KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 21 — Malaysia-born comic Nigel Ng, better known to millions as Uncle Roger, has found a new role to rehearse – fatherhood – after announcing the news on Instagram yesterday that a baby is on the way.

The 34-year-old funnyman, who built a global following critiquing egg fried rice with perfectly timed “haiyaas”, swapped punchlines for paternal pride in a post that sent fans into celebratory mode.