Nigel Ng

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In this Chinese name, the family name is Ng (黃).
Nigel Ng
黃瑾瑜
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Nigel Ng as Uncle Roger in Stockholm, Sweden, November 2020.
Born (1991-03-15) 15 March 1991 (age 30)
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
NationalityMalaysian
EducationNorthwestern University
Alma materNorthwestern University
Chong Hwa Independent High School, Kuala Lumpur
OccupationComedian, Vlogger
Known forUncle Roger
Height177 cm (5 ft 9½ in)
RelativesGarry Kou (brother)[1]
Yoki Ng (黃永琪, sister)[2]
YouTube information
Channel
Subscribers4.27 million[3]
Total views301 million[3]
YouTube Silver Play Button 2.svg 100,000 subscribers
YouTube Gold Play Button 2.svg 1,000,000 subscribers
Updated: 15 September 2021
Websitewww.nigelngcomedy.com Edit this at Wikidata

Nigel Ng (/ˈnaɪdʒəl əŋ/; simplified Chinese: 黄瑾瑜; traditional Chinese: 黃瑾瑜; pinyin: Huáng Jǐnyú; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: N̂g Kín-jû;[4] born 15 March 1991),[5][6] better known online as Uncle Roger, is a Malaysian Chinese stand-up comedian based in the United Kingdom.[7][8]

Personal life[]

Ng was born in Kuala Lumpur to Malaysian Chinese parents of Hokkien ancestry.[9][10] After graduating from Chong Hwa Independent High School, Kuala Lumpur in 2009, he studied at Northwestern University, majoring in engineering and minoring in philosophy, graduating in 2014.[10] Ng has worked as a data scientist and has a GitHub page.[11] He is a fan of Hong Kong comic actor Stephen Chow, and he thinks that Chow's films inspired him to become a comedian.[12]

Career[]

He 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).[13][14] Ng was nominated for the "Best Newcomer Award" for his stand-up comedy show at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2019.

Ng made his TV debut in 2018 on Comedy Central's Stand Up Central.

He hosts the comedy podcast Rice to Meet You with UK-based Swedish comedian Evelyn Mok.[15][third-party source needed][16]

Ng has been covered by Variety,[17] CNN,[18] BBC, The Guardian,[19] SBS (S. Korea),[20] South China Morning Post (Hong Kong), Global Times (China),[21] MY (Malaysia), One FM (Malaysia) and Mediacorp (Singapore).[citation needed]

Uncle Roger[]

Ng has become best known for his comedic persona Uncle Roger, who speaks with a pronounced Cantonese accent and prides himself on many East Asian stereotypes. 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.[22]

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.[23] After the video went viral, Ng and Patel appeared on BBC together.[4] Ng has also collaborated with Patel on a YouTube video.[24] In September 2020, he posted a critique video with regards to Gordon Ramsay's fried rice cooking, with him praising the latter for correct technique.[25] He has also created a critique video of Jamie Oliver, criticizing him for his faulty method of cooking. He has made it clear that he does not want any of his viewers to spread hate towards anyone.

Entering China[]

On January 2, 2021, Ng uploaded his first Chinese video in Bilibili, a video sharing website in China.[26] On January 12, Ng apologized on the China social media platform Sina Weibo and deleted a video, featuring fellow YouTube star Mike Chen (陈兴[27]) - who has been critical of The Communist Party of China and also been associated with Falun Gong[28] - stating, "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!"[29] 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."[30] In his first subsequent video as Uncle Roger, he said he would "keep making funny videos – no politics, no drama".[31]

References[]

  1. ^ Testing Jokes On My Brother | Nigel Ng | Comedians In Quarantine UK
  2. ^ Testing Jokes On My Sister | Nigel Ng | Comedians In Quarantine UK
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "About mrnigelng". YouTube.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "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 Chinese). 29 July 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  5. ^ Sathiabalan, S. Indra (29 October 2019). "Ng's a cracking success". The Sun Daily.
  6. ^ Ng, Nigel (15 March 2011). "@njkian Thank you!!!!!! It's my birthday. I better churn out something impressive". Twitter.
  7. ^ "Nigel Ng, comedian tour dates". Chortle.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ Lo, Ricky (14 October 2019). "Two Pinoys among 12 Asians in Stand-Up, Asia! Season 4". The Philippine Star.
  10. ^ Jump up to: a b Ngeow, Ivy (7 June 2018). "Interview with Nigel Ng: Malaysian Comedy Sensation – WRITE NGEOW". writengeow.com. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  11. ^ "nigeljyng - Overview". GitHub. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  12. ^ 崔斯也. "脱口秀演员黄瑾瑜：人人都爱Uncle Roger". 新周刊. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  13. ^ "Nigel Ng". Backyard Comedy Club. 2 August 2015.
  14. ^ "Nigel Ng". Off the Kerb.
  15. ^ "Rice To Meet You Podcast". Rice To Meet You Podcast.
  16. ^ https://www.youtube.com/c/RicetoMeetYouPod/about
  17. ^ Yap, Audrey Cleo (19 August 2020). "How Comedian Nigel Ng Became the Internet's Favorite Asian Uncle". Variety. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  18. ^ Yeung, Jessie. "The Uncle Roger controversy: Why people are outraged by a video about cooking rice". CNN. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  19. ^ Logan, Brian (5 February 2020). "Nigel Ng review – primetime culture-clash comedy". the Guardian. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  20. ^ "영국 BBC에서 만든 계란 볶음밥에 전 세계 아시아인이 분노한 이유?". SBS NEWS (in Korean). 5 August 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  21. ^ "知名华人网红在英国被打，网友怀疑和他之前的节目有关". 凤凰网 (in Chinese). 环球网. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  22. ^ 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.
  23. ^ Chalil, Melanie (24 July 2020). "UK-based Malaysian comedian roasts BBC Food host for cooking rice wrongly in fried rice tutorial (VIDEO) | Malay Mail". Malay Mail.
  24. ^ "Uncle Roger Meet Egg Fried Rice Lady (@Hersha Patel)". YouTube.
  25. ^ 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.
  26. ^ 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.
  27. ^ 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.
  28. ^ "Uncle Roger comedian deletes video with China critic". BBC News. 13 January 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  29. ^ Ng, Nigel (12 January 2021). "Apology Statement". Sina Weibo. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  30. ^ Grundy, Tom (12 January 2021). "'Uncle Roger' apologises and deletes video featuring fellow YouTube star who criticised China". Hong Kong Free Press HKFP. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  31. ^ 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 HKFP. Retrieved 18 January 2021.

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