South Park faces backlash after Charlie Kirk's death, conservatives push to cancel 'Got a Nut' episode
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The death of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk has brought attention to the South Park Season 27 episode ‘Got a Nut’, which aired in August 2025. With some people blaming its portrayal for demonising conservatives and calling for its cancellation.
Charlie Kirk, a 31-year-old conservative commentator, was murdered in cold blood on September 10, 2025, during an engagement at Utah Valley University around 12:30 PM MST. He was shot in the neck when he was talking to the crowd.
US President Donald Trump took to Truth Social, “The Great, and even Legendary, Charlie Kirk, is dead. No one understood or had the Heart of the Youth in the United States of America better than Charlie. He was loved and admired by ALL, especially me, and now, he is no longer with us. Melania and my Sympathies go out to his beautiful wife, Erika and family. Charlie, we love you!”
However, following the shooting, the satirical animated series was at the centre of the storm on social media. The episode ‘Got a Nut’ that aired on August 5, 2025, parodied Kirk and is now facing a call for removal. In the episode, Cartman was mimicking Charlie's patter on college campuses.
Cartman said, "I’m getting really good at this! I have my arguments down rock-solid; these young college girls are totally unprepared, so I can just destroy them and, also, edit out all the ones who actually argue back well.”
Before the episode aired, Kirk said he was sure that they would make fun of him, which implied that they were having an impact on popular culture. He added that it reflects the success of their show, Turning Point.
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The death of Charlie Kirk has put South Park again under a lot of scrutiny, and the Comedy Central show once again faces calls for cancellation.
One user wrote, "They killed the Master-Debater. We don't know who "They" are. But shame on @SouthPark
for making an entire episode about hating one group of people. Charlie's response to said criticism was filled with love and Christian ideals."
Another user commented, “There is blood on Matt Stone's and Trey Parker's hands. I was one of their biggest fans, but they helped fuel this fire.”
"One thing I believe should happen is that South Park should be cancelled. This entire season has been about dehumanising Trump and every other Conservative, including Charlie Kirk. There is nothing funny about this show anymore. The only thing the show has to offer is hateful"
Users also commented on its liberal ideologies, “South Park gets a $1.5 Billion dollar deal and suddenly turns into a mouthpiece for woke globalists. They do an episode which is basically a hit piece on Charlie Kirk, and a couple of weeks later, he’s murdered. Trey Parker and Matt Stone, you are sellouts and have blood on your hands.”
While some continued to mock him.
Charlie Kirk has been a vocal supporter of conservatism, anti-abortion, and opposed to LGBTQ+ rights. He repeatedly engaged in debates around the campuses, specifically at liberal strongholds. He also made controversial remarks like Palestinians should die, people of colour were better off in slavery and subjugation before the 1940s. “It was bad & it was evil, but they committed fewer crimes”
Former US President Barack Obama condemned the violence in a post he wrote, “We don’t yet know what motivated the person who shot and killed Charlie Kirk, but this kind of despicable violence has no place in our democracy. Michelle and I will be praying for Charlie’s family tonight, especially his wife Erika and their two young children.”
