CHARLIE Kirk loved being mocked in South Park and would want his controversial episode back on TV, a close friend has insisted.
The pal’s comments come after Comedy Central pulled the episode from rotation following the conservative activist’s assassination.
AFPConservative activist Charlie Kirk pictured in March debating with CSUN students during his American Comeback tour stop in Northridge, California[/caption]
South Park character Eric Cartman dressed up as Charlie Kirk
ReutersThe scene after Kirk was shot dead in Utah[/caption]
Andrew Kolvet, an executive producer of The Charlie Kirk Show and one of Kirk’s close friends, wrote on X: “As someone who can speak with some authority on this, Charlie loved that he was featured in South Park.
“He told me many times. He would want the episode back up.”
The August 6 episode, titled Got a Nut, featured Eric Cartman donning Kirk’s trademark hairstyle and running “prove me wrong” debates on campus.
It was episode two of the satirical show’s 27th season – one that has leaned heavily into publicly criticising Donald Trump and the MAGA movement.
But after Kirk was shot dead by a sniper while speaking at Utah Valley University on September 10, Comedy Central quietly replaced a planned rerun with another episode, Sickofancy.
The parody remains available to stream on Paramount+.
And just a week after after the Got a Nut rerun was yanked, creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone delayed a new episode.
They said: “This one is on us. We didn’t get it done in time.
“Thanks to Comedy Central and South Park fans for being so understanding. Tune in next week!”
The show — now in its 27th season since its 1997 debut — will resume on September 24, with new episodes running through December.
South Park fan
Charlie Kirk himself had previously embraced the spoof.
He told Fox News Digital in July: “Honestly, my first reaction was that I kinda laughed.”
A longtime South Park fan, he called the cartoon “an equal opportunity offender” and previously swapped his show’s Instagram and TikTok profile pictures to a screengrab of Cartman impersonating him.
“It’s kinda funny, and it kinda goes to show the cultural impact and the resonance that our movement has been able to achieve. I look at this as a badge of honour,” he said at the time.
“We as conservatives need to be able to take a joke. We shouldn’t take ourselves so seriously.
“That’s something that the left has always done, to great detriment to themselves and the movement. Look, they’re professional comedians.
“They’re probably going to roast me, and I think that’s fine. That’s what it’s all about, being in public life and making a difference.”
APKirk hands out hats before speaking at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah[/caption]
AFPTyler Robinson has been identified as the suspect behind the shocking assassination of right wing influencer Charlie Kirk[/caption]
Assassination shock
The 31-year-old Turning Point USA founder was gunned down mid-speech during a student Q&A session.
Horrific footage showed him collapsing after a single bullet tore through his neck.
He was rushed to hospital in critical condition but died hours later.
The suspected sniper, 22-year-old Tyler Robinson, was caught after a 33-hour manhunt.
Prosecutors say he used a high-powered bolt-action rifle inscribed with antifascist slogans and resistance fighter lyrics.
He faces the death penalty after being charged with aggravated murder, firearms offences, and obstruction of justice.
InstagramCharlie leaves behind his wife Erika and his two young children, aged three and one[/caption]
mrserikakirk/InstagramErika Kirk told their young daughter that her dad is ‘on a work trip with Jesus’[/caption]
President Trump called it a “dark moment” for America and blamed the “radical left” for fueling political violence.
Vice President JD Vance praised Kirk for helping Trump win the White House in 2016 and 2024.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said: “I’m a Gen Z conservative.
“My political education was not just through the rise of President Trump but also through the rise of Charlie Kirk.
“Just watching Charlie from a distance was so inspiring to me as a young conservative woman.”
Kirk leaves behind his wife, Erika Frantzve, and their two young children.
His funeral is set to take place this weekend, with Trump expected to attend.
Timeline of Charlie Kirk shooting
Conservative commentator Charlie Kirk was fatally shot in the neck while speaking at an event at Utah Valley University on Wednesday, September 10
Tuesday, September 9
8:29 am MDT – Shooter arrives on the Utah Valley University campus, as seen in surveillance videos.
Wednesday, September 10
11:52 am – The shooter, described as a college-age individual, arrives on campus before maneuvering onto a rooftop.
12:00 pm – Charlie Kirk is scheduled to host a debate in the UVU Fountain Courtyard.
12:10 pm – A shot is fired at Kirk from 200 yards away and hits him in the neck. The event is immediately evacuated and a man is taken into custody.
1:02 pm – President Donald Trump posts a call to pray for Kirk on Truth Social.
1:37 pm – UVU closes campus, cancels classes, and tells students to leave campus immediately.
1:50 pm – Officials confirm Kirk is in critical condition to the Associated Press.
2:40 pm – Trump confirms Kirk has died, hailing him “great, legendary” in a post on Truth Social.
4:21 pm FBI Director Kash Patel shares on X that the ‘subject for the horrific shooting’ is in custody.
4:30 pm – Utah Governor Spencer Cox, speaking at a press conference, brands Kirk’s death a ‘political assassination. Cox adds there is a ‘person of interest’ in custody and a man arrested earlier has been released.
7:59 pm – Patel, the FBI director, confirmed a second subject taken into custody in connection with Kirk’s shooting was released after being interrogated by law enforcement.
Thursday, September 11
7:15 am – Officials hold a press conference where they announce they have “good video” of the suspect and they recovered the “high-action bolt rifle” in the nearby woods.
9:55 am – Visuals of the suspect are released as officials ask for the public’s help in identifying the individual in the photos.
10:44 am – FBI offers a $100,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of anyone involved in Kirk’s assassination.
10:00 pm – Tyler Robinson is arrested on Thursday night in St. George, Utah, after his dad turned him in. He’s booked into the Utah County Jail.
Friday, September 12
6:00 am – Trump announces a suspect was in custody during an appearance on Fox & Friends. “I think, with a high degree of certainty, we have him,” the president said.
7:30 am – A press conference is held with FBI and Utah government officials, including Cox and Patel, where the Utah governor confirmed, “We got him.” The suspect is identified as 22-year-old Tyler Robinson from Utah.
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