rik ▁Lub ach ▁( ; ▁born ▁ 2 2 ▁October ▁ 1 9 7 9 ) ▁is ▁a ▁Dutch ▁com ed ian , ▁author ▁and ▁television ▁present er . ▁He ▁hosts ▁the ▁week ly ▁news ▁sat ire ▁television ▁show ▁Z ond ag ▁met ▁Lub ach . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁ ▁Ar jen ▁Hen rik ▁Lub ach ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁October ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁in ▁a ▁hospital ▁in ▁G ron ingen , ▁Netherlands . ▁He ▁was ▁raised ▁in ▁L ut j eg ast , ▁where ▁he ▁lived ▁until ▁age ▁ 1 5 . ▁ ▁Lub ach ' s ▁parents ▁were ▁both ▁law y ers ▁and ▁his ▁father ▁was ▁a ▁professor ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁G ron ingen . ▁Lub ach ▁is ▁a ▁great - grand son ▁of ▁Mayor ▁Ob be ▁Nor bru is ▁of ▁Sch o one be ek ▁and ▁Zu ilen ▁( 1 8 9 5 – 1 9 7 0 ). ▁He ▁and ▁his ▁two ▁brothers ▁were ▁raised ▁outside ▁of ▁L ut j eg ast . ▁Lub ach ▁felt ▁like ▁an ▁out s ider ▁because ▁his ▁family ▁did ▁not ▁speak ▁the ▁G ron ings ▁dialect . ▁He ▁describes ▁his ▁younger ▁self ▁as ▁" complex " ▁and ▁a ▁" k id ▁who ▁stayed ▁ind o ors ". ▁Although ▁he ▁was ▁bul lied , ▁he ▁cons iders ▁his ▁youth ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁enjoy able . ▁His ▁family ▁was ▁religious : ▁the ▁children ▁went ▁to ▁the ▁Protest ant ▁primary ▁school ▁School ▁met ▁de ▁Bij bel ▁(" Sch ool