Ridiculing the unreasonable: The political aesthetic of <i>Zondag met Lubach</i>

This article analyses the highly popular and critically acclaimed Dutch satirical TV show Zondag met Lubach (2014-2021), using approach of political aesthetics. Through this approach, which focuses on form, style rhetoric cultural artefacts, way in these elements perform politics, it is shown that was much less critical progressive than often thought. Overall, mainly defended existing liberal status quo. It did so by depoliticising its own viewpoint, presented as simply reasonable, while ideas practices not fit within viewpoint were framed irrational ridiculous. also turns out solutions proposed for current social issues strongly inclined towards individual responsibility, structural changes. another acted a defender given socio-political order.