by SAN DIEGO (AP) Trey Parker, a co-creator of South Park, responded succinctly on Thursday to the White House’s outrage at the cartoon show’s season debut, which featured a nude President Donald Trump in bed with Satan.
After saying, “We’re terribly sorry,” Parker gave a long, deadpan-comic look.
As he sat on stage at Comic-Con International in San Diego, Parker was asked about the altercation at the start of a Comedy Central animation panel that also featured actor Andy Samberg, who co-created the animated Digman, Beavis and Butthead creator Mike Judge, and his South Park co-star Matt Stone!
The White House released a statement earlier in the day on the Wednesday night airing of the 27th season premiere.
In the statement, White House spokesperson Taylor Rogers said, “This show hasn’t been relevant for more than 20 years and is hanging on by a thread with uninspired ideas in a desperate attempt for attention.” No fourth-rate entertainment can end President Trump’s winning run, as he has fulfilled more promises in just six months than any other president in our nation’s history.
Parker stated later in the panel that they did receive a note from their producers during Tuesday night’s broadcast.
Parker answered, “Okay, but we’re going to blur the penis.” I responded, “No, you’re not going to blur the penis.”
Hours after Parker and Stone agreed to a five-year contract with the firm that included 50 new episodes and the streaming rights to earlier seasons, the premiere also criticized Paramount for its recent $16 million settlement with Trump. The sale was valued at $1.5 billion, according to the Los Angeles Times and other publications.
In the episode, Trump files a lawsuit against the town of South Park after its citizens object to the real Jesus Christ being taught in its primary school.
Jesus advises them to make a settlement.
Did you all see what transpired with CBS? Guess who controls CBS, then? “Primary,” says Jesus. Is being like Colbert really what you want?
Days after Stephen Colbert harshly criticized Paramount’s settlement of Trump’s lawsuit over a 60-minute interview, CBS and parent company Paramount Global terminated Colbert’s Late Show last week.
Executives from CBS and Paramount stated that the decision to discontinue The Late Show was made for business reasons.
For an animated series, South Park manages to remain remarkably up to date thanks to its production efficiency and the inventiveness of its creators.
“I am unsure of what the upcoming episode will be,” Parker stated at Comic-Con. As recently as three days ago, we were unsure if this would be well received.
