Just two years ago, he was a niche comic from Malaysia. Half a billion YouTube views later, the man is known everywhere by his persona “Uncle Roger,” a grouchy Malaysian Chinese uncle with very strong opinions on food. The World’s Patrick Winn tells his story.
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