Jeff Ross quotes
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“My parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles were all funny, and I felt that energy, that delivery, that timing, that sarcasm. All that stuff seeped into my brain.”
-- Jeff RossSource : "Comedy, Then and Now: Laughing With the Legends of Stand-Up From the 1800’s to 2010" by Steve North, www.huffingtonpost.com. August 6, 2010.
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“When I see a good singer, I get teary-eyed. Part of it is jealousy because all comedians are frustrated rock stars. That's a fact.”
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“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.”
-- Jeff RossSource : "The Charlie Sheen Roast Preview". Interview with Peter Martin, www.esquire.com. September 18, 2011.
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“Last time I was in Canada Celine Dion had just given birth to identical twins. Which is quite an achievement given her age and face.”
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“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.”
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“Charlie Sheen is to stand-up what Larry Flynt is to standing up.”
-- Jeff RossSource : "Charlie Sheen's Naughty, Bawdy Joke Man Reveals Surprising Secrets of the Tour (Exclusive Q&A)". Interview with Shirley Halperin, www.hollywoodreporter.com. May 2, 2011.
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“Comedy comes from pain, and no one knows that better than this woman Roseanne Barr—who was molested as a child. Uch. That poor molester. Roseanne never got over it. She felt violated. She had trust issues. She never got the candy he promised her.”
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“Instead of running for President, why don’t you try walking on a treadmill?”
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“I would vote for you for President but I'm against big government.”
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“How is it possible that Courtney Love looks worse than Kurt Cobain?”
-- Jeff RossSource : "Comedy Central Roast of Pamela Anderson". Documentary, Comedy, www.imdb.com. 2005.
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“South Park called...they want their everything back.”
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“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.”
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“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.”
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“Life is short. You have to be able to laugh at our pain or we never move on.”
-- Jeff Ross
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