Comedian 'Uncle Roger' Opens London Restaurant
Comedian Nigel Ng, known for his character Uncle Roger, has opened his first restaurant in London. The establishment, named Kawan, will serve Malaysian cuisine.
- The restaurant, located at 12 Macclesfield Street in Chinatown, is a joint venture with restaurateur Keng Yew and Daren Liew, a former chef at the Hakkasan Group. - Before his comedy career, Ng graduated from Northwestern University with a degree in engineering and worked as a data scientist. - This is Ng's first restaurant in the UK, but it follows the opening of six "FUIYOH! It's Uncle Roger" locations in Malaysia, the first of which launched in September 2024. - The menu will feature Asian dishes with a "modern British lens," including items like a crispy puff chicken Wellington and a unique take on fish and chips, alongside a Hainanese chicken chop. - In adtech, a key 2026 trend is the strategic shift to first-party data and owned platforms, as programmatic advertising adapts to a landscape without third-party cookies following the official end of Google's Privacy Sandbox initiative in late 2025. - On the UK tech leadership front, insurer Ageas UK appointed Jason Selby as its new CTO in January 2026 to lead the platform strategy and integration following its acquisition of Esure. - In Formula 1, teams are currently conducting pre-season testing in Bahrain (Feb 12-13), with drivers like Max Verstappen expressing strong criticism of the new 2026 car regulations, labeling the driving experience as "anti-racing" due to complex energy management demands.
