May 22, 2023
The Malaysian comedic persona "Uncle Roger," otherwise known as comic Nigel Ng, has found himself caught in the crosshairs of Chinese censorship, with his account suspended on Weibo, the nation's equivalent to Twitter. The ban followed the posting of snippets from his live show which incorporated jokes about China's pervasive surveillance and its President, Xi Jinping. On Twitter, Ng shared a preview of his upcoming performance, humorously imploring the Chinese Communist Party not to "make him disappear." Days later, his Weibo account was rendered inactive, the platform citing violations of "relevant laws and regulations" as the cause for the ban. The footage, a brief excerpt from Ng's upcoming standup performance, reveals Ng interacting with a front-row spectator from China. Upon learning the audience member's origins, Ng quickly acknowledges, "China, good country, good country," his face then morphing into a playfully wary expre
