Charlie Kirk Producer Urges Paramount To Bring Back Missing South Park Episode
Andrew Kolvet is urging Paramount+ to reinstate the South Park episode that lampooned Charlie Kirk, saying on X that Kirk laughed off the parody and would want it back on the platform.
South Park roasted Charlie Kirk this season, and now one of his closest collaborators is asking for that episode to be put back where everyone can see it. It is a little weird, because the streaming side still has it, but the TV side quietly pulled it. So yeah, there is some inside-baseball platform confusion here.
Kolvet says Kirk wanted it up, not buried
Andrew Kolvet, executive producer of The Charlie Kirk Show and a close colleague of the late activist, publicly urged Paramount+ to restore the episode that lampooned Kirk. He posted the note a week after Kirk, 31, was shot and killed during a speech at Utah Valley University. Police said they arrested 22-year-old Tyler Robinson in connection with the killing.
"Hey @paramountplus, 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 episode in question, and where it actually is
The episode is Got a Nut, which aired August 6, 2025 as part of Season 27. In it, Eric Cartman becomes a right-wing podcaster, and the show riffs on Kirk’s hair, debate style, and the whole public persona. Here is the catch: as of now, the episode is still available on Paramount+. The removal happened on Comedy Central’s broadcast lineup after Kirk’s assassination, which is likely why Kolvet’s tag of Paramount+ raised eyebrows. National File and a few other outlets flagged the pull, and plenty of commenters knocked the decision as an overreaction.
How Kirk took the joke while he was alive
Kirk did not hate the parody. In an August Fox News interview, he called it a badge of honor and said conservatives should be able to take a joke. He doubled down on TikTok, calling the bit hilarious and even a form of cultural domination, basically saying: we have thick skin, make fun of us, it is fine.
Meanwhile, a scheduling hiccup at South Park HQ
Creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone delayed the next episode, saying they simply did not finish in time and thanked fans and Comedy Central for hanging in there. New target: next week.
- Aug 6, 2025: South Park airs Got a Nut (Season 27); Cartman does a right-wing podcast and the show parodies Charlie Kirk.
- August: Kirk calls the parody a badge of honor on Fox News and praises it on TikTok.
- Early September: Kirk, 31, is fatally shot during a speech at Utah Valley University; police arrest 22-year-old Tyler Robinson in connection.
- After the killing: Comedy Central removes the episode from its broadcast rotation; it remains on Paramount+.
- Sept 17, 2025: Producer Andrew Kolvet urges Paramount+ to restore the episode, saying Kirk wanted it up.
- Also this week: Parker and Stone delay the next new South Park episode due to timing.
Bottom line: the streaming/broadcast split makes this look messier than it is. If the point is honoring how Kirk actually felt, he was on record laughing it off and wearing it like a trophy. Pulling it from TV but leaving it streaming is the kind of half-measure that makes everyone mad and convinces no one.