Words matter. These are the best Jeff Ross Quotes, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
Nobody likes a bad sport, no matter what the circumstances are.
Comedians second-guessing themselves is scary. Poor taste is not a crime and we can’t forget that.
Do you want me to apologize after every joke? If it doesn’t offend somebody it’s probably not a joke. It’s probably an observation that’s not funny. It’s gotta offend somebody somewhere.
People love to see public figures get taken down a notch, and by the same token, everyone loves to be the center of attention, even when there’s a target on their forehead.
I don’t think you cross the line – I think you move the line.
I’ve actually tried to roast somebody that I don’t like, and it doesn’t go well. Either they’re a bad sport or I’m not as funny as I could be.
I think comics should test people, I think it’s our job to go too far. That way we know as a society what too far is. Where else are you going to hear it?
You don’t mess with Oprah. She has enough money in her left pocket to have me killed.
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.
When I see something that’s sensitive, I go, ‘You’ve got to put that out there.’ You need to keep the dialogue going and shine a light on the bad guys. If you sweep it under the carpet, people forget about it. People stop talking about it.
Life is short. You have to be able to laugh at our pain or we never move on.
Occasionally a roast master needs to get out of Dodge.
I’m not hurting anybody. Comedy’s all about innuendo. I’m putting it out there just like anybody else.
I was the kid who always hung back and then dropped the jokes when you least expected it. Timing was everything. My mouth sort of developed over time.
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.
With everybody having a Facebook and a Twitter, I feel like regular people consider themselves stars. It’s a live, real-time upload of every time we buy a pair of socks, the most telling sign that we’re losing our politeness. When you know everything about somebody, you can talk to them any way you please.
I think Jersey stands alone, and because I’m from Jersey, I never make fun of where people are from. I’ll make fun of what they look like, but I’ll never make fun of where they are from. Jersey is special.
When I first started doing these roasts in the mid ’90s, they were a lost art, like jousting or calligraphy. But I feel like roasts help tame the room and let off steam… It’s like it’s all being handled by professionals.
I’m a big fan of Courtney Love. I love Hole and I love her acting and I love her attitude. I just hope I never meet her in a dark alley.
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.
