Nigel Ng

Nigel Ng Kin-ju (/ˈnaɪdʒəl əŋ/;[2] born 15 March 1991),[3][4] better known by his online persona Uncle Roger, is a Malaysian stand-up comedian and internet celebrity based in London, England.[5][6] Ng became popular on social media as Uncle Roger, a middle-aged Asian man who reviews Asian-food recipes with a pronounced Cantonese-like accent and prides himself on many Southeast Asian stereotypes.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Ng (黃).

Nigel Ng
黃瑾瑜
Ng as Uncle Roger in Brussels, Belgium (November 2020)
Born (1991-03-15) 15 March 1991
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
NationalityMalaysian
British
CitizenshipMalaysia
United Kingdom
Alma materNorthwestern University
Chong Hwa Independent High School
Occupation
Known forUncle Roger
RelativesYoki Ng (sister)
Gary Ng (brother)
YouTube information
Channel
Subscribers5.8 million[1]
Total views515,108,651 views[1]
100,000 subscribers
1,000,000 subscribers
Updated: 6 April. 2022
Websitewww.nigelngcomedy.com
Nigel Ng
Traditional Chinese黃瑾瑜
Simplified Chinese黄瑾瑜

Early life

Ng was born in Kuala Lumpur to Malaysian Chinese parents of Hokkien ancestry.[7][8] Ng's father is a businessman selling cars and his mother is a full time homemaker.[9] Ng has a sister, Yoki Ng, who is a professional harmonicist back home in Malaysia's musical community.[6] He also has a brother, Garry Ng.[10]

After graduating from Chong Hwa Independent High School, Kuala Lumpur in 2009, he studied at Northwestern University in the United States, majoring in engineering and minoring in philosophy, graduating in 2014.[8] Ng has worked as a data scientist and has a GitHub page.[11]

Career

Ng is a fan of Hong Kong comic actor Stephen Chow, and cites Chow's films as having inspired him to become a comedian.[9]

Ng won the Amused Moose Laugh-Off 2016 and was runner-up in the Laughing Horse New Act of the Year 2015. He was also a finalist in the Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year (2016) and Leicester Square New Comedian of the Year (2015).[12][13] Ng was nominated for the "Best Newcomer Award" for his stand-up comedy show at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2019.[14][15][16]

Ng made his TV debut in 2018 on Comedy Central's Stand Up Central.[17][18]

He hosts the comedy podcast Rice to Meet You with UK-based Swedish comedian Evelyn Mok.[6][19][20]

In 2021, he appeared on the first episode of Mock the Week Series 19, a British comedy show on BBC Two.[21]

Ng also hosts the comedy podcast Haiyaa with the producer Matt acting as a guest.

Uncle Roger

Ng has become best known for his comedic persona Uncle Roger, who speaks with a pronounced Cantonese-like accent and prides himself on many South East Asian stereotypes.[6][22] His comedy partner Evelyn Mok came up with the middle-aged Asian uncle character for a sitcom with Ng in mind, and Ng further developed the character on TikTok and Instagram sketches before moving the character onto YouTube.[23][24][25]

In July 2020, Ng attracted attention for his YouTube video critique of Hersha Patel's BBC Food video on cooking egg-fried rice in the Uncle Roger persona.[26] After the video went viral, Ng and Patel appeared on BBC together.[2] Ng has also collaborated with Patel on a YouTube video.[27] In August 2020, Ng worked in Liz Haigh's restaurant, Mei Mei. In September 2020, he posted a critique video with regards to Gordon Ramsay's fried rice cooking, in which he praised Ramsay for his correct technique.[28] He has also created numerous critique videos of Jamie Oliver, criticizing him for his faulty method of cooking.[23] He has made it clear that he does not want any of his viewers to spread hate towards anyone.[29] He has also reviewed the fried rice of Nat's What I Reckon, Kay's Cooking, Sherson Lian, Joshua Weissman, Wang Gang (chef), Alex, Vincenzo's Plate, Nick DiGiovanni, Esther Choi and most recently, Reynold Poernomo. Uncle Roger has also made Fried Rice, Ramen and Thai Green Curry. Ng has also received criticism for pushing forward the stereotype.[23]

In March 2021, Ng visited the restaurant of celebrity Chef Wan in Malaysia to make his YouTube video shoot.[30]

