The chief producer of The Charlie Kirk Present has known as on Paramount to reinstate the South Park episode that parodied him.
After the conservative commentator was murdered final week (September 10), the August 6 episode of South Park was pulled from re-run schedules.
That episode noticed the character Eric Cartman changing into a conservative commentator who debates college students in school campuses, mimicking Kirk’s coiffure and mannerisms. The episode additionally featured a prize known as the Charlie Kirk Award for Younger Masterdebaters.
Now, Andrew Kolvet, Kirk’s government producer, has urged the community to reinstate the episode.
“As somebody who can converse with some authority on this, Charlie beloved that he was featured in ‘South Park,’” Kolvet mentioned in an X publish on Wednesday. “He instructed me many occasions. He would need the episode again up.”
Hey @paramountplus, as somebody who can converse with some authority on this, Charlie beloved that he was featured in South Park. He instructed me many occasions. He would need the episode again up.
— Andrew Kolvet (@AndrewKsway) September 17, 2025
MAGA supporters have additionally blamed the present for Kirk’s taking pictures, with some suggesting the August 6 episode instantly influenced the shooter’s actions. At the moment, there is no such thing as a proof to counsel the taking pictures was motivated by the episode.
“Trey Parker and Matt Stone have blood on their palms. Take away South Park from all streaming companies” wrote one particular person, whereas one other added: “South Park definitely fomented the hatred essential to get Kirk assassinated.”
Season 27 of the present has aimed nearly all of its jokes on the Trump administration, depicting the US President as being in a relationship with Devil and in addition having a micro penis.
The White Home has beforehand condemned the depiction of President Trump and his allies in an announcement, remarking that the present “hasn’t been related for over 20 years.” The present’s creators responded with a mocking apology at San Diego Comedian Con in late July.
Yesterday (September 18), the newest episode of South Park – which would be the first since Kirk’s dying – was delayed simply hours earlier than it was scheduled to air. Creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone defined that it was their very own fault: “Apparently whenever you do all the things on the final minute generally you don’t get it finished. This one’s on us. We didn’t get it finished in time. Because of Comedy Central and South Park followers for being so understanding. Tune in subsequent week!”
The delay marks solely the second time in South Park‘s prolonged run that an episode has missed its manufacturing schedule – the primary time happened in 2013 on account of an influence outage.
