ABC News: Secrets of 'South Park'

ABC News: Secrets of 'South Park'

This is a really indepth (for a web article) long look at Trey Parker and Matt Stone's recent adventures with South Park. From what I have seen of it, the last season was one of their best, and really seems like these boys are honing their chops. I mean South Park is usually funny, frequently hilarious, and generally topical. Like bitter genius class clowns from troubled homes, noone is spared from their potty-mouthed barbs. But lately, man, without losing that Junior-high "make fun of everyone equally" mentality, their social commentary has been getting sharper and sharper. They say a country gets the government it deserves, well maybe we get the satrists we deserve as well.

"A lot of people don't realize this, but probably the one person that gets made fun of in "South Park" more than anybody is my dad," he says. "Stan's father, Randy — my dad's name is Randy — that's my drawing of my dad; that's me doing my dad's voice. That is just my dad. Even Stan's last name, Marsh, was my dad's stepfather's name. So my dad grew up Randy Marsh. And he is, by far, the biggest dingbat in the entire show. And we've had him, you know, with his pants down, drunk, throwing up, you know. And my dad was a great dad. He's a great dad. And my dad is constantly like: 'Why did you do that to me?' And I'm like, 'Dad, I'm just having fun.' I hold my father very dear. But it doesn't mean I'm not going to rip on him."