Jeff Ross
Jeff Ross | |
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Ross in May 2016 | |
| Born | Jeffrey Ross Lifschultz September 13, 1965 |
| Other names | Roastmaster General |
| Alma mater | Boston University (B.S.) |
| Notable work | Comedy Central Roasts Patriot Act: A Jeffrey Ross Home Movie The Burn with Jeff Ross |
| Comedy career | |
| Years active | 1989–present |
| Medium | Stand-up, television, film |
| Genres | Observational comedy, insult comedy, black comedy, cringe comedy, satire |
| Subjects | American politics, Jewish culture, popular culture, self-deprecation, sex, current events, religion |
| Website | roastmastergeneral |
Jeffrey Ross Lifschultz (born September 13, 1965) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, director and producer. He is nicknamed the "Roastmaster General" for his insult comedy, his multiple appearances at celebrity roasts held by the New York Friars Club, the Comedy Central Roast television series, and the Netflix historical comedy series Historical Roasts. In 2009 the Chicago Tribune called Ross "the new millennium Don Rickles." His directorial debut, the 2006 documentary Patriot Act: A Jeffrey Ross Home Movie, won the prize for Best Film at the Comedia film festival held at the Just for Laughs comedy festival in Montreal.