“Roast jokes tend to be shorter and more to the point than other kinds of jokes. They‘re more based in fact, and they’re economical. The fewer words the better… [It’s] saying things out loud that normally you’d say behind people’s backs. A true roastmaster just lets it fly. That’s why I never prank people. That’s behind their back or sneaking up on them, and catching them off guard. I’d much rather confront them and tell the jokes face to face.”
– Jeff Ross in an interview with Co.Create on the art of roasting. (Like joke roasting. He, sadly, doesn’t explain how to roast a chicken.)
