Arjen Lubach

Arjen Henrik Lubach (born 22 October 1979) is a Dutch comedian, author, music producer and television presenter. Between 2014 and 2021 he was the host of the weekly news satire television show Zondag met Lubach ('Sunday with Lubach') on NPO 3. Between February 2022 and October 2024, he hosted his next show, De Avondshow met Arjen Lubach ('The Evening show with Arjen Lubach') on NPO 1. The day after the last episode, he announced that he and his whole team would leave NPO and VPRO to transfer to RTL with a new show, starting in March 2025, titled Lubach.

Lubach was born in a hospital in Groningen and raised in Lutjegast, where he lived until age 15. His parents were both lawyers, and his father was a professor at the University of Groningen. He went on to study Spanish at the University of Groningen, later worked as a taxi driver in Groningen and as a harbourmaster on Vlieland, and subsequently studied philosophy and Swedish, during which time he met Janine Abbring.

Lubach's debut novel Mensen die ik ken die mijn moeder hebben gekend ("People I Know Who Knew My Mother") appeared in August 2006, followed by Bastaardsuiker ("Brown Sugar") in 2008, Lubach Magnus in 2011, and the thriller IV in 2013, which was nominated for the Gouden Strop. In 2001, he became part of the theatre fellowship Op Sterk Water, with whom he performed at venues including Lowlands, before leaving in June 2014 to present a talkshow. Since 2005, together with Edo Schoonbeek and Pieter Jouke, he has maintained the comedy website Buro Renkema.