Finally. After years of half-hearted digs and “kids just being kids” filler episodes, Trey Parker and Matt Stone have slammed their boots on the table, yelled “Screw it!” and delivered the most gloriously childish middle finger imaginable to Donald Trump, the Paramount boardroom, and—let’s be honest—anyone who thought South Park was past it.
The season 27 premiere, Sermon on the Mount, opens with Trump suing the town (standard), segues into Jesus descending like a holy mediator-cum-litigator, and climaxes with the President of the United States stark naked in bed with Satan—because subtlety is for shows that don’t cost $1.5bn. The White House dutifully took the bait, labelling the show “uninspired” and “desperate for attention,” which is rather like telling a wasp it’s “too buzzy.”
The genius here isn’t just in the gags—it’s in the timing. CBS axes Colbert for being expensive and a little too Trumpy; Paramount signs Parker and Stone for the GDP of a small nation; and 48 hours later, South Park is lampooning Trump, CBS, lawsuits, ChatGPT, religious hypocrisy and corporate cowardice all in twenty-two minutes of beautifully tasteless chaos.
The writers clearly relished every second. There’s an end-credits voiceover gleefully announcing, “His penis is teeny tiny, but his love for us is large.” It’s the kind of juvenile punchline that only works because Parker and Stone commit to the bit like zealots at a monster truck rally. And yes, Trey Parker really did insist they not blur the presidential member. Thank you, Trey.
This isn’t South Park meekly toeing the political line; it’s Parker and Stone reclaiming their throne as the kings of gleeful offence. Jesus showing up to negotiate like a divine divorce lawyer? Inspired. Trump as a perpetual lawsuit machine? Brutal. The whole thing is a wonderfully dumb, razor-sharp reminder that South Park is still at its best when it’s immature, mean-spirited, and savagely on point.
Parker once complained that the show had become “Tune in to see what we’re going to say about Trump!” Well, this time we tuned in—and my God, it was worth it.
Rating: 5 out of 5 blurred presidential appendages.
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