‘Trump, His Penis Is Teeny-Tiny, But His Love For Us Is Large’: ‘South Park’ Creators Pull No Punches In S27 Premiere

After months of legal, behind-the-scenes volatility, South Park returned to Comedy Central this week with a fiery and controversial Season 27 premiere that took aim at Donald Trump, the media industry, and the show’s own corporate parent. It may also reignite the debate over the use of artificial intelligence by creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone.

The Season 27 premiere centers on the town of South Park settling a lawsuit with Donald Trump, resulting in the production of required “pro-Trump messaging.” The episode ends with a hyper-realistic deepfake PSA featuring a digital Trump stumbling, eventually, naked through a desert, collapsing in exhaustion, and endorsing the message via a small, animated penis. The parody ad concludes with the line: “His penis is teeny-tiny, but his love for us is large.” A link to HeTrumpedUs.com notes that the content is synthetic media.

The deepfake was presumably created using Deep Voodoo, Parker and Stone’s AI production company, which specializes in photorealistic synthetic video. While technically impressive, the duo’s increasing use of AI in entertainment has sparked concern across the industry. Critics worry that such technology could displace human performers and creators, especially amid ongoing debates over the ethical boundaries of synthetic media.

Season 27’s opening episode also features Trump threatening to bomb Canada, ignoring geopolitical issues to focus on lawsuits, and attempting to seduce Satan. Meanwhile, characters like Randy and Cartman grapple with more grounded absurdities, including a Jesus-led school takeover and the cancellation of NPR.

Shortly before the premiere, Parker and Stone signed a five-year extension with Paramount worth an estimated $1.5 billion. The deal includes 50 new episodes and full streaming rights for all past seasons on Paramount+.

The premiere aired amid corporate turbulence at Paramount Global, which recently reached a $16 million settlement with Trump over a lawsuit tied to a 60 Minutes interview. The timing coincided with Paramount’s pending $8.4 billion merger with Skydance Media. The South Park creators blamed the merger for a two-week delay in the episode’s release, issuing an explicit statement criticizing the situation.