Jeffrey Ross Lifschultz (born September 13, 1965 in New Jersey) is an American stand-up comedian, insult comic, actor and director.
As a stand-up comic, Ross has appeared on TV shows such as The Late Show with David Letterman, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Jimmy Kimmel Live, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, Last Call with Carson Daly, Last Comic Standing, ABC's The View, and HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher. In addition to his television credits, he is also a regular on The Opie and Anthony Show, and performs regularly for American servicemen and women stationed worldwide, and in support of the Hurricane Katrina relief effort in Louisiana and Mississippi. Along with Lisa Lampinelli, he is considered one of the last insult comics.
Ross is also the current New York Friars' Club "Roastmaster General", and was a roaster for Pamela Anderson in 2005, Flavor Flav in 2007, and Bob Saget in 2008. He has also written for, performed in and/or produced several other celebrity roasts, such as those for Hugh Hefner, Rob Reiner, Jerry Stiller, Drew Carey, Emmitt Smith, Carson Daly, William Shatner, Mike Greenberg, Mike Golic, Gene Simmons and Flavor Flav.