Tag: South Park
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20 Celebrities Who Spoke Out About Their ‘South Park’ Parodies
“South Park” has royally pissed off its share of celebrities in the show’s decades-long run. The hit Comedy Central animated series, co-created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone, debuted in 1997 and has most infamously mocked Barbra Streisand, Kanye West, Jennifer Lopez, and more recently, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.While the viral parody of the…
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Jokes Were Never The Top Priority When It Came To Writing King Of The Hill
“King of the Hill” was always an odd duck. Its predecessor, the legendary animated series “The Simpsons,” earned its acclaim by being endlessly inventive and funny. “South Park,” which also premiered in 1997 like “King of the Hill,” weaponized its crude animation and gross-out humor to make a big impression. Fans of “The Simpsons” venerate…
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‘South Park’ Creators Developed an Entire Deepfake Donald Trump Movie That Never Got Made: ‘It’s Sort of On Hold’
“South Park” creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker went viral during the pandemic thanks to their surprise deepfake video, “Sassy Justice,” which has earned over 2 million views on YouTube since its October 2020 debut. The 14-minute short finds a deepfake Donald Trump, voiced by Peter Serafinowicz, reporting news out of Cheyenne, Wyoming under the…
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The New South Park Movie Is A Giant Middle Finger To Streaming Platforms Everywhere
The latest Paramount+ exclusive “South Park” movie just dropped on the streamer, with the aptly given title, “The Streaming Wars.” The long-running animated series from Trey Parker and Matt Stone is currently breaking the sole rule of Ghostbustin’ by crossing the streams, as the current 25 seasons of “South Park” live on HBO Max until…
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Bill Hader Has The Toughest Time Writing One Particular Character In Barry
Bill Hader is no doubt one of the greatest living comedy writers. He’s been in the writers room of legendary long-running series like “South Park” and “Saturday Night Live,” and he co-created the hilarious satirical show “Documentary Now!” with fellow “SNL” alum Fred Armisen. His foray into a tonally ironic criminal thriller series, “Barry,” has…
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Kendrick Lamar’s Deepfake ‘The Heart Part 5’ Launches Partnership with Trey Parker and Matt Stone
Pulitzer Prize-winner Kendrick Lamar unveiled the first track for his upcoming album “Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers,” kicking off the first step in his partnership with Matt Stone and Trey Parker’s production company.Lamar’s latest single “The Heart Part 5” features the 13-time Grammy winner transforming into Oj Simpson, Jussie Smollett, Nipsey Hussle, Kobe Bryant,…
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Kendrick Lamar’s ‘The Heart Part 5’ Video Kicks Off Partnership With ‘South Park’ Creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone
It took a village to create Kendrick Lamar’s mind-melting new video for his song “The Heart Part 5,” which on the surface is just him performing in front of a red backdrop until you realize that his face deepfakes into those of Oj Simpson, Jussie Smollett, Nipsey Hussle, Kobe Bryant and Kanye West.While the video…
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TV, Interrupted: Clerks The Animated Series Deserved At Least 37 More Episodes (In A Row)
(Welcome to TV, Interrupted, a series where the /Film team remembers, eulogizes, and makes a case for the revival of TV shows we loved that were canceled far too soon.)In the modern era of television, animated sitcoms are nothing new. “The Simpsons” is one of the longest-running shows in television history and it inspired a…
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Every South Park Season Ranked
What hasn’t “South Park” done over its incredible run? The show started as a scrappy little program in the late 1990s, and it wasn’t long before it became a vital cultural touchstone. It’s chock-full of memorable songs, hilarious gross-out gags, outrageous humor, and a lot to say about the world around us. It also boasts…
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Another Classic South Park Song Got The Full Orchestra Treatment
Everyone’s favorite quiet little mountain town in Colorado is celebrating this year. After the highs and lows of an unprecedented $900 million deal that renews the series up to a 30th season, “South Park” returned to Comedy Central earlier this month for its landmark 25th season. And to mark the occasion, the satirical animated series created…