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South Park Delays Episode 2 While Doubling Down on Trump-Satan Plot

Galvanized by a $1.5 billion Paramount+ deal, Trey Parker and Matt Stone insist on keeping explicit satire uncut following a fresh White House rebuke.

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Eric Cartman in the Season 27 premiere of "South Park."
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Overview

  • Comedy Central announced that Season 27’s Episode 2 will air on August 6, with a repeat of the July 23 premiere taking its original slot this week.
  • A newly released teaser shows President Trump groping Satan’s leg under a dinner table, signaling a continuation of the provocative storyline.
  • Creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone rejected demands to blur Trump’s depiction, underscoring their pledge to uncensored political satire under their new five-year deal.
  • The White House has reiterated its condemnation of the series as “irrelevant” and accused it of grasping for attention with uninspired ideas.
  • A muralist in Los Angeles recreated the Trump-Satan scene and teasers hint at a satirical cameo by Charlie Kirk alongside an ICE enforcement segment.