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.
The 5 Best ‘SNL’ Frank Sinatra Bits On Sinatra’s birthday, here’s a comedy tribute to the Chairman of the Board Authors By Matt Solomon Published December 12, 2023
'Uncomfortable' Cecily Strong Backs Out of 'SNL' Cold Open Cameo Strong performed in the dress rehearsal before getting cold feet. Authors By Matt Solomon Published December 11, 2023
The ‘SNL’ Cameos You Never Saw Coming Sometimes Barbra Streisand pops by, no big whoop Authors By Matt Solomon Published December 11, 2023
Daniel Tosh on Cancel Culture: ‘It’s Great. Cancel People’ ‘I’ve had backlash, and I deserve it’ Authors By Matt Solomon Published December 11, 2023
Matt Rife Tells Six-Year-Old Critic There’s No Santa Claus That’ll show ya, punk! Authors By Matt Solomon Published December 11, 2023
The 23 Funniest Comedy Sketches of 2023 The year’s finest and funniest from ‘SNL,’ ‘A Black Lady Sketch Show’ and ‘I Think You Should Leave’ Authors By Matt Solomon Published December 11, 2023
The 10 Comedy Voices That Mattered Most in 2023 No one said you had to be a comic to create year-altering comedy Authors By Matt Solomon Published December 11, 2023
Adam Driver Takes His Place Among ‘SNL’s Dead-Serious All-Stars Driver is one of our most intense dramatic actors — until he gets to play on ‘SNL’ Authors By Matt Solomon Published December 10, 2023
Bonkers Theory Says A Presidential Assassination Caused Garfield To Hate Mondays You don't even want to know why Garfield loves lasagne. Authors By Matt Solomon Published December 08, 2023
The Buffalo Bills Coach Has Nothing on Bill Maher When It Comes to 9/11 Terrorist Praise You say the terrorists had great teamwork? Hold my beer Authors By Matt Solomon Published December 08, 2023
Chevy Chase’s Fall at ‘Christmas Vacation’ Event Doesn’t Even Make Personal Top Ten C’mon, Chevy, you can fall funnier than that Authors By Matt Solomon Published December 08, 2023
The 100 Greatest ‘SNL’ Holiday Sketches One hundred holiday sketches? Cracked readers must have been very good this year Authors By Matt Solomon Published December 07, 2023
5 Creative Ways Comedians Have Worked Around Censorship If all else fails, curse in Jamaican Authors By Matt Solomon Published December 07, 2023
Harry Shearer ‘Grew to Quite Loathe’ ‘SNL’ Producer Lorne Michaels Shearer on Michaels: ‘An expert at manipulating people and playing psychological games’ Authors By Matt Solomon Published December 06, 2023
5 Times Norman Lear Made Us Righteously Squirm ‘I enjoy stirring feelings, even the negative feelings’ Authors By Matt Solomon Published December 06, 2023
Skinny Bert Kreischer Thirst Traps Officially A Thing Watch out, Matt Rife — sexy Bert Kreischer has dropped 45 pounds Authors By Matt Solomon Published December 06, 2023
Bill Burr Puts Jimmy Kimmel on Blast for Making Trump A Martyr Trump was a one-hit wonder, says Burr, before liberals wrote him more hits Authors By Matt Solomon Published December 06, 2023
Best and Worst ‘Audience’ Participation Moments in ‘SNL’ History There’s a reason some hosts open the show with audience Q&As. (Hint: They’re easier than telling jokes) Authors By Matt Solomon Published December 06, 2023
The Best Joke and Worst Joke George Carlin Ever Told We sorted through thousands of Carlin bits so you don’t have to Authors By Matt Solomon Published December 05, 2023
The Four Worst Canadian Comedies to Leak Across the Border Even John Candy couldn’t save these Canuck stinkers Authors By Matt Solomon Published December 04, 2023
