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.
Seth MacFarlane Says Ted and Peter Griffin Allow Him to Push Whatever Boundaries He Wants ‘I have a little bit more of a safety net’ Authors By Matt Solomon Published January 05, 2024
Joe Rogan Is Ready and Waiting for Katt Williams ‘If he’s down, I’ll make it happen’ Authors By Matt Solomon Published January 05, 2024
If Classic ‘80s Comedies Were Remade Today Marty McFly would hit a little different Authors By Matt Solomon Published January 05, 2024
Emma Stone Praises Her ‘SNL’ Comedy Heroes Molly Shannon rocks, but Stone’s favorite was from ‘SNL’s original cast Authors By Matt Solomon Published January 05, 2024
Eddie Murphy’s ‘SNL’ Characters, Ranked Where does Gumby rank, dammit?! Authors By Matt Solomon Published January 04, 2024
The ‘SNL’ Episode That Steve Martin Considered the ‘Peak of Saturday Night’ and the ‘Peak of Me’ It was the night that bare breasts came this close to making their national TV debut Authors By Matt Solomon Published January 03, 2024
Angry Jim Breuer Was ‘Fighting Egos’ on ‘Saturday Night Live’ Breuer has accused the show’s head writers of stealing his ideas Authors By Matt Solomon Published January 03, 2024
Jimmy Kimmel Threatens Court Action Against ‘Soft-Brain Wacko’ Aaron Rodgers Rodgers still seems mad about Kimmel calling him a ‘tinfoil hatter’ Authors By Matt Solomon Published January 03, 2024
Actually, Larry David Isn’t So Sure When to Stop Saying Happy New Year After All When does Happy New Year stop? It depends on what year you ask Larry David Authors By Matt Solomon Published January 03, 2024
4 Comedies That Were Completely Up Their Own Asses About New York and L.A. It’s as if aliens landed and created facsimiles based on the whispers of a rumor about a secret they once heard Authors By Matt Solomon Published January 03, 2024
Why Does Dave Chappelle Get to Smoke on Stage? The answer is not "Because he wants to." Authors By Matt Solomon Published January 02, 2024
The 10 Highest-Grossing Comedy Tours of 2023 How much bank did your favorite comic make last year? Authors By Matt Solomon Published January 02, 2024
A Radical Fix for ‘Saturday Night Live’ in 2024 Why stick with one cast when you can have two? Authors By Matt Solomon Published January 02, 2024
Ricky Gervais Says He Should Co-Host the Oscars With Dave Chappelle ‘They’d end up cancelling television’ Authors By Matt Solomon Published January 02, 2024
5 Great Sitcom Performances By Dramatic Actors Dying is easy, but comedy is hard Authors By Matt Solomon Published January 02, 2024
15 Sickest Burns From the Untelevised Friars Club Roasts Hey Ed Sullivan, you kiss your mother with that mouth? Authors By Matt Solomon Published January 02, 2024
5 Actors Who Famously Played Two Iconic Sitcom Roles The comedy icons so nice, they killed it twice Authors By Matt Solomon Published January 01, 2024
Dave Chappelle Mostly Moves on From Troll to Philosopher in ‘The Dreamer’ Despite the occasional misstep, Chappelle rediscovers empathy Authors By Matt Solomon Published December 31, 2023
5 Hosts That Hated Their Time on ‘Saturday Night Live’ ‘This is a f***ing nightmare!’ Authors By Matt Solomon Published December 31, 2023
‘Saturday Night Live’ Impressionists, Ranked Which funny person is best at being other funny people? Authors By Matt Solomon Published December 29, 2023