The creators of South Park, Trey Parker and Matt Stone, revealed the behind-the-scenes of the satire on president Trump during an interview on the program Jimmy Kimmel Live!, on Tuesday night. The duo took the artificial intelligence equipment used to create one of the most controversial scenes in the animated series to the studio.
Jimmy Kimmel opened the conversation with biting humor. “Why aren’t you in some gulag, chained up in a basement?” the host asked, referring to South Park’s relentless satire against Trump, which includes repeated depictions of the president naked and with a micropenis. Parker responded lightly, “We hide behind cartoons.”
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Parker displayed the technique in a surprising way. Ele took a small silicone foreskin, placed it on his finger and drew two tiny eyes on the rubber structure. The piece, which represented the former president’s fictional genitalia, was moved for the camera while Parker explained the creative process behind the skit.
Kimmel reacted with applause and jokes. “If he doesn’t burn down Smithsonian, I hope this ends up on Smithsonian someday,” the host commented, referring to the American history museum. Minutos later, Kimmel placed the same foreskin on his little finger and played with it as if it were a finger doll. “Hello, little friend,” he said to the accessory. “Why are you causing so much trouble?”
The AI behind creation
The recent season of South Park used artificial intelligence technology to create a deepfake of the president. Parker revealed that the team developed its own AI equipment specifically for this purpose. The approach combined deepfake techniques with the physical creation of props, resulting in one of the series’ most irreverent jokes.
The host took particular interest in how Parker and Stone portrayed Vice President JD Vance in the series, turning him into a confused version of the character Tattoo from “Fantasia’s Ilha”, played by the late Hervé Villechaize.
Origem of creativity
Parker explained that Tattoo was one of the first imitations he learned as a child. “It was supposed to be just a joke — a joke about Mar-a-Lago being like ‘Fantasia’s Island’ — and we thought, ‘Oh, let’s make him Tattoo, and it’ll just be a scene’. And we all loved it, and we loved the character,” the creator detailed.
Contexto censorship and pressure
Kimmel has a direct interest in the issues raised by the duo. The host has been the target of censorship by Trump and the FCC on multiple occasions since the start of the administration. Recentemente faced controversy when his critics twisted a joke about Trump napping in meetings into something much darker. Trump and Melania publicly called for Kimmel to be fired following this controversy.
The interview highlighted how satirical content creators continue to find creative ways to criticize political figures using humor and technology, even in the face of external pressures and debates about free speech. The live demonstration of the silicone foreskin turned the conversation into a memorable moment, reaffirming the irreverent approach that has characterized South Park for decades.