Solely two episodes of South Park Season 27 have premiered amid the 2025 TV schedule, however the long-running animated collection has already brought on fairly a stir. Sequence creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker together with their colleagues have been diving deep into political and social commentary with these new episodes. On that be aware, the newest installment of the present took photographs at Kristi Noem, the U.S. Secretary of Homeland Safety. Now, Noem is sharing ideas, and she or he’s not holding again about being trolled.
A model of Kristi Noem – who some have known as “ICE Barbie” – is featured closely within the South Park episode “Received a Nut.” This iteration of Noem is depicted as an overzealous agent of ICE (United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement), who leads a collection of raids. Throughout these incursions, Noem is seen killing aggressive canine and utilizing botox on herself as needed all whereas arresting residents she believes to be Hispanic. The cartoon Noem additionally poses for photographs and, in the course of the present, her face can also be depicted as melting.
The actual U.S. secretary was requested in regards to the parody whereas showing as a visitor on Glenn Beck’s radio present. Amid the interview (which is on YouTube), the federal government official admitted that she hadn’t seen the episode for herself resulting from being busy “going over price range numbers and stuff.” However, she nonetheless took subject with the collection (which is streamable with a Paramount+ subscription) making jokes about her seems to be:
Yeah, it by no means ends, however it’s so lazy. They continually make enjoyable of girls for the way they give the impression of being. Solely the liberals and the extremists try this. In the event that they wished to criticize my job, go forward and try this however, clearly, they’ll’t. They only choose one thing petty like that.
All through South Park’s prolonged run, the writers and producers have parodied a myriad of public figures, together with actors, politicians, musicians and extra. In the end, the reactions to these spoofs can differ by individual. Some have expressed disdain over how they’re portrayed on the present, whereas others don’t have as large an issue with it. Whereas talking with CinemaBlend, NFL legend John Elway even expressed an appreciation for the a number of instances he’s been poked enjoyable at on the present.
Such emotions haven’t been the case for these parodied on Season 27 to date, although. The season premiere not solely featured a Donald Trump character in mattress with the Satan, however it additionally featured a video of a unadorned President Trump operating on the seaside. After that, the White Home launched a blistering assertion with which it derided Comedy Central’s much-discussed present. U.S. Vice President JD Vance was additionally parodied, with a photograph of his face being superimposed onto a diminutive physique. Vance responded on social media by merely saying, “Properly, I’ve lastly made it.”
Contemplating South Park’s historical past and the vibe of this newest season, it might be truthful to imagine that the writers aren’t achieved skewering public figures with these newest episodes. The collection’ model of President Trump now appears set to be a recurring character of kinds. As for the present’s model of Kristi Noem, it stays to be seen whether or not she’ll be featured once more after the newest episode ended together with her capturing up a canine grooming salon.
The third episode of South Park Season 27 is ready to air on Comedy Central on Wednesday, August 13 at 10 p.m. ET. Additionally, followers can stream that episode the following day on Paramount+.