An government producer for “The Charlie Kirk Present” and shut pal of the conservative character has requested Paramount to proceed airing reruns of the episode that encompasses a parody of the slain political influencer.
“As somebody who can converse with some authority on this, Charlie cherished that he was featured in ‘South Park,’” Andrew Kolvet posted Wednesday on X. “He would need the episode again up.”
Comedy Central, which is owned by Paramount, introduced it won’t air reruns of the second episode of the newest season after Kirk was assassinated Sept. 10 in Utah. The episode can nonetheless be discovered on the Paramount+ streaming service.
Paramount didn’t reply instantly to The Occasions’ request for remark.
“Obtained a Nut,” which premiered Aug. 6, follows Cartman taking on a podcast the place he argues with college students about political subjects. Within the episode, the South Park character adjustments his coiffure to resemble Kirk’s and says he desires to change into a “grasp debater.”
When Comedy Central teased the episode, Kirk advised Fox Information Digital that he noticed it as a badge of honor.
“We as conservatives want to have the ability to take a joke,” he advised Fox in late July. “We shouldn’t take ourselves so significantly.”
Across the identical time, Kirk modified the profile image of his podcast’s Instagram and TikTok accounts to an image of Cartman sporting the host’s hairdo.
Since Kirk’s demise, some companies are displaying little mercy to staff who converse out negatively in regards to the scenario. On Wednesday, ABC pulled “Jimmy Kimmel Dwell” indefinitely after associates complained about feedback the host made on Monday’s present. DC Comics canceled its “Pink Hood” comedian ebook sequence after author Gretchen Felker-Martin made feedback mocking Kirk’s demise on her Bluesky account. (Felker-Martin is transgender; Kirk commonly spoke out towards transitioning.)
On Thursday, Federal Communications Fee Chairman Brendan Carr advised CNBC’s “Squawk on the Avenue” that “we’re not executed but” when it comes to making adjustments to the media ecosystem.
Right here’s hoping this text passes the vibe verify.
