Category:1: About

Nigel NG is a British-based food critic, comedian and YouTuber whose race is Malay-Chinese. He is the alter-ego of Uncle Roger. He does "weejos" on the channel mrnigelng and Rice to Meet you Podcast.

Early life:

Ng was born in Kuala Lumpur to Malaysian Chinese parents of Hokkien ancestry. 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. Ng has worked as a data scientist and has a GitHub page.

Inspiration:

Ng is a fan of Hong Kong comic actor Stephen Chow, and he thinks that Chow's films inspired him to become a comedian.Another of Ng's idols is Taiwanese singer Jay Chou, with Fantasy being his favourite album. On social media, Chou has liked and retweeted Ng's videos.

Relationship and Family:

Ng had told fellow YouTuber Shu that he was divorced in a food travel vlog posted in April 2020. It appears that Ng might have some real-life inspiration when Uncle Roger occasionally makes reference to the fictional character of his ex-wife Helen (Auntie Helen) in his videos. Ng's father is a businessman selling cars and his mother is a full time housewife. Ng has a sister, Yoki Ng who is a professional harmonicist back home in Malaysia’s musical scene. He also has a brother called Garry Kou.