Comedy Central has pulled a current “South Park” episode from its rotation within the wake of Charlie Kirk’s fatal shooting.
Kirk, the founding father of the conservative youth activist group Turning Level USA, died Wednesday after he was shot during an event at Utah Valley College in Orem, Utah.
The “South Park” episode, a rerun that includes one of many present’s fundamental characters, Eric Cartman, parodying Kirk, was pulled from the community’s scheduled rotation following Kirk’s loss of life.
Charlie Kirk, who based Turning Level USA, speaks earlier than former President Donald Trump’s arrival throughout a Turning Level USA Believers Summit convention, July 26, 2024, in West Palm Seaside, Fla.
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The episode initially aired in early August and was scheduled for a rerun on Wednesday evening.
Though the episode was pulled from Comedy Central’s rotation, it’s nonetheless out there on demand and on Paramount+.
Within the episode, Cartman takes on Kirk’s persona by mimicking the right-wing political activist’s mannerisms and confrontational debate style. Like Kirk, Cartman additionally hosts a right-wing podcast the place he debates those that do not agree together with his views, in line with Folks.
Character cut-outs are seen at Paramount+’s South Park in San Diego occasion throughout 2025 San Diego Comedian-Con, on July 25, 2025, in San Diego, Calif.
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On Aug. 7, following the episode’s launch, Kirk took to TikTok and referred to as it “hilarious.”
“The ‘South Park’ episode simply dropped, and truthfully, it’s hilarious,” he stated on the time. “A part of it’s type of like, no matter, typical humor, nevertheless it was hilarious. Simply watch this little snippet of our ‘Show Me Wrongs,’ our viral, cultural domination on primetime on Comedy Central — so essential, so impactful that ‘South Park’ is highlighting. Watch.”
Kirk then confirmed a clip from the episode, which options Cartman debating folks on his fictional podcast.
The episode additionally includes a character receiving an award named after Kirk.
On TikTok, Kirk stated he was instructed previous to the episode airing that if his title was talked about on the present, he ought to think about it a “large win.”
Character cut-outs are seen at Paramount+’s South Park in San Diego occasion throughout 2025 San Diego Comedian-Con, on July 25, 2025, in San Diego, Calif.
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“We acquired our personal award present as a part of ‘South Park,'” he stated on the time. “I used to be instructed that moving into — ‘Charlie, if they are saying your title, that is an enormous win.’ Apparently there’s ‘The Charlie Kirk Awards.'”
On the finish of his TikTok, Kirk stated, “There’s gonna be loads stated about this, however we have to have a very good spirit about being made enjoyable of, and that is all a hit. That is all a win.”
Kirk, who had amassed practically 8.5 million followers on TikTok over the previous yr and a half, additionally changed his profile photograph on the platform to an image of Cartman from the episode.
Following his loss of life on Wednesday, Kirk’s many conservative supporters criticized the creators of “South Park” for mocking Kirk and allegedly concentrating on conservatives.
A number of Republican and Democratic leaders alike have additionally weighed in and condemned Kirk’s killing.
President Donald Trump referred to as Kirk’s assassination “heinous” in a video message shared on social media Wednesday.
“Charlie impressed thousands and thousands, and tonight, all who knew him and beloved him are united in shock and horror,” he stated. “Charlie was a patriot who devoted his life to the reason for open debate in a rustic that he beloved a lot.”
Trump additionally referred to as Kirk a “martyr for fact and freedom.”
A manhunt for the suspected shooter is underway.
