KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia-born stand-up comedian Nigel Ng has been suspended from Weibo, China's equivalent of Twitter, after posting a clip poking fun at the Chinese government. According to The Guardian, the comedian - better known as Uncle Roger - published a clip from an undated stand-up show on Twi
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia-born stand-up comedian Nigel Ng has been suspended from Weibo, China's equivalent of Twitter, after posting a clip poking fun at the Chinese government.
When the member of the audience says that he was from Guangzhou in China, Ng responds with “China, good country, good country” which elicits laughter from those present. Later on Saturday, his account on Weibo was suspended from creating new posts. A message on the page said Ng was blocked “due to the violation of relevant laws and regulations”, according to CNN. However, no further details were given.On Monday, Ng reposted the video to Twitter. He wrote: “For some reason this clip got a ton of views this past weekend. I wonder why”.
Ng is the most recent comedian who appears to have been singled out by Chinese authorities in their campaign against such artistes.
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