NEW YORK — Who knew the roastmaster general was such a softie?

But in fact, a juicy sentimental blob is what the decidedly disarming “Take a Banana For the Ride” reveals the comedian Jeff Ross to be. Reaching a certain age, and living through the inevitable losses that result, can do that to you. So can a cancer scare.

Ross made bank going after (among many others) Roseanne Barr, William Shatner, Justin Bieber and even Donald Trump (that one is worth rewatching) on his vicious Comedy Central roasts and former NHL star Tom Brady’s seemingly intense reaction to one of Ross’ jokes on a 2024 Netflix special went viral.

Unsurprising then, that most of the audience at Broadway’s Nederlander Theatre clearly was expecting some version of Robert Smigel’s Triumph the Insult Comic Dog to make an a

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