy Who Invented It’
‘You got off a good one,’ Rickles admitted to Galifianakis. ‘And it’s pissing me off’
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Johnny Knoxville Was Offered ‘Saturday Night Live’ But Chose ‘Jackass’ Instead
Under the scrutiny of a lie detector, Knoxville comes clean about ‘SNL’
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Sarah Silverman Sues ChatGPT and Meta for Joke Thievery
When it comes to borrowing material, Carlos Mencia has nothing on AI.
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Jonah Hill Seems As Inept at Relationships As His ‘Superbad’ Character
Attention all surfers who date Jonah Hill: No swimsuit pictures allowed
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‘Saturday Night Live’s Long, Complicated History With O.J. Simpson
Either as the joker or the butt of jokes, Simpson has been part of ‘SNL’ during every decade of its existence
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We Deserve More ‘Home Alone’ As Action Anime
Kevin McCallister should have had flame throwers all along
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Jay Leno Defied Military Orders and Roasted Ronald Reagan
‘You do not denigrate him. You do not make fun of him. He is the President of the United States’
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Matt Rife Had Beef with High-School Andy Samberg on ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’
The most popular bully in high school is the role Rife was born to play
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Kevin Hart Is Just The Right Height, Thank You Very Much
If the 5-foot-2 comic was 6-foot-6, he’d still have to deal with short-ass arms
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Dave Thomas and Son Try to Recreate ‘Schitt’s Creek’ SCTV-to-Sitcom Magic
Can another Canadian father/son comedy duo hit it big?
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25 of the Best Comic’s Comics, According to Patton Oswalt and Other Beloved Comic’s Comics
Oswalt, Rachel Feinstein, Andy Kindler and Jackie Kashian help us identify the comics who comics love the most
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John Woo Says ‘Face/Off’ Was Intended As A Comedy
Woo says the Nic Cage-John Travolta film was a ‘Mad Magazine’ goof come to life
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Melanie Hutsell’s Jan Brady Character Got Her Cast on ‘Saturday Night Live’
She went from theater to ‘SNL' faster than you can say, ‘Marcia, Marcia, Marcia!’
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Tom Segura’s ‘Sledgehammer’ Pointlessly Crosses a Really Disturbing Line
If you think comics can’t offend any more, Segura has some jokes for you
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Best Norm Macdonald Weekend Update Jokes, According to Reddit
‘Hey, watch it, that’s my lucky stabbin’ hat!’
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