Stephen Colbert lauds South Park’s nude AI Trump PSA as “a message of hope” after CBS axed his Late Show amid the network’s Trump settlement.
Stephen Colbert is tipping his hat to South Park after the animated series premiered its Season 27 opener with a wild, AI-generated nude depiction of Donald Trump—and Colbert’s loving every pixel of it.
On Thursday’s The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, the Emmy-winning host used his opening monologue to praise South Park’s hilarious but biting commentary, especially the AI-powered PSA that features a deepfake Trump. “That is an important message of hope for our times,” Colbert said, cheekily directing viewers to the parody clip via a QR code linking to HeTrumpedUs.com.
The PSA, taken from South Park’s episode “Sermon on the ‘Mount,” is part of a mock settlement where townsfolk are forced to pay Trump $3.5 million and produce a “pro-Trump” campaign message. The result? A ridiculous segment showing Trump naked, with the line: “Trump: His penis is teeny tiny, but his love for us is large.”
The animated series didn’t stop there. It mocked Trump for complaining about the size of his manhood in a portrait, crawling into bed with Satan, and canceling NPR. It also poked fun at rumors tying Trump to Jeffrey Epstein.
This all comes just after South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone signed a five-year deal with Paramount Global—ironically, the same company that just canceled The Late Show following Colbert’s continued jabs at Trump. The timing is raising eyebrows, especially since Paramount recently paid Trump $16 million in a controversial settlement now being questioned by lawmakers.
Despite CBS pulling the plug on The Late Show, Colbert seems energized by South Park‘s no-holds-barred approach. “If the government interfered with private AI,” he joked, “innovators at South Park wouldn’t be able to make important videos like this one.”
In the end, Colbert is going out with one message loud and clear: satire is alive, AI is wild, and South Park is still swinging.
