Malaysian ‘uncle’ a ‘rice-ing’ Internet star

By June H.L. Wong

HOW did a comedian in Britain become a huge YouTube sensation with his parody of a Malaysian Chinese uncle with an Ah Beng accent?

With one lucky strike, that’s how. By now, you might have watched Nigel Ng’s “Uncle Roger DISGUSTED by this Egg Fried Rice Video (BBC Food)” on YouTube, which is wowing netizens around the world.

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Nigel Ng , YouTube , stand-up comedian , London

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