South Park co-creator Trey Parker has made a short joke apology to President Donald Trump for ridiculing him in the opening show of their 27th season.
The episode, broadcast on Wednesday, made several jokes at the US president’s expense, including depicting him naked in bed with Satan.
After it aired, the White House described South Park as a “fourth-rate” show that was “hanging on by a thread with uninspired ideas in a desperate attempt for attention”.
Asked about the reaction during a panel at Comic-Con International in San Diego, Parker said, with a mock-serious face: “We’re terribly sorry.”
The episode wasn’t really that funny imho. Sure it made fun of Trump, and said fuck you to Paramount, but the plot was pretty pointless. Haven’t watched South Park for ages so maybe that’s just how it is these days
I agree mostly but whats really funny about this episode is the meta around it.
They actually attacked a lot of things in the episode and every joke is actually pretty good
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Cartman’s whole B-Plot is outlining exactly where they are creatively. If it’s not controversial to say mean things, then whats the point of Cartman? Making fun of and pissing off Trump is their best chance at comedy right now.
Saddam voice is a great attack because they didn’t waste time trying to parody a wannabe middle eastern dictator
Likewise, because South Park Trump IS just Saddam. It is unlikely he will become a liked character like Mr Garrison’s Trump parody was
They haven’t used the F slur I think since season 13. They took two slurs that you can see people trying to mainstream again and directed them at Trump specifically numerous times.
For the record, I credit SouthPark for removing that word from the Zeitgeist for my friends and me. For a couple of months in 2009 thats what we called Harley riders, and then the joke got stale and with that the word just quit being said by us.
The main punchline of AI Trump naked in the desert is a direct challenge to use the “Take it Down Act”
I like to think that the episode wasn’t for fans as much as it was for Trump and team
I think the pay off (whether in real life or in the show itself) will be amusing in the end
That’s the thing about art, it’s subjective.
I think it was just introducing and setting up the state of the town and tone for the season.
I’m not sure that these guys think that far ahead to be honest
It was. No one noticed the picture above Satan’s bed that they never panned up on but I’m pretty sure it’s Epstein.
Maybe, not sure I’ll care enough to watch
Oh well, there’s plenty else for you to watch 👍