Posted on 09/20/2025 3:29:21 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
'South Park' previously parodied Charlie Kirk's campus debates
Andrew Kolvet, executive producer of "The Charlie Kirk Show" and a close friend of Charlie Kirk, is calling out Paramount for pulling reruns of a ‘South Park’ episode parodying the conservative activist, who was shot and killed on Sept. 10.
Kolvet argued that Kirk would have wanted the episode to remain on air, noting that he "loved" being featured in the long-running show.
"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," Kolvet wrote on X.
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Comedy Central pulled the episode from its cable rotation hours after Kirk was shot and killed while speaking to students at Utah Valley University. Kirk, the co-founder of Turning Point USA, leaves behind a wife and two children.
Kolvet urged Paramount, which owns Comedy Central, to reinstate the episode, saying it carried personal meaning for Kirk.
"He would want the episode back up," he wrote.
A Paramount spokesperson said the episode would not be airing on Comedy Central's linear rotation but noted it is still available on demand and on Paramount+.
The episode, titled "Got a Nut" from the show’s 27th season, featured main character Eric Cartman sporting a hairstyle similar to Kirk’s while mocking his viral exchanges with college students. In the storyline, characters even received the "Charlie Kirk Award for Young Masterdebaters," a direct nod to the conservative leader.
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At the time of its release in August, Kirk himself praised the parody publicly, calling it a "badge of honor."
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The fact that the degenerates at South Park had to pull that episode is the main thing
I thought they were being a little respectful. I had no problem with that.
After a respectable amount of time, they should put it back into rotation.
I have no problem with that either.
Now put the uncensored version of the Super Best Friends episode back in the rotation.
They were reading the room, and believed they were doing the honorable thing. Gotta respect that.
Those who know Charlie best are not for Conservative’s switching places with Liberals over cancel culture and hate speech.
I actually appreciate them pulling it for a while. It’s too soon to run that on-air when his funeral hasn’t even occurred.
Once they deem an appropriate amount of time has passed, they should reach out to Erika Kirk to see if and when she wants it back in the rotation.
Good form, in my opinion.
It’s in good taste to pull the episode for awhile but don’t make it permanent.
I watch SP whenever I can and love them because nothing is sacred. They'll lampoon everything.
Mr. Ellison should have pulled the episode because of what happened.
there is a video of Kirk and his friends laughing at the South Park Episode. They thought it was hilarious, and Kirk was flattered that the writers thought he was famous enough to put into the satire.
The guys you made South Park are Mormons they were just being respectful. It will be back after he is laid to rest bank on it. Good guys.
Rush Limbaugh used to trash the left for its total lack of humor. They can’t laugh at much, least of which anything that makes fun of them. It’s because, deep inside, they realize what jokes they are.
Rush Limbaugh used to trash the left for its total lack of humor. They can’t laugh at much, least of which anything that makes fun of them. It’s because, deep inside, they realize what jokes they are.
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