Nigel Ng
Nigel Ng is a Malaysian comedian and creator of Uncle Roger, mixing stand-up and cooking roasts with restaurants and a cookbook rooted in Asian food.
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S&S/Simon ElementOverview
- From
- Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Known as
- Uncle Roger and Nephew Nigel
- Studied
- Engineering and philosophy at Northwestern University
- Breakout
- His July 2020 reaction to a BBC Food egg fried rice video
- Based in
- Los Angeles
Mini bio
Before Uncle Roger.
Nigel grew up in Kuala Lumpur and started performing stand-up while studying at Northwestern University in the US. In a 2018 interview, he described studying engineering and philosophy and slowly finding his confidence onstage. He later worked as a data scientist in London while continuing to perform, and became a full-time comic in September 2019.
The rice video that changed things.
In July 2020, his Uncle Roger character reacted to a BBC Food egg fried rice tutorial featuring Hersha Patel. The orange polo shirt, outspoken uncle persona and food opinions became his calling card. Nigel told Tatler that the character drew on the opinionated but ultimately kind aunties and uncles he grew up around.
Beyond the reaction videos.
Stand-up has remained part of his work. His debut show Culture Shocked earned a Best Newcomer nomination at the 2019 Edinburgh Comedy Awards. The HAIYAA Special pairs Uncle Roger’s crowd roasts with Nigel’s observations about life and culture; he released the full Boston recording on YouTube in September 2025.
Bringing fans to the table.
He opened FUIYOH! It’s Uncle Roger at Pavilion Kuala Lumpur in September 2024, then expanded into London with Kawan by Uncle Roger in 2026. His first cookbook, Don’t Mess Up Your Rice, followed in November 2026, written with Jenn Garbee and featuring a foreword by Gordon Ramsay.
Creditschronological, newest first
Books
- 2026Don't Mess Up Your Rice: 70 Recipes to Impress Uncle RogerCo-author with Jenn Garbee
Stand-up
- 2025The HAIYAA Special: full YouTube releaseStand-up comedian and Uncle Roger performer
- 2019Culture ShockedStand-up comedian
Online comedy
- 2020Uncle Roger DISGUSTED by this Egg Fried Rice Video (BBC Food)Creator and performer
Awards
Quotes
I love seeing my cuisine and my people do wellNigel Ng, Restaurant interview
The headline quote from his May 2026 interview about opening Kawan by Uncle Roger in London.
Trivia
- Mandarin is his first language, as he discussed with interviewer Ivy Ngeow.
- He studied philosophy alongside engineering at Northwestern University.
- He told Tatler he learned to cook out of necessity while at university.
- His first Uncle Roger fried rice reaction began with a video someone sent him.
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