Andrew Kolvet, producer of The Charlie Kirk Show, stepped in to defend an episode of South Park that lampooned the late political commentator and activist Charlie Kirk, but was taken down after his assassination. Kolvet claied that Kirk had not been offended by the parody.On the contrary, he added that Kirk had enjoyed it and wanted it to remain on air. Explaining Charlie Kirk’s reaction to the South Park episode, Kolvet wrote on X on September 17, 2025:“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 Kolvet @AndrewKswayLINKHey @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.The South Park episode in question, “Got a Nut”, was the second installment of the show’s 27th season, which premiered on August 6, 2025.This episode featured Clyde Donovan and Eric Cartman as right-wing podcasters. Cartman satirized Kirk’s persona while Mr. Mackey took on the role of an ICE officer. The parody also mocked Kirk’s signature “debate me” challenges on college campuses.After Charlie Kirk’s assassination at Utah Valley University on September 10, Comedy Central pulled the South Park episode from its linear broadcast schedule. According to a New York Post report dated September 19, the network confirmed that the South Park episode featuring Charlie Kirk had been “temporarily pulled” but declined to elaborate further.Despite its removal from broadcast rotation, the episode remains available for streaming on Paramount+.What else did Charlie Kirk say about his South Park parody episode?Charlie Kirk (Image via Getty Images)When South Park released a teaser in July featuring a parody of Charlie Kirk, the late activist’s reaction was far from hostile. Rather than bristle at the mockery, Kirk leaned into it with humor and good spirit.Shortly after the teaser dropped, Kirk updated his X profile picture to a screenshot of Cartman and even reposted the teaser on July 30, 2025, writing:“I’m so watching this.”According to a Fox News report dated July 29, Charlie Kirk also spoke with Fox News Digital about the episode and recalled how he first came across the clip.He admitted that multiple people had sent it to him, and at first, he assumed it was fake and “some sort of AI troll.” However, once he realized it was a real episode, he embraced it with good humor.“I think it’s kind of funny, and it kind of goes to show the cultural impact and the resonance that our movement has been able to achieve. So I look at this as a badge of honor,” Kirk said.In the interview, he explained that although he hadn’t watched much of South Park in recent years, he still admired the show. According to him, the show was an “equal opportunity offender,” and took jabs across the political spectrum. That sense of balance, he suggested, made it easier for him to laugh along.Reflecting on his caricature in the South Park episode, Charlie Kirk stressed that conservatives should avoid taking themselves too seriously. Humor, he argued, could actually strengthen rather than weaken a political movement.“We as conservatives need to be able to take a joke. We shouldn’t take ourselves so seriously. That’s something that the left has always done, to great detriment to themselves and the movement,” he said.Acknowledging that comedians often pushed boundaries, Kirk made clear that he was ready to be a target. Public life, he noted, naturally came with ridicule, and so instead of resisting it, he welcomed it.“They’re professional comedians. They’re probably gonna roast me, and I think that’s fine. That’s what it’s all about, being in public life and, you know, making a difference. And I’m gonna have a good spirit about it. I’ll watch it. I’m going to laugh at it,” he said.Beyond politics, Kirk tied his outlook to his faith. He remarked that from a religious perspective, “we’re all sinners,” and, on a personal level, “we’re all broken people.” For him, the lesson was simple: stop taking yourself so seriously. Politics, he added, often faltered when leaders lacked the humility to laugh at themselves.As per the New York Post report, so far Comedy Central has not shared any official statement regarding when it will restore the South Park episode featuring Charlie Kirk.On the other hand, Kirk’s life was cut short on September 10 when he was assassinated while addressing his audience at Utah Valley University. The investigation into his killing remains ongoing, with the suspect, Tyler Robinson, currently being held without bail at Utah County Jail.