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.
Whoopi Goldberg Hopes to Fulfill Lifelong Dream of Becoming Pat Sajak
She’s got a bunch of vowels and she’s ready to start selling ’em
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Tom Hanks Turned Down ‘When Harry Met Sally’ Because He Was Too Happy About Being Divorced
He’ll have what single people are having
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William Shatner Says the Key to Comedy Is Being ‘Ultra Serious’
And he said it with a straight face
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Add Paula Poundstone to the List of Female Comics Who Had A Chilly Relationship with Johnny Carson
Poundstone even got a Carson ‘don’t you know who I am?’ moment
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Amy Schumer’s New Netflix Special Is Too Tame for the Backlash She’s Worried About
Burning bridges? Schumer’s jokes are more comfortable than controversial
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‘Saturday Night Live’s Jack Handey Says His OCD Makes Comedy Writing Easier
‘Your brain has a little twisted wiring that makes it write jokes’
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RFK Jr.'s Most Reliable Voting Bloc: Comedy Blondes
The crucial Alicia Silverstone endorsement is in — and RFK Jr.’s got it.
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Failure of ‘Last Action Hero’ Comedy Hurt Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Feelings
James Cameron says Arnold was ‘in bed crying’
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Joan Rivers Wouldn’t Get Canceled Over Controversial Jokes, Says Daughter Melissa
Here’s why Melissa believes her mom’s old jokes deserve a pass
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Robert Smigel Shines as Schwarzenegger in ‘Hans and Franz’ Movie That Never Was
Hear us now and believe us later — Smigel is a better Schwarzenegger than Schwarzenegger
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‘Trading Places’ at 40 Has Something for Everyone to Hate
Finally, a comedy that has something to offend the entire family!
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We Need Hot Messes Like John Early’s New HBO Special ‘Now More Than Ever’
Comedy special, meet gritty 1970s rockumentary.
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The 25 Most Influential Comedy Specials of All Time
From Robert Klein to John Mulaney, here are the comedy specials that changed everything
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Bowen Yang Had to Unlearn Everything ‘Saturday Night Live’ Taught Him
‘SNL’ is the greatest job you’ll ever need to forget
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‘Big Boobs’: Network Head Had Specific Instructions for Debra Messing on ‘Will & Grace’
Messing fought to turn ‘flat-chested’ into comedy
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‘I Told You So’: Fired CNN Head Chris Licht Should Have Listened to Stephen Colbert
Colbert to Licht: ‘Definitely don’t go do that’
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It’s Okay If You Call Christopher Mintz-Plasse ‘McLovin’
He gets called ‘McLovin’ all the time — even in outer space
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Here’s the Jerry Seinfeld Impression Jerry Seinfeld Himself Approves Of
Pete Holmes has been hitting the stage as New Material Seinfeld
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That Time Richard Pryor Flame-Broiled Burger King for Unethical Animal Treatment
The vegetarian comic changed your Triple Whopper forever
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The Secret to Kim Cattrall’s ‘And Just Like That’ Return: ‘No Contact With Anybody’
The best way to get along with frenemies? Separate sets
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