Nigel Ng

Nigel Ng (/ˈnaɪdʒəl əŋ/; Chinese: 黄瑾瑜; pinyin: Huáng Jǐnyú[1]; born 15 March 1991)[2][3] is a Malaysian stand-up comedian based in the UK.[4]

Nigel Ng
黄瑾瑜
Born (1991-03-15) 15 March 1991
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
NationalityMalaysian
Alma materNorthwestern University
Occupationcomedian
Known forUncle Roger
Height177 cm (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Spouse(s)Eva M. Steiner (? - 2019)
Websitewww.nigelngcomedy.com

Early life

Ng was born in Kuala Lumpur to Malaysian Chinese parents.[5][6] He studied engineering and philosophy at Northwestern University, graduating in 2014.[6] Ng has worked as a data scientist and has a Github page.

Career

Ng started his comedy career in Chicago as a student. He moved to the UK to work as a data scientist before becoming a full-time comedian.[2] 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).[7][8]

He has made TV appearances on Rob Delaney's Stand Up Central, Roast Battle and Mock the Week.[9]

He hosts the comedy podcast Rice to Meet You with UK-based Swedish comedian Evelyn Mok.[10]

In July 2020, Ng caught attention for his video critique of Hersha Patel's BBC Food video on cooking egg-fried rice.[11] From this viral video that has accumulated over 10.5 million views (as of August 14th, 2020), he is now also known for his comedic persona as Uncle Roger.

References
  1. "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.
  2. Sathiabalan, S. Indra (29 October 2019). "Ng's a cracking success". The Sun Daily.
  3. Ng, Nigel (15 March 2011). "@njkian Thank you!!!!!! It's my birthday. I better churn out something impressive". Twitter.
  4. "Nigel Ng, comedian tour dates". Chortle.
  5. "Two Pinoys among 12 Asians in Stand-Up, Asia! Season 4". The Philippine Star.
  6. Ngeow, Ivy (7 June 2018). "Interview with Nigel Ng: Malaysian Comedy Sensation – WRITE NGEOW". writengeow.com. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  7. "Nigel Ng". Backyard Comedy Club.
  8. "Nigel Ng". Off the Kerb.
  9. Nigel Ng on IMDb 
  10. "Rice To Meet You Podcast". Rice To Meet You Podcast.
  11. 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.
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