Comedy Central Pulls South Park Episode Targeting Charlie Kirk After Shocking Shooting
Comedy Central has yanked a new South Park episode mocking Charlie Kirk after a real-life shooting rocked the headlines—here’s what led to the sudden decision.
South Park pokes at everyone, but this one turned into a real-time TV headache. A Season 27 episode that ribbed Charlie Kirk was reportedly pulled from a Comedy Central rerun block just hours after Kirk was killed in a campus shooting. Here is what actually happened, what was in the episode, and where it still lives.
The quick timeline
- September 10, 2025: Charlie Kirk, 31, is fatally shot in the neck while speaking at Utah Valley University during a tour.
- Hours later: Comedy Central swaps out a scheduled rerun of South Park Season 27, Episode 2, 'Got A Nut'. The Arizona Republic reports the episode was replaced with another.
- Viewers notice: On social media, people point out that the rerun block jumps from Season 27, Episode 1 straight to Episode 3.
- September 11, 2025: As noted by People, 'Got A Nut' remains available to stream on Paramount+.
What the episode did
'Got A Nut' is Season 27, Episode 2, and it clearly riffs on Kirk. A character mirrors his mannerisms and hairstyle, grabs control of a podcast, and goes around picking debates at events. There is even a bit where Clyde wins a 'Charlie Kirk Award for Young Masterdebaters' with a direct name-drop. Classic South Park wordplay, classic South Park needling.
Who Kirk was
Kirk was a prominent activist and media personality. He co-founded Turning Point USA in 2013 and served as the CEO of Turning Point Action. He was 31 at the time of his death.
Kirk reacted to the parody before any of this
Back in August, after the episode aired, Kirk leaned into the joke on TikTok and YouTube. He called the send-up funny and basically told his audience to take it on the chin.
'It was hilarious... We need to have a good spirit about being made fun of.'
'This is all a success, this is all a win... We as conservatives, we have thick skin... And until next time, I hope all of you become masterdebaters for truth.'
He also posted a discussion with guests, showed fan art of himself drawn as a Cartman-style caricature, and the table talk was largely positive. Guests called the portrayal flattering and said they had heard people predict Kirk would enjoy the parody.
The inside-baseball part
Pulling a single rerun is not the same thing as erasing an episode. Networks often adjust schedules after real-world tragedies, and that seems to be what happened here. The episode skipping on Comedy Central while it stays up on Paramount+ is a very 2025 split: linear TV gets sensitive, streaming keeps the library intact.
Bottom line: Comedy Central reportedly swapped out the rerun in the immediate aftermath of Kirk's death, but 'Got A Nut' has not vanished. If you want to see what all the fuss was about, it is still on Paramount+ as of Thursday, September 11, 2025.