Arjen Lubach made jokes about several celebrities in the season opener of his evening show. It was also Matthijs van Nieuwkerk’s turn: “Raking in boiling money!”
The wildly popular evening show with Arjen Lubach is back on the tube. According to Tina Nijkamp, the premiere managed to captivate about 800,000 viewers yesterday, slightly less than the million he is used to. There were several jokes about celebrities in the first episode, including about the teased Matthijs van Nieuwkerk.
Raking seething money
At one point it was about Cristiano Ronaldo and his aggression on the pitch. “Ronaldo receives 200 million euros a year at Al-Nassr, but he is actually always angry,” said Arjen Lubach.
Then images of an angry Ronaldo pass by. “Wow, I’ve never seen anyone rake in so much money so furiously.”
His studio guest Diederik Smit then: “No, you have never watched De Wereld Draait Door, I notice.”
The joke about Matthijs leads to oh shouts in the studio. “Well, not really, no”, replies Arjen.
Just kidding about Pierre
Al-Nassr is a Saudi football club. Diederik denounces the leader of Saudi Arabia. So I don’t think he’s a good leader. Yes, then I am a bit on thin ice, but I have also heard that he has been involved in shady deals and that he therefore seems to be very good friends with Ajax’s trainer, Maurice Steijn.
Arjen: “Do you have proof for that?”
Diederik, referring to Pierre van Hooijdonk-gate: “No, absolutely not. I got this from an analyst at the NOS, who said: ‘Just say this.’ Perhaps we should check that.”
Twan Huys
Twan Huys’ spicy Buitenhof interview with CDA leader Henri Bontenbal was also touched upon. According to Arjen, that was very intense. “Twan Huys had prepared an entire roast. Wow, take it easy, Twan! Jesus, one critical question, okay, but this is just bullying.”
He jokes: “After this he threw Bontenbal’s bicycle into the canal. ‘Goes under, eh, just like the CDA.’”
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Arjen in his evening show: