Johnson, Steve. „Mr. Cruel”, Chicago Tribune, 2009. október 13. (Hozzáférés: 2019. május 1.) „He got to this place, as the new millennium Don Rickles, partly thanks to an insult-loving uncle, partly as a result of working in his dad's New Jersey catering business, where a multicultural work crew loved to bust on the boss' son.”
Ho, Rodney. „'Roastmaster General' born to insult”, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 2014. július 18., D4. oldal (Hozzáférés: 2019. május 1.) „Ross said his ability to insult people goes back to childhood in New Jersey. 'Everyone in my family was good at it. I had to quickly learn not just to take a joke but to give it back. My uncle Murray was the first to bust my chops. We called him mean Murray. He'd make fun of my braces, my buck teeth. I worked at my parent's catering hall and was the boss' son. He would give me a lot of crap.'”
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Considine, Bob. „Take 5 with Jeffrey Ross”, The Star-Ledger, 2011. szeptember 29.. [2019. május 2-i dátummal az eredetiből archiválva] (Hozzáférés: 2019. május 1.) „I grew up in Newark, Union and Springfield. ... So we lived in Newark until I was in second grade, then we jumped to Union and then to Springfield, where I kind of stayed for a while. I lost my Mom when I was 14 and my Dad when I was 19...”
„Having Thick Skin Is A 'Survival Technique,' Says Comic Jeff Ross”. Fresh Air. NPR. „Terry Gross: "So you mention your parents. Your mother died when you were 14. Did she have cancer?" Jeff Ross: "She had leukemia." TG: "Then your father died when you were 19; that was sudden and unexpected." JR: "Yeah, doin' stupid stuff. Drugs." TG: "Oh really?" JR: "He was a single guy starting to make money in the 80s. I was away at college, my sister was a senior in highschool."”
Wootliff, Raoul. „Chris Rock bares soul in roaringly honest Israel debut”, 2018. január 10. (Hozzáférés: 2019. május 1.) „Veteran roaster Jeff Ross..repeatedly told the audience of his Jewish roots, noting, “I love my people and you are my people...””
Considine, Bob. „Take 5 with Jeffrey Ross”, The Star-Ledger, 2011. szeptember 29.. [2019. május 2-i dátummal az eredetiből archiválva] (Hozzáférés: 2019. május 1.) „I grew up in Newark, Union and Springfield. ... So we lived in Newark until I was in second grade, then we jumped to Union and then to Springfield, where I kind of stayed for a while. I lost my Mom when I was 14 and my Dad when I was 19...”
