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.
Larry Wilmore Says ‘Bernie Mac Show’ Was His Attempt at a Black ‘Seinfeld’
‘Black shows never had that ‘considered smart’ element’
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The Nine Best Jokes From Last Night’s Emmy Awards
Don’t worry, the winner was a different Will Smith
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The 5 Biggest Live Mistakes in ‘SNL’ History
If you do live comedy for 50 years, expect to break a few eggs
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Rob Reiner Begged NBC to Keep ‘Seinfeld’ on the Air
‘I went in there, and I had a screaming, crazy thing’
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Calm Down, Goonies — The Sequel Rumors Are Fake News
Corey Feldman delivers the straight dope
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Chevy Chase’s Typical Day Involves Dressing Like A Pig
Chase trots out a costume from a movie he hated making
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5 Other Countries That Have Their Own ‘Saturday Night Live’
‘¡estamos en directo y esto es ‘Saturday Night Live!’
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It Sounds Like Lorne Michaels Isn’t Leaving ‘SNL’ After All
Is Michaels reconsidering plans to walk away?
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‘The Nanny’ and ‘Everybody Loves Raymond’ Had a Weird Crossover Episode
The two sitcoms had nothing in common. Well, except one thing
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This Is Actually the Second Time ‘SNL’ Cut Chloe Troast
She’s probably getting used to it by now
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Emmy Host Eugene Levy Doesn’t Want to Make Jokes at Celebrities’ Expense
Why burn the nominees? ‘They’ve put in the work’
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Elon Musk Might Have Pitched the Worst ‘SNL’ Sketch Ever to the Show’s Writers
Kate McKinnon would have been forced to return her Emmys
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Will Ferrell Regrets Dressing in Drag As Janet Reno for Laughs
Playing Reno is ‘something I wouldn’t choose to do now’
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All the Nice Things ‘SNL’ Alumni Said to Chloe Troast After She Was Let Go from the Show
Troast’s departure triggers an outpouring of support
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This Deleted Scene Would Have Made ‘Back to the Future’ Even Creepier
Doc Brown was pretty into that scheme, wink-wink
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5 One-Time ‘SNL’ Hosts Who Need to Be Asked Back Immediately
Get those invites ready, Lorne
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Ted Danson Says It Was Sometimes Hard to Be in Same Room As Shelley Long
Auditioning with Long for ‘Cheers’ seemed like ‘a bad, bad idea’
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‘SNL’ Adds Three Cast Members, Says Goodbye to Chloe Troast
With three departures and three arrivals, the cast is set for Season 50
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Here’s How Joan Rivers Got Out of Talking to People at Parties
Joan and her husband Edgar had a secret trick to avoid chatting with you
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This is Steve Martin’s Favorite Movie Character
The winner by a nose
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