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Calculated Shard: 115 (from laksa089)

2. Crawled Status Check

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curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa115.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
  -d 'SELECT getAhrefsURLFromUnparsed(src_unparsed) AS found_url, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(download_stamp), 0) AS crawl_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(props_url_first_seen), 0) AS first_indexed_time, download_http_code AS http_code, src_unparsed AS src_unparsed, src_root_hash AS src_root_hash, history_drop_reason AS history_drop_reason, meta_title AS meta_title, meta_descriptions AS meta_descriptions, attrs_boilerpipe_text AS attrs_boilerpipe_text, attrs_markdown AS attrs_markdown, attrs_readable_markdown AS attrs_readable_markdown, meta_canonical AS meta_canonical FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/charlie-kirk-south-park-pulled-comedy-central-1236515229/\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/charlie-kirk-south-park-pulled-comedy-central-1236515229/\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

Response:

{"found_url":"https:\/\/variety.com\/2025\/tv\/news\/charlie-kirk-south-park-pulled-comedy-central-1236515229\/","crawl_time":1776348589,"first_indexed_time":1757610475,"http_code":200,"src_unparsed":"com,variety!\/2025\/tv\/news\/charlie-kirk-south-park-pulled-comedy-central-1236515229\/ s443","src_root_hash":"6137995448256228915","history_drop_reason":null,"meta_title":"Charlie Kirk 'South Park' Episode Pulled From Comedy Central","meta_descriptions":["After Charlie Kirk's killing, Comedy Central will no longer air reruns of a recent 'South Park' episode that makes fun of him."],"attrs_boilerpipe_text":"Home\nTV\nNews\n‘South Park’ Episode Making Fun of Charlie Kirk Pulled From Comedy Central but Remains on Paramount+\nParamount\nFollowing the\nkilling of Charlie Kirk\n,\nComedy Central\nwill no longer air reruns of a recent “\nSouth Park\n” episode that made fun of him. The episode remains available to stream on\nParamount+\n.\nTitled “Got a Nut,” the episode premiered on Aug. 6 and saw the character Clyde Donovan (series co-creator Trey Parker) launch a podcast where he espoused offensive views, saying things like, “You can’t trust Jews, white people are the underprivileged and women belong at home.” He then sets up a table at South Park Elementary to “destroy woke liberal students,” inviting his classmates to step forward to a microphone and “prove [him] wrong” — similar to the format of the event at which Kirk was killed on Wednesday. Jealous of Clyde’s success, Cartman (also voiced by Parker) fights with Clyde and takes his seat while wearing an outfit and hairstyle clearly meant to imitate Kirk. Later in the episode, Clyde is awarded the “\nCharlie Kirk\nAward for Young Master Debaters.”\nKirk reacted positively to a teaser of the episode that debuted in July. “Honestly, my first reaction was that I kinda laughed,” he said in an interview with\nFox News Digital\n, saying that he used to watch “South Park” in high school and calling the show an “equal opportunity offender.” “It’s kinda funny, and it kinda goes to show the cultural impact and the resonance that our movement has been able to achieve. I look at this as a badge of honor.”\n“We as conservatives need to be able to take a joke. We shouldn’t take ourselves so seriously,” he added. “That’s something that the left has always done, to great detriment to themselves and the movement. Look, they’re professional comedians. They’re probably going to roast me, and I think that’s fine. That’s what it’s all about, being in public life and making a difference.”\nThough Kirk made these comments before the episode aired in its entirety, the profile picture for “The Charlie Kirk Show” on both Instagram and TikTok are both currently screengrabs of Cartman in his Kirk attire.