Within the wake of the assassination of conservative media character Charlie Kirk, Comedy Central has elected to not re-air an episode of the most recent season of “South Park” that poked enjoyable at Kirk.
The episode — titled “Received a Nut” — aired again on August 6 and was scheduled to air a re-run on Wednesday night time, however the cable community owned by Paramount and Skydance pulled the episode after Kirk was fatally shot whereas talking at Utah Valley College on Wednesday. The episode stays accessible for streaming on Paramount+.
Some conservatives, together with at the very least one at Kirk’s Turning Level USA, wrote on Telegram (through the New York Put up), “Comedy has penalties. Charlie was focused within the tradition earlier than he was focused in actual life.” Different right-wing figures have directed blame at “South Park” for the disturbing act of political violence as effectively.
However Kirk himself was a fan of the episode after it aired, calling it “hilarious,” and saying he may inform “South Park” creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker had been watching some episodes of his present. You’ll be able to watch his response through TikTok.
“Our ‘Show Me Wrongs,’ our viral, cultural domination on primetime on Comedy Central. So impactful, so necessary, that ‘South Park’ is highlighting it,” Kirk stated. He went on to consult with a Bible verse, of which he stated the present “will get this proper,” and confirmed a clip by which Cartman, with a haircut to resemble Kirk’s personal, turns into a “grasp debater” and fires again at a weepy school pupil…all whereas he’s sitting on the bathroom along with his laptop computer.
“There’s going to be so much stated about this, however we have to have spirit about being made enjoyable of. That is all successful, that is all a win. We as conservatives, we now have thick pores and skin, not skinny pores and skin, and you may make enjoyable of us, and it doesn’t matter,” Kirk stated. “And till subsequent time, I hope all of you turn out to be grasp debaters for reality,” with Kirk ensuring he clearly pronounced every of these separate phrases in “grasp debaters.”
The episode additionally showcased “The Charlie Kirk Awards” celebrating younger individuals who have been “furiously grasp debating” and are utilizing “grasp debation” to save lots of America. The episode exhibits Cartman successfully changing into Kirk after he realizes one other child in school, Clyde, could be very casually getting an enormous following doing easy Show Me Unsuitable movies, successfully stealing what has turn out to be Eric Cartman’s calling card for the previous 25+ years of tv.
This season of “South Park” has been all around the MAGA crowd, and its lampooning of Kirk was arguably tame compared to the way it has depicted President Trump and the Trump administration’s Kristi Noem in the identical episode as Kirk. The episode noticed Noem repeatedly capturing canines within the face in a reference to Noem admitting in her ebook that she had shot and killed her 14-month-old canine. The present has additionally ceaselessly proven Trump stripping down bare, mocking what they are saying is his small penis, and even confirmed an AI-generated Trump stumbling bare by way of the desert like a wandering messiah. Whereas Kirk gained’t be the topic of the present’s satire any additional, don’t count on Matt and Trey to carry again on others transferring ahead.
“South Park” airs on Wednesdays on Comedy Central.
