Jeffrey Ross is one of the worlds most foremost practitioners of insult comedy. Having escaped from his familys kosher catering business, he spent years in the comedy circuit and mastered his craft of delivering hilarious and often offensive insults. Mixing silliness and sincerity, Ross explains the overall history of the roast and explains the art of delivering a stream of festive abuse while eliciting laughs. Taking readers on an entertaining journey through his own career, he shares roasts straight from the Friars Club and the ever popular Comedy Central television events and provides a narrative of his favorite roasts of friends and family, including: Flava Flav: You really are the ugliest man in America. I mean, how do you roast charcoal? William Shatner: Man, you have really let yourself boldly go. If Scotty tried to beam you up now you d break the f*n transporter. Courtney Love: Courtney Love, youre like the girl next doorif you happen to live next to a Methadone clinic. Featuring tips on timing, whats going too far, and dealing with hecklers, Ross shows readers how to channel their inner roastmasterand emphasizes the all-important Friars Club motto: We only roast the ones we love.