Episode 6: Jeff Ross

## Official Episode Description

"Gilbert and Frank head to the Greenwich Village apartment of “Roastmaster General” Jeffrey Ross to talk about some of his favorite roasts and roast jokes (he also couldn’t resist the urge to roast his two interviewers). Jeff also recalls his friendships with showbiz icons Buddy Hackett, Bea Arthur, Sid Caesar, and Milton Berle, including the time he was treated to a sneak peek of Uncle Miltie’s legendarily large appendage. Also, Gilbert chimes in on his infamous performance at the Hugh Hefner roast and the “Aristocrats” joke that spawned a hit movie."

## Hosts & Guests

* Gilbert Gottfried
* Frank Santopadre
* Jeff Ross

## Rumors & Legends

* Milton Berle's penis comes up again, with Jeff Ross claiming that he saw it.

## Firsts

* This is the first time that Gil tells his story of meeting Bea Arthur.
	+ In the story, Bea approaches Gil at a party and strikes up a conversation with small talk. After realizing they didn't know each other in real life and only knew each other from TV, she immediately turns and walks away.
* First time Gil's "too soon" joke at the *Roast of Hugh Hefner* and the following Aristocrats joke is mentioned on the show.

## Running Jokes

* Milton Berle's penis comes up again, with Jeff Ross claiming that he saw it.
* Reference to Shecky Greene fleeing Gil's act.

## Mentioned People

* Jason Alexander
* Woody Allen
* Pamela Anderson
* Bea Arthur
* Milton Berle
* Sandra Bernhard
* Bernie Brillstein
* Mel Brooks
* George Burns
* Sid Caesar
* Adam Carolla
* Steve Carell
* Fidel Castro
* Dick Cavett
* Dave Chappelle
* Stephen Colbert
* Arthur Doyle Conan
* Dane Cook
* "Professor" Irwin Corey
* Ted Danson
* Rudy De Luca
* Andrew Clay Dice
* Triumph the Insult Comic Dog
* Dick van Dyke
* Cedric the Entertainer
* Adam Ferrara
* Greg Fitzsimmons
* Drew Friedman
* Janeane Garofalo
* Larry Gelbart
* Rudy Giuliani
* Elon Gold
* Whoopi Goldberg
* Bobcat Goldthwait
* Shecky Greene
* Dick Gregory
* Buddy Hackett
* Heart
	+ Rock band
* Hugh Hefner
* Adolf Hitler
* Sal Iacono
* Kevin James
* Penn Jillette
* Martin King Luther Jr.
* Sara Karloff
* Jimmy Kimmel
* Alan King
* Larry King
* Angela Lansbury
* Stan Lee
* David Letterman
* Jerry Lewis
* Dean Martin
* Groucho Marx
* Anne Meara
* LeRoy Neiman
* Bill Persky
* Robert Plant
* Paul Provenza
* Carl Reiner
* Freddie Roman
* Bob Saget
* Rob Schneider
* Steven Seagal
* Jerry Seinfeld
* Paul Shaffer
* Sarah Silverman
* Neil Simon
* Rob Smigel
* Ben Stiller
* Jerry Stiller
* Ice-T
* Billy West
* Henny Youngman

## Mentioned Media

### Movies

* *Hard to Kill* (1990)
* *The Aristocrats* (2005)
* *The Nutty Professor* (1963)
* *Under Siege* (1992)
* *Under Siege 2: Dark Territory* (1995)

### Television Shows

* *All in the Family* (1971-1979)
* *Comedy Central Roasts* (2003-)
	+ "Comedy Central Roast of Pamela Anderson" (2005)
* *CSI: Crime Scene Investigation* (2000-2015)
	+ "Last Laugh" (2003)
* *Jimmy Kimmel Live!* (2003-)
* *Maude* (1972-1978)
* *Saturday Night Live* (1975-)
* *Seinfeld* (1989-1998)
* *Late Show with David Letterman* (1993-2015)
	+ "April 13, 1995" (1995)
* *The Golden Girls* (1985-1992)
* *Your Show of Shows* (1950-1954)

### Music

* "Magic Man"
* "You Are So Beautiful"
	+ Jeff Ross improvs a parody version of the song and sings it to Gil and Frank.

### Miscellaneous

* *The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Hugh Hefner* (2001)
* *The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Jerry Stiller* (1999)