SAN DIEGO – The day after one of the most controversial episodes in the show’s history, “South Park” creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone had a succinct response to the ruckus they caused.
“We’re terribly sorry,” Parker said with a sly grin at a Comedy Central's Comic-Con animation panel next to Stone, “Beavis and Butt-Head” honcho Mike Judge and “Digiman” creator Andy Samberg.
The Season 27 premiere of “South Park” tore into President Donald Trump, showing him literally getting into bed naked with Satan, and referenced their Paramount bosses’ settlement with the president, the “60 Minutes” flap and the surprise cancellation of CBS's "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert." All followed Wednesday by an agreement between Paramount and the “South Park” creators for 50 new episodes and a lucrative new streaming deal on Paramount+.
White House spokesperson Taylor Rogers slammed the episode in a statement to USA TODAY, calling "South Park" a "fourth-rate show" that "hasn't been relevant for over 20 years."
When Comic-Con panel moderator Josh Horowitz joked that he had a subpoena with him, Parker responded, “It’s fine; we’re ready.”
