Jeffrey Ross Lifschultz is an American stand-up comedian and actor. He is best known as 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.
Known For
Credits
Cast Credits
Hollywood Squares (2025)
Guest starring as Jeff Ross
- Episode 1x01: It's a Dysfunctional Family Show (Jan 16, 2025)
Stupid Pet Tricks (2024)
Guest starring as Jeff Ross
- Episode 1x08: Animal Speed Roast (Mar 25, 2024)
Lopez vs Lopez (2022)
Guest starring as Jeff
- Episode 3x04: Lopez vs the Roast of George Lopez (Nov 8, 2024)
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune (2021)
Guest starring as Jeff Ross
- Episode 4x07: Lauren Lapkus, Ego Nwodim and Jeff Ross (Dec 6, 2023)
Name That Tune (2021)
Guest starring as Jeff Ross
- Episode 3x11: Look Who's Roasted Now! (Nov 7, 2023)
The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse (2020)
Guest starring as Lonesome Ghost
- Episode 1x11: Houseghosts (Jul 28, 2021)
Today 3rd Hour (2018)
Guest starring as Jeff Ross
- Episode 2025-07-15: Jeff Ross, Joe Isidori (Jul 15, 2025)
The Opposition with Jordan Klepper (2017)
Guest starring as Jeff Ross
- Episode 2017-11-14: Jeff Ross (Nov 14, 2017)
Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure (2017)
Starring as Hook Foot
(13 episodes)
- Episode 2x15: The Brothers Hook (Mar 24, 2019)
- Episode 2x14: Rapunzel and the Great Tree (Mar 17, 2019)
- Episode 2x13: The Eye of Pincosta (Mar 10, 2019)
- Episode 2x12: Curses! (Mar 10, 2019)
- Episode 2x11: Max and Eugene in "Peril on the High Seas" (Mar 3, 2019)
- Episode 2x10: Happiness Is... (Aug 26, 2018)
- Episode 2x09: There's Something About Hook Foot (Aug 19, 2018)
- Episode 2x05: Freebird (Jul 22, 2018)
- Episode 1x21: The Secret of the Sun Drop (Jan 13, 2018)
- Episode 1x17: Painter's Block (Nov 25, 2017)
- Episode 1x16: Queen for a Day (Nov 19, 2017)
- Episode 1x14: Max's Enemy (Oct 15, 2017)
- Episode 1x13: The Wrath of Ruthless Ruth (Oct 8, 2017)
Jeff Ross Presents Roast Battle (2016)
Starring as Roastmaster General
(13 episodes)
- Episode 2x08: War of the Words: Live Finals (Jan 29, 2017)
- Episode 2x07: War of the Words: Day 3 (Jan 28, 2017)
- Episode 2x06: War of the Words: Day 2 (Jan 27, 2017)
- Episode 2x05: War of the Words: Day 1 (Jan 26, 2017)
- Episode 2x04: LA Regionals Pt. 2 (Jan 22, 2017)
- Episode 2x03: LA Regionals Pt. 1 (Jan 15, 2017)
- Episode 2x02: Denver & Atlanta Regionals (Jan 8, 2017)
- Episode 2x01: New York Regionals (Jan 1, 2017)
- Episode 1x05: Night Four (Jul 31, 2016)
- Episode 1x04: Night Three (Jul 30, 2016)
- Episode 1x03: Night Two (Jul 29, 2016)
- Episode 1x02: Night One (Jul 28, 2016)
- Episode 1x01: Road to Roast Battle (Jul 24, 2016)
The $100,000 Pyramid (2016)
Guest starring as Jeff Ross
(2 episodes)
- Episode 6x16: Jeff Ross vs Robert Herjavec and Cedric the Entertainer and Jo Koy (Aug 6, 2023)
- Episode 4x07: Anthony Anderson vs. Jay Pharoah and Jeff Ross vs. Pete Holmes (Jul 28, 2019)
Teachers (2016)
Guest starring as Fire Marshal Brownstein
- Episode 2x18: Toxic Workplace (Jan 2, 2018)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)
Guest starring as Jeff Ross
- Episode 2016-09-09: Tituss Burgess; Jeff Ross; Adam Richman (Sep 9, 2016)
Sneaky Pete (2015)
Guest starring as Douglas "D.C. Doug" Decker
(4 episodes)
- Episode 3x10: The Brooklyn Potash (May 10, 2019)
- Episode 3x09: The Mask Drop (May 10, 2019)
- Episode 3x03: The Stamford Trust Fall (May 10, 2019)
- Episode 3x02: The Huckleberry Jones (May 10, 2019)
Lip Sync Battle (2015)
Guest starring as Jeff Ross
- Episode 4x08: Jeff Ross vs. Rob Schneider (Mar 15, 2018)
Hot Ones (2015)
Guest starring as Jeff Ross
- Episode 2x18: Jeff Ross Gets Roasted by Spicy Wings (Jul 28, 2016)
Kingdom (2014)
Guest starring as Corey Haberkamp
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2x07: The Demon Had a Spell (Nov 25, 2015)
- Episode 2x05: Happy Hour (Nov 11, 2015)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014)
