Dutch comedian mocks Disney, Trump after Kimmel show canceled; goes viral
Dutch comedian Arjen Lubach responded Thursday night on his program LUBACH to the cancellation of Jimmy Kimmel’s talk show by ABC, part of the Disney company. Kimmel’s program was canceled after he made remarks about the murder of activist Charlie Kirk. The video that Lubach showed has been gaining popularity online.
Lubach began by saying that Trump has control over major companies, even a giant like Disney: “Everything needs to be done exactly how Trump wants it. Everything has to be MAGA now.”
Lubach aired a satirical compilation of Disney scenes with altered content. He had Timon and Pumbaa sing “Hakuna MAGA-ta,” replacing the carefree Disney phrase “Hakuna Matata” with a reference to Donald Trump’s “Make America Great Again” slogan.
Belle’s father in Beauty and the Beast was shown telling his daughter, “Oh, Belle, you’re so hot; if you weren’t my daughter, I’d probably be dating you,” referencing a comment President Trump made about his daughter, Ivanka. The next segment showed ICE deporting Aladdin as he sang to Princess Jasmine.
The song We Don’t Talk About Bruno from Encanto was changed to We Don’t Talk About Jeffrey, referencing convicted billionaire Jeffrey Epstein, who was reportedly an acquaintance of Trump.
Another segment showed the prince from The Little Mermaid making crude sexual comments toward Ariel, also alluding to Trump’s infamous remarks about grabbing women.
A scene from Bambi begins with Bambi’s mother telling him, “Bambi, trans women are women,” and ends with Bambi witnessing his mother being killed by hunters.
Finally, Princess Anna from the movie Frozen tells her friend, the snowman Olaf, that he is made of snow; therefore, climate change must not be real—an allusion to Trump’s comments questioning climate change because of cold weather.
Lubach’s parody has gone viral online, with the video widely shared on platforms such as TikTok and Instagram. According to RTL, viewers praised the segment for its bold critique and compared it to perceived U.S. media censorship, noting the satire as a sharp commentary on freedom of speech under Trump. Lubach also made headlines in the U.S. in 2017 by joking that Americans should put the Netherlands second.’
