"Don't Make Him Disappear, Please" — Weibo Bans Uncle Roger After He Jokes About China
"Uncle Roger about to get cancelled," he even joked when posting the clip last week.
By May Vin Ang — 22 May 2023, 03:42 PM
UK-based Malaysian comedian Nigel Ng, better known as fan-favourite persona Uncle Roger, has gotten banned on Weibo, a popular social media platform in China
As of writing, a message on Ng's Weibo account states that "due to violation of relevant laws and regulations, the user is currently banned".
His suspension comes days after he published a clip of himself joking about China and its strict political governance during a live show.
"Uncle Roger about to get cancelled," he even joked on Tuesday, 16 May, when posting the clip promoting his latest standup tour on Twitter.
In the preview clip of a routine, Uncle Roger learns that a man in the audience is from Guangzhou, China, to which he responds by saying "Good country, good country"
"We have to say that now, correct? All the phones are listening," he also teases, which draws laughs from the crowd.
He then quips "long live President Xi" towards his phone in his pocket, before joking about his "social credit score going up".
Making a few comments about Taiwan, he then feigns worry about "getting cancelled" and asks the same audience member from Guangzhou to help put in a good word for him with his country's authorities.
"Uncle Roger good comrade, good comrade," he pretends to write. "Don't make him disappear, please."
This is not Ng's first brush with China over his comedy skits. However, in the last incident, he was accused of pandering to China.
In January 2021, he deleted a YouTube video one day after it was uploaded for featuring food YouTuber Mike Chen of 'Strictly Dumpling', who was vocal of China's treatment of Uighurs in Xinjiang.
Ng then apologised to Chinese fans on Weibo for causing a "bad social impression" and that he was not aware of Chen's "political thoughts and incorrect comments about China in the past".