Entering China

On 2 January 2021, Ng uploaded his first Chinese video in Bilibili, a video sharing website in China.[31] On 12 January, Ng apologized on the China social media platform Sina Weibo and deleted a video featuring fellow YouTube star Mikey Chen (陈兴)[32] who had been critical of the Chinese Communist Party, and who had been associated with Falun Gong.[33] Ng stated, "This video has made a bad social impact...I wasn't aware of his political thoughts and his past incorrect remarks about China...I hope you can give Uncle Roger, who has just entered China, a chance to improve!"[34] Ng's move attracted criticism on Twitter. One user wrote that the comedian was "disgracefully sacrificing his basic morality to pander to his China fans."[35] In his first subsequent video as Uncle Roger, he said he would "keep making funny videos – no politics, no drama".[6][36]

References
  1. "About mrnigelng". YouTube.
  2. "BBC不懂煮饭？网红吐嘈影片爆红 片中主角一同接受访问". BBC News 中文 (in Simplified Chinese). 29 July 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  3. Sathiabalan, S. Indra (29 October 2019). "Ng's a cracking success". The Sun Daily.
  4. Ng, Nigel (15 March 2011). "@njkian Thank you!!!!!! It's my birthday. I better churn out something impressive". Twitter.
  5. 南博一. "吐槽"BBC蛋炒饭"成名网红在伦敦街头无故遭殴打". 澎湃新闻 (in Chinese). Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  6. Carla Thomas (15 January 2021). "The real Uncle Roger: who is Malaysian comedian Nigel Ng, behind the YouTube sensation forever remembered for mocking the BBC's approach to fried rice?". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  7. Lo, Ricky (14 October 2019). "Two Pinoys among 12 Asians in Stand-Up, Asia! Season 4". The Philippine Star.
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  9. 崔斯也. "脱口秀演员黄瑾瑜：人人都爱Uncle Roger". 新周刊. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  10. Testing Jokes On My Brother * Nigel Ng * Comedians In Quarantine UK. Comedy Central Asia. 30 July 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2021 – via Facebook.
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  14. "Here are your nominees for best show and best newcomer at the 2019 Edinburgh Fringe Festival". The Comic's Comic. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  15. "Edinburgh Comedy awards 2019: surrealists, standups and sausage act vie for prize". The Guardian. 21 August 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
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  22. "영국 BBC에서 만든 계란 볶음밥에 전 세계 아시아인이 분노한 이유?". SBS NEWS (in Korean). 5 August 2020.
  23. Limbong, Andrew (18 April 2022). "Keep screwing up egg fried rice. It makes Uncle Roger happy". NPR. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  24. Thomas, Carla (15 January 2021). "The real Uncle Roger: 6 things to know about comedian Nigel Ng". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
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  26. Chalil, Melanie (24 July 2020). "UK-based Malaysian comedian roasts BBC Food host for cooking rice wrongly in fried rice tutorial (VIDEO)". Malay Mail.
  27. "Uncle Roger Meet Egg Fried Rice Lady (@Hersha Patel)". YouTube.
  28. Sholihyn, Ilyas (22 September 2020). "Gordon Ramsay responds to glowing seal of approval by Uncle Roger for nasi goreng cooking video". AsiaOne. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  29. Yeung, Jessie. "The Uncle Roger controversy: Why people are outraged by a video about cooking rice". CNN.
  30. Nigel Ng (7 March 2021). Uncle Roger Roasted by Celebrity Chef (ft. Chef Wan). MrNigelNg. Retrieved 7 March 2021 – via YouTube.
  31. Ng, Nigel. "华裔疯狂吐槽BBC蛋炒饭，你们的罗杰叔叔来了！". Bilibili (in Chinese). Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  32. 王强. "马来西亚华裔网红对误同"法轮功"邪教背景人员合作向网友致歉". 中国反邪教网 (in Chinese). Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  33. "Uncle Roger comedian deletes video with China critic". BBC News. 13 January 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  34. Ng, Nigel (12 January 2021). "Apology Statement". Sina Weibo. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  35. Grundy, Tom (12 January 2021). "'Uncle Roger' apologises and deletes video featuring fellow YouTube star who criticised China". Hong Kong Free Press. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  36. Chau, Candice (18 January 2021). "I'm 'not bowing down to anyone': Uncle Roger comic urges 'no politics' after deleting YouTube vid starring Beijing critic". Hong Kong Free Press. Retrieved 18 January 2021.

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