Guest starring as Jeff Ross
- Episode 2019-05-22: Millie Bobby Brown, Jeff Ross, Richard Curtis, Lang Lang (May 22, 2019)
@midnight (2013)
Guest starring as Jeffrey Ross
- Episode 2014-11-05: Bridget Everett, Hari Kondabolu, Jeffrey Ross (Nov 5, 2014)
Guest starring as Jeff Ross
(3 episodes)
- Episode 2017-01-26: Mike Lawrence, Jamar Neighbors, Jeff Ross (Jan 26, 2017)
- Episode 2015-03-26: Natasha Leggero, Jeff Ross & Sarah Tiana (Mar 26, 2015)
- Episode 2015-01-15: Whitney Cummings, David Koechner & Jeff Ross (Jan 15, 2015)
Conan (2010)
Guest starring as Jeff Ross
- Episode 2016-08-31: Jeff Bridges, Jeff Ross, Brent Sullivan (Aug 31, 2016)
Celebrity Ghost Stories (2009)
Guest starring as Jeff Ross
- Episode 1x05: Lisa Rinna, Jeffrey Ross, Vincent Curatola, Illeana Douglas (Nov 7, 2009)
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (2009)
Guest starring as Jeff Ross
- Episode 2013-01-07: Betty White, Jeff Ross, Sky Ferreira (Jan 7, 2013)
America's Got Talent (2006)
Guest starring as Jeff Ross
- Episode 17x22: Finale Results (Sep 14, 2022) [Special Guest Star]
Comedy Central Roasts (2003)
Guest starring as Jeff Ross
(15 episodes)
- Episode 2019-09-15: Comedy Central Roast of Alec Baldwin (Sep 15, 2019)
- Episode 2018-07-29: Comedy Central Roast of Bruce Willis (Jul 29, 2018)
- Episode 2016-09-05: Comedy Central Roast of Rob Lowe (Sep 5, 2016)
- Episode 2015-03-30: Comedy Central Roast of Justin Bieber (Mar 30, 2015)
- Episode 2013-09-02: Comedy Central Roast of James Franco (Sep 2, 2013)
- Episode 2012-08-12: Comedy Central Roast of Roseanne Barr (Aug 12, 2012)
- Episode 2011-09-19: Comedy Central Roast of Charlie Sheen (Sep 19, 2011)
- Episode 2011-03-15: Comedy Central Roast of Donald Trump (Mar 15, 2011)
- Episode 2010-08-15: Comedy Central Roast of David Hasselhoff (Aug 15, 2010)
- Episode 2009-08-09: Comedy Central Roast of Joan Rivers (Aug 9, 2009)
- Episode 2009-03-16: Comedy Central Roast of Larry the Cable Guy (Mar 16, 2009)
- Episode 2008-08-16: Comedy Central Roast of Bob Saget (Aug 16, 2008)
- Episode 2007-08-12: Comedy Central Roast of Flavor Flav (Aug 12, 2007)
- Episode 2006-08-20: Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner (Aug 20, 2006)
- Episode 2005-08-14: Comedy Central Roast of Pamela Anderson (Aug 14, 2005)
Jimmy Kimmel Live (2003)
Guest starring as Jeff Ross
(8 episodes)
- Episode 2025-06-18: Charlie Day, Jeff Ross, Pixies (Jun 18, 2025)
- Episode 2024-05-01: Ryan Gosling, Jeff Ross (May 1, 2024)
- Episode 2023-10-26: Tiffany Haddish, Jeff Ross, Tate McRae (Oct 26, 2023)
- Episode 2020-06-17: Sarah Paulson (Jun 17, 2020)
- Episode 2019-09-16: Anthony Anderson, Malcolm Gladwell, Melanie Martinez (Sep 16, 2019)
- Episode 2018-12-13: Amy Adams, Jeff Ross, Dave Attell, Kurt Vile (Dec 13, 2018)
- Episode 2018-07-25: Henry Cavill, Jeff Ross, Brent Cobb (Jul 25, 2018)
- Episode 2016-07-20: Cara Delevingne, Jeff Ross, Culture Club (Jul 20, 2016)
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (2002)
Guest starring as Jeff Ross
- Episode 2024-07-31: In the Hot Seat: Sophia Bush & Alex Edelman / Jeff Ross & Jimmy's Cousin Sal (Jul 31, 2024)
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000)
Guest starring as Dougie Max
- Episode 3x20: Last Laugh (Apr 24, 2003)
The Late Show with David Letterman (1993)
Guest starring as Jeffrey Ross
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1999-07-07: Lindsay Davenport, Oliver Platt, Jeffrey Ross (Jul 7, 1999)
- Episode 1995-04-13: Bob Costas, Penn & Teller, Jeff Ross, Béla Fleck (Apr 13, 1995)
Crew Credits
Jeff Ross Presents Roast Battle (2016)
Show crew as Executive Producer
(5 episodes)
- Episode 1x05: Night Four (Jul 31, 2016)
- Episode 1x04: Night Three (Jul 30, 2016)
- Episode 1x03: Night Two (Jul 29, 2016)
- Episode 1x02: Night One (Jul 28, 2016)
- Episode 1x01: Road to Roast Battle (Jul 24, 2016)