South Park has AI datacentres, sentient penises and a billionaire problem – in more ways than one

​M​att Parker and Trey Stone t​ake aim at the obscenely wealthy ​in the latest episode – but it feels harder now to forget how wealthy they are

A little over a year ago, South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone renewed their deal with Paramount after a contentious negotiation that held up production of the 2025 season.

That $1.5bn agreement raised questions about whether Paramount, newly owned by David Ellison, would really offer the creators creative freedom – or was the billionaire class solidifying its hold over a comedy series as cover to meddle in other divisions, like CBS News?

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Source: Guardian Culture