There’s been nothing more comforting in the past month than curling up on the couch with my wife and watching the President of the United States have a “butt baby” with Satan.
The latest season of South Park – now into its 28th year – has become must-watch television for this political moment, drawing near-record audiences and getting direct pushback from POTUS himself .
At a time in which we can’t escape Trump’s unabating tirades – including misguided claims about autism and open threats to the media – the lunacy can feel so extreme that it’s hard to imagine any comedy cutting through. But South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone have risen to the challenge and done what no other satire has been able to do: out-ridiculous Trump.
Rather than subjecting us to another fa