Comedy Central has pulled the scheduled repeat of a recent South Park episode following the assassination of Charlie Kirk.
The Hollywood Reporter said Comedy Central pulled the episode from a showing on the night of Wednesday, September 10, after Kirk, an ally of President Trump, was shot at a Utah university earlier that day.
The episode in question is Season 27, Episode 2, titled Got a Nut. In it, Eric Cartman cosplays as Charlie Kirk, becomes a right-wing podcaster and issues messages similar to those used by Kirk in the past as he “masterdebaters” college graduates. Cartman even dishes out an award called ‘The Charlie Kirk Award for Young Masterdebaters.’
Cartman as “Charlie Kirk” takes on an abortion activist in tonight’s South Park: pic.twitter.com/HYG7OtFJX5
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Kirk had responded to the episode at the time in a TikTok post, calling it “hilarious” and even saying “South Park gets this right. I think they’ve been watching a lot of Charlie Kirk videos.” He added: “We have a good spirit about being made fun of. This is all a success, this is all a win. We as conservatives, we have thick skin, not thin skin, and you can make fun of us and it doesn’t matter.”
@thecharliekirkshow ♬ original sound – The Charlie Kirk Show
Now, according to THR, some MAGA conservatives are hitting out at South Park, drawing a line between the show and Kirk’s murder. Comedy Central is yet to comment. At the time of this article’s publication, Got a Nut is still available on Paramount+, but that may change in the coming hours.
South Park’s recent episodes have drawn some of the series’ best-ever ratings, as well as global attention, for their no holds barred depiction of President Trump. Episodes are taking longer to produce, too, with just four arriving in the eight weeks since Season 27’s debut.
South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone make each episode week-by-week, which makes for a chaotic production but topical shows. But they have switched to a bi-weekly schedule for this season. The elongated production time allows the pair more room to work on each episode, something Paramount is reportedly happy with.
It’s worth noting that during their San Diego Comic-Con 2025 panel, which took place the day after the Trump-skewering season opener aired, Parker said the pair were unsure what the next episode would be, revealing the decision was “super stressful.”
All eyes are on South Park after its Season 27 premiere went so hard on Trump that the White House issued a statement in response. The F.C.C. recently approved Skydance’s $8 billion merger with Paramount, which had needed Trump administration approval. However, Parker and Stone have a big-money deal of their own: a reported $1.5 billion contract to make 50 episodes of South Park over five years for Paramount.
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