Jeff Ross
Jeff Ross
Jeffrey Ross Lifschultz, known professionally as Jeff Ross, is an American stand-up comedian, insult comic, actor and author. His skill in doing high-profile celebrity roasts and his appearances in Comedy Central's Roasts, have led him to be dubbed "The Roastmaster General." He has appeared in various film, television, and cartoon projects. He has made appearances at events for U.S. soldiers and directed a documentary film covering his experiences touring U.S. bases in Iraq...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionComedian
Date of Birth13 September 1965
CitySpringfield Township, NJ
CountryUnited States of America
Charlie Sheen is to stand-up what Larry Flynt is to standing up.
Nobody likes a bad sport, no matter what the circumstances are.
It's up to comedians to shine the light on what's wrong in the world, and we don't want things swept under the rug.
I don't think you cross the line - I think you move the line.
Humor that is edgy is never squeaky clean.
Could you imagine me and the roasters taking on the GOP field? It would be the greatest show ever. Prove that you can take a joke. Prove that you're a man or woman of the people. Prove that you're not above criticism even in the form of a backhanded compliment.
As soon as a roast is announced, I get everybody - family, friends, waitresses, cab drivers - giving me jokes about the person getting roasted. I'm the mouthpiece for the masses.
With roasting, you've really got to bring your A-game. I hate to admit it, but I probably think and obsess more about the roasts than my own series. Because there's so much attention focused on the roasts. It's like the 'Super Bowl' of comedy. Everybody is going to talk about it. Forever.
You don't mess with Oprah. She has enough money in her left pocket to have me killed.
Occasionally a roast master needs to get out of Dodge.
Comedians second-guessing themselves is scary. Poor taste is not a crime and we can't forget that.
Athletes tend to have less of a sense of humor than most people. They are heroes to so many. That might be part of it.
Bad taste is not illegal. I always got my first laughs as a kid by saying inappropriate things. That's always how we're going to get our laughs as comics.
If you keep looking backwards, you don't go anywhere.