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  • Writer, Actor, Comedian, 'The Roastmaster General'
  • Creator and Star of Netflix’s ‘Bumping Mics’ and ‘Roast Battle’ and of one-man Broadway show, 'Take A Banana For A Ride'

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Jeff Ross is a writer, actor, and comedian known worldwide as The Roastmaster General. With fearless humor and emotional depth, he has elevated the roast into a powerful form of storytelling that celebrates truth, connection, and resilience. Through hit Netflix specials like Bumping Mics and Torching 2024 and his one-man musical Take a Banana for the Ride, Ross explores love, loss, and the shared humanity that comedy reveals. His iconic roasts of Tom Brady, Justin Bieber, and countless others have made him one of the most distinctive and enduring voices in modern comedy.

In his talks, Ross shares how humor can build bridges, challenge assumptions, and create space for authenticity in both work and life. He invites audiences to see laughter not just as entertainment but as a tool for creativity, empathy, and lasting connection.

 

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Comedy That Connects

Comedy legend JEFF ROSS explains how humor can unite people even when opinions differ. With warmth and wit, he shows how laughter can strengthen teams, ease tension, and spark meaningful conversations. ...

Comedy legend JEFF ROSS explains how humor can unite people even when opinions differ. With warmth and wit, he shows how laughter can strengthen teams, ease tension, and spark meaningful conversations.

The Art of the Roast

Comedian and writer JEFF ROSS shows how roasting is more than just jokes; it’s a masterclass in honesty, timing, and empathy. Drawing from his legendary career roasting icons from Tom Brady to Justin Bieber, he reveals how humor can open hearts, build trust, and create genuine connection. ...

Comedian and writer JEFF ROSS shows how roasting is more than just jokes; it’s a masterclass in honesty, timing, and empathy. Drawing from his legendary career roasting icons from Tom Brady to Justin Bieber, he reveals how humor can open hearts, build trust, and create genuine connection.

The Healing Power of Humor

Known worldwide as The Roastmaster General, JEFF ROSS explores how laughter can transform pain into perspective. He shares stories from his life and career that prove humor is not only entertainment but a powerful tool for resilience, communication, and self-discovery. ...

Known worldwide as The Roastmaster General, JEFF ROSS explores how laughter can transform pain into perspective. He shares stories from his life and career that prove humor is not only entertainment but a powerful tool for resilience, communication, and self-discovery.

Creativity and Courage in Comedy

Award-winning comedian https://www.harrywalker.com/speakers/jeff-rossJEFF ROSS breaks down the creative process that has fueled his decades-long career in entertainment. He shares how risk-taking, authenticity, and collaboration lead to breakthroughs on stage, at work, and in life. ...

Award-winning comedian https://www.harrywalker.com/speakers/jeff-rossJEFF ROSS breaks down the creative process that has fueled his decades-long career in entertainment. He shares how risk-taking, authenticity, and collaboration lead to breakthroughs on stage, at work, and in life.

Laughing Through Adversity

Actor, writer, and comedian JEFF ROSS takes audiences behind the curtain of stand-up to show how facing life’s hardest moments with humor can bring people together. He reveals how courage, vulnerability, and a good punchline can turn struggle into strength. ...

Actor, writer, and comedian JEFF ROSS takes audiences behind the curtain of stand-up to show how facing life’s hardest moments with humor can bring people together. He reveals how courage, vulnerability, and a good punchline can turn struggle into strength.

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Books by Jeff Ross
I Only Roast the Ones I Love: Busting Balls Without Burning Bridges

I Only Roast the Ones I Love: Busting Balls Without Burning Bridges

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Press & Media
Review: Jeff Ross’s ‘Take A Banana For The Ride’ shows the roastmaster has a heart - Chicago Tribune
‘Take a Banana for the Ride’ Review: Jeff Ross’s Life Makes a Detour - New York Times
Review: Jeff Ross: Take a Banana for the Ride on Broadway—When Life Gives You Lemons, Roast Them - Theater Mania
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Biography

Jeff Ross is a writer, actor and comedian known worldwide as "The Roastmaster General." Currently, he is touring his one-man musical play “Take a Banana For the Ride,” which he calls “a cathartic, comedic experience” about love, loss, and human resilience. Jeff most recently partnered with Netflix to deliver a roast of the year called TORCHING 2024 in which he produced and hosted alongside a cast of other comedians. TORCHING 2024 comes on the heels of the incredibly successful GROAT (The Greatest Roast of All Time), which he produced with sports legend Tom Brady. He has also spearheaded the wildly popular celebrity roasts of Justin Bieber, Alec Baldwin, Bruce Willis, James Franco, Charlie Sheen, William Shatner, Flava Flav, Donald Trump, and many others.

Jeff’s television projects include producing and starring in Jeff Ross Presents Roast Battle, which has become an international phenomenon. He produced and co-starred with Dave Attell in their Netflix series Bumping Mics, directed by Oscar-nominated filmmaker Andrew Jarecki. Ross also produced and starred in Historical Roasts for Netflix, a series which skewers some of the most important figures in history including Abraham Lincoln, Anne Frank, Freddy Mercury, Muhammed Ali, Martin Luther King, and Cleopatra.

Jeff’s acting credits include a pivotal role in Amazon’s Ricky Stanicky, directed by Peter Farrelley and starring John Cena, Zac Efron and William H. Macy. Other recent acting credits include a series arc on Amazon’s Sneaky Pete, the dark drama Kingdom now on Netflix, and the feature film The Wedding Ringer alongside Josh Gad and Kevin Hart.

Jeff’s voiceover work includes Disney’s The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse and the series regular role of 'Hook Foot' on Disney’s Tangled television series. Jeff has also voiced character roles in Mr. Peabody and Sherman, Future Worm, Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero, The Simpsons, and Family Guy.

Jeff has used his stand-up comedy specials to shine a light on social issues he cares about - now streaming on Paramount Plus are Jeff Ross Roasts Criminals (filmed in a maximum security jail in Texas), Jeff Ross Roasts Cops (centering around Black Lives Matter and the Boston Police Department), and Jeff Ross Roasts The Border (filmed on both sides of the Mexican border fence in the Rio Grande Valley).

Jeff constantly supports and fundraises for causes he cares about such as The U.S.O., Meals On Wheels America, Planned Parenthood, The Scleroderma Research Foundation, the EB Research Partnership, Stand Up For Heroes, American Friends Of The Hebrew University, Comedy Gives Back, and others.

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