Charlie Kirk’s longtime producer says Comedy Central made a mistake pulling a “South Park” episode that mocked the late conservative activist — insisting Kirk himself would have wanted it to remain on the air.
“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,” Andrew Colvet, executive producer of “The Charlie Kirk Show,” posted Wednesday on X.
Comedy Central has not said whether it will restore the episode.
The Post has sought comment from Comedy Central and Paramount Skydance.
The controversial installment, part of the show’s 27th season, portrayed Eric Cartman as Kirk, ridiculing his trademark “debate me” routine at college campuses.
Comedy Central yanked the episode just hours after the conservative activist was assassinated at a Utah college.
The Paramount Skydance-owned channel pulled the rerun of “Got a Nut” from its Wednesday lineup, swapping in another episode from Season 27, according to industry outlets.
The network confirmed the parody was “temporarily pulled” but declined further comment.
The segment, which first aired Aug. 6, featured Eric Cartman dressed and talking like Kirk as he staged a campus debate. It ended with Cartman receiving the “Charlie Kirk Award for Young Masterdebaters.”
Kirk, 31, founder of Turning Point USA and a staunch Trump ally, laughed at the mockery in August.
In a TikTok post, he called the send-up “hilarious” and “a badge of honor,” even changing his profile photo on X to Cartman in his signature black T-shirt.
But the satire turned into a flashpoint after Kirk was shot in the neck on Sept. 10 during his “American Comeback Tour” event at Utah Valley University in Orem.
Tyler Robinson, 22, of Utah, has been charged in the fatal shooting.
Kirk, founder of campus activist group Turning Point USA, rose to prominence as one of Trump’s most vocal defenders. His fiery campus debates and radio show made him a hero to the MAGA base and a lightning rod for critics.
The fallout has been immediate: journalists and commentators who mocked Kirk after his death have lost jobs, fueling an atmosphere of fear in media circles. Several networks have suspended staffers for what executives deemed “inappropriate remarks.”
Meanwhile, “South Park” creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone distanced themselves from the controversy, noting that another episode of the season failed to air Wednesday only because production ran late.
“This one’s on us,” they said in a statement. “Tune in next week.”
Season 27 has gone hard at Trump’s second administration, featuring spoofs of cabinet officials and a storyline in which the president impregnates Satan.
The remaining six episodes are set to air Sept. 24, Oct. 15, Oct. 29, Nov. 12, Nov. 26 and Dec. 10.
Kirk’s funeral will take place Saturday in Phoenix, where Trump is expected to deliver remarks. Thousands of mourners are expected.
Turning Point USA pledged to continue his mission.
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