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Charlie Kirk’s longtime producer says Comedy Central made a mistake pulling a “South Park” episode that mocked the late conservative activist — insisting Kirk himself would have wished it to stay on the air.
“Hey @paramountplus, as someone who can speak with some authority on this, Charlie loved that he was featured in South Park. He told me many times. He would want the episode back up,” Andrew Colvet, govt producer of “The Charlie Kirk Show,” posted Wednesday on X.
Comedy Central has not mentioned whether or not it’s going to restore the episode.
Charlie Kirk’s longtime producer says Comedy Central made a mistake pulling a “South Park” episode that mocked the late conservative activist. Comedy Central
The Post has sought remark from Comedy Central and Paramount Skydance.
The controversial installment, half of the show’s twenty seventh season, portrayed Eric Cartman as Kirk, ridiculing his trademark “debate me” routine at school campuses.
Comedy Central yanked the episode simply hours after the conservative activist was assassinated at a Utah faculty.
The Paramount Skydance-owned channel pulled the rerun of “Got a Nut” from its Wednesday lineup, swapping in one other episode from Season 27, in response to industry shops.
The community confirmed the parody was “temporarily pulled” however declined additional remark.
Andrew Colvet, govt producer of “The Charlie Kirk Show,” wrote on X that Kirk would have wished the episode to air. Charlie Kirk Show
The section, which first aired Aug. 6, featured Eric Cartman dressed and speaking like Kirk as he staged a campus debate. It ended with Cartman receiving the “Charlie Kirk Award for Young Masterdebaters.”
Kirk, 31, founder of Turning Point USA and a staunch Trump ally, laughed on the mockery in August.
In a TikTok post, he referred to as the send-up “hilarious” and “a badge of honor,” even altering his profile picture on X to Cartman in his signature black T-shirt.
But the satire became a flashpoint after Kirk was shot within the neck on Sept. 10 during his “American Comeback Tour” occasion at Utah Valley University in Orem.
Kirk laughed at episode mocking him and “loved that he was featured in South Park.” @realcharliekirk/Instagram
Tyler Robinson, 22, of Utah, has been charged within the deadly taking pictures.
Kirk, founder of campus activist group Turning Point USA, rose to prominence as one of Trump’s most vocal defenders. His fiery campus debates and radio show made him a hero to the MAGA base and a lightning rod for critics.
The fallout has been rapid: journalists and commentators who mocked Kirk after his death have misplaced jobs, fueling an environment of concern in media circles. Several networks have suspended staffers for what executives deemed “inappropriate remarks.”
Meanwhile, “South Park” creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone distanced themselves from the controversy, noting that one other episode of the season did not air Wednesday solely as a result of manufacturing ran late.
The Paramount Skydance-owned channel pulled the rerun of “Got a Nut” from its Wednesday lineup. Comedy Central
“This one’s on us,” they mentioned in a assertion. “Tune in next week.”
Season 27 has gone onerous at Trump’s second administration, that includes spoofs of cupboard officers and a storyline by which the president impregnates Satan.
The remaining six episodes are set to air Sept. 24, Oct. 15, Oct. 29, Nov. 12, Nov. 26 and Dec. 10.
Kirk’s funeral will happen Saturday in Phoenix, the place Trump is predicted to ship remarks. Thousands of mourners are anticipated.
Turning Point USA pledged to proceed his mission.
