Comedian Nigel Ng, aka Uncle Roger, thinks Singapore food is a 'less good' version of Malaysian fare

Nigel Ng, the Malaysian comedian behind popular YouTube persona Uncle Roger, went viral in 2020 for criticising a BBC Food video on how to make egg fried rice. PHOTO: LIVE NATION
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SINGAPORE - Nigel Ng, the Malaysian comedian behind popular YouTube persona Uncle Roger, has no doubts that Malaysia has better food than Singapore.

His first YouTube video as Uncle Roger went viral in 2020 for criticising a BBC Food video on how to make egg fried rice. It has since drawn 30 million views.

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