Nigel Ng

Nigel Ng (Chinese: 黃瑾瑜; born March 15, 1991) is a Malaysian comedian and YouTuber based in the United States. He is best known for co-creating (alongside Evelyn Mok) and portraying Uncle Roger, a fictionalized alter ego of himself, representing a stereotypical middle-aged Chinese uncle with an exaggerated Cantonese accent who is often seen critiquing Westerners' attempts at cooking Asian food.

Nigel Ng was born in Kuala Lumpur on March 15, 1991, the son of Malaysian Chinese parents of Hokkien ancestry. After graduating from Chong Hwa Independent High School in 2009, he moved to the U.S. to study at Northwestern University, where he majored in engineering and minored in philosophy, graduating in 2014. He previously worked as a data scientist at Monzo. Inspired in part by the work of Hong Kong comedy actor Stephen Chow, he made his TV debut in 2018 on Comedy Central's Stand Up Central, and hosted the comedy podcasts Rice to Meet You with Evelyn Mok and HAIYAA with Nigel Ng with his producer Matt.

In July 2020, Ng attracted attention for an Uncle Roger video critiquing Hersha Patel's BBC Food video on cooking egg-fried rice; after it went viral, Ng and Patel appeared on BBC Food together. He has released numerous videos critiquing chefs' versions of Asian dishes and collaborated with many entertainers and food personalities. Ng won the Amused Moose Laugh-Off 2016 and was nominated for the "Best Newcomer Award" for his stand-up comedy show at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2019. The accent he uses for Uncle Roger has received criticism for perpetuating negative stereotypes about Asians, and some of his remarks have drawn backlash.