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'South Park' delay new episode after Charlie Kirk backlash as creators say they "didn't get it done in time"
https://www.nme.com/news/tv/south-park-delay-new-episode-after-charlie-kirk-backlash-as-creators-say-they-didnt-get-it-done-in-time-3893303The latest episode of South Park has been delayed just hours before it was scheduled to air.
Today’s episode (September 18), was eagerly anticipated for a number of reasons – the main one being that it would’ve been the first episode to air since conservative commentator Charlie Kirk was murdered last week (September 10).
According to a statement posted on social media, South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone explained that the 11th-hour delay is their own fault: “Apparently when you do everything at the last minute sometimes you don’t get it done. This one’s 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!”
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Following the fatal shooting of Kirk last week, the August 6 episode of South Park was pulled from re-run schedules. That episode saw the character Eric Cartman becoming a conservative commentator who debates students on colleges, mimicking Kirk’s hairstyle and mannerisms. The episode also featured a prize called the Charlie Kirk Award for Young Masterdebaters.
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Today’s episode (September 18), was eagerly anticipated for a number of reasons – the main one being that it would’ve been the first episode to air since conservative commentator Charlie Kirk was murdered last week (September 10).
According to a statement posted on social media, South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone explained that the 11th-hour delay is their own fault: “Apparently when you do everything at the last minute sometimes you don’t get it done. This one’s 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!”
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Following the fatal shooting of Kirk last week, the August 6 episode of South Park was pulled from re-run schedules. That episode saw the character Eric Cartman becoming a conservative commentator who debates students on colleges, mimicking Kirk’s hairstyle and mannerisms. The episode also featured a prize called the Charlie Kirk Award for Young Masterdebaters.
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