The creators of the long-running and enthusiastically insolent television show South Park aren’t known to be huge fans of US President Donald Trump. However, they’ve decided to adopt one of his ideas – in a way.They’re changing – at least for the moment – the name of the popular series, which just won the Emmy for outstanding animated programme.In a statement posted on the show’s social media page, creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone say they are “changing the name of South Park to South America”.
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South Park creators ‘rename’ show to ‘South America’ in jab at Trump
South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone have announced a temporary name change for their Emmy-winning animated series. In a statement posted on the show's social media, they revealed that "South Park" will be renamed "South America." The article suggests this action is a jab at US President Donald Trump, noting the creators are not known to be fans of his.
Associated PressSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-09-09 · 21:21 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone have announced a temporary name change for their Emmy-winning animated series. In a statement posted on the show's social media, they revealed that "South Park" will be renamed "South America." The article suggests this action is a jab at US President Donald Trump, noting the creators are not known to be fans of his. The timing of this announcement follows the show's recent Emmy win for outstanding animated program.
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South Park recently won an Emmy for outstanding animated program.
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South Park creators are changing the name of the show to 'South America'.
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The creators of South Park are not known to be fans of Donald Trump.
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The name change is a jab at President Donald Trump.
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