\nVariety\nhas not received a response to a request for comment from a representative for Parker and co-creator Matt Stone.","attrs_markdown":"![an image, when javascript is unavailable](https:\/\/sb.scorecardresearch.com\/p?c1=2&c2=6035310&c4=&cv=3.9&cj=1)\n\n- [Plus Icon Film](https:\/\/variety.com\/v\/film\/)\n- [Plus Icon TV](https:\/\/variety.com\/v\/tv\/)\n- [Plus Icon What To Watch](https:\/\/variety.com\/what-to-watch-streaming-movies-shows-online\/)\n- [Plus Icon Music](https:\/\/variety.com\/v\/music\/)\n- [Plus Icon Docs](https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/documentaries-to-watch\/)\n- [Plus Icon Digital & Gaming](https:\/\/variety.com\/v\/digital\/)\n- [Plus Icon Global](https:\/\/variety.com\/c\/global\/)\n- [Plus Icon Awards Circuit](https:\/\/variety.com\/e\/contenders\/)\n- [Plus Icon Video](https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@variety\/videos)\n- [Plus Icon What To Hear](https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/what-to-hear\/)\n\nPlus Icon\n\nClick to expand the Mega Menu\n\nPlus Icon\n\nClick to Expand Search Input\n\n- [Got a Tip?](https:\/\/variety.com\/tips)\n- [Newsletters](https:\/\/cloud.email.variety.com\/signup\/)\n\n[Switch edition between U.S. Edition Asia Edition Global Edition](https:\/\/variety.com\/2025\/tv\/news\/charlie-kirk-south-park-pulled-comedy-central-1236515229\/)\n\n- [U.S.](https:\/\/variety.com\/)\n- [Asia](https:\/\/variety.com\/c\/asia\/)\n- [Global](https:\/\/variety.com\/c\/global\/)\n\n[Variety](https:\/\/variety.com\/)\n\nPlus Icon\n\nClick to expand the Mega Menu\n\nPlus Icon\n\nClick to Expand Search Input\n\n[Variety](https:\/\/variety.com\/)\n\n[Plus Icon Read Next: Netflix Latin America’s Francisco Ramos Says: ‘I Believe It’s Crucial for Talented People to Feel They Can Succeed in Their Own Country’ (EXCLUSIVE)](https:\/\/variety.com\/2026\/tv\/news\/francisco-ramos-netflix-one-hundred-years-of-solitude-1236721639\/)\n\n1. [Home](https:\/\/variety.com\/)\n2. [TV](https:\/\/variety.com\/v\/tv\/)\n3. [News](https:\/\/variety.com\/c\/news\/)\n\nSep 11, 2025 10:06am PT\n# ‘South Park’ Episode Making Fun of Charlie Kirk Pulled From Comedy Central but Remains on Paramount+\nBy  [Selome Hailu](https:\/\/variety.com\/author\/selome-hailu\/)\n\nPlus Icon\n\n### [Selome Hailu](https:\/\/variety.com\/author\/selome-hailu\/)\n- [‘NCIS: New York’ Starring LL Cool J and Scott Caan Set at CBS](https:\/\/variety.com\/2026\/tv\/news\/ncis-new-york-ll-cool-j-scott-caan-cbs-1236722690\/)\n  18 hours ago\n- [Matt LeBlanc Cop Drama ‘Flint’ in Development at CBS](https:\/\/variety.com\/2026\/tv\/news\/matt-leblanc-cop-drama-flint-cbs-1236722760\/)\n  18 hours ago\n- [‘From’ Renewed for Fifth and Final Season at MGM+](https:\/\/variety.com\/2026\/tv\/news\/from-ending-season-5-mgm-plus-1236722443\/)\n  23 hours ago\n\n[See All](https:\/\/variety.com\/author\/selome-hailu\/)\n\n![charlie kirk south park](https:\/\/variety.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/VS-WatchSouthParkSeason27Episode2SouthPark-GotANut-Paramount-712-e1757607485877.jpg?w=1000&h=667&crop=1)\n\nParamount\n\nFollowing the [killing of Charlie Kirk](https:\/\/variety.com\/2025\/politics\/news\/charlie-kirk-dead-shot-1236514498\/), [Comedy Central](https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/comedy-central\/) will no longer air reruns of a recent “[South Park](https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/south-park\/)” episode that made fun of him. The episode remains available to stream on [Paramount+](https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/paramount-2\/).\n\nTitled “Got a Nut,” the episode premiered on Aug. 6 and saw the character Clyde Donovan (series co-creator Trey Parker) launch a podcast where he espoused offensive views, saying things like, “You can’t trust Jews, white people are the underprivileged and women belong at home.” He then sets up a table at South Park Elementary to “destroy woke liberal students,” inviting his classmates to step forward to a microphone and “prove \\[him\\] wrong” — similar to the format of the event at which Kirk was killed on Wednesday. Jealous of Clyde’s success, Cartman (also voiced by Parker) fights with Clyde and takes his seat while wearing an outfit and hairstyle clearly meant to imitate Kirk. Later in the episode, Clyde is awarded the “[Charlie Kirk](https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/charlie-kirk\/) Award for Young Master Debaters.”\n\n## Related Stories\n[![Spider-Man: Brand New Day](https:\/\/variety.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/47284ac5-17c9-4324-bb02-3d1d0cb99d1e.jpg?w=250&h=167&crop=1)](https:\/\/variety.com\/2026\/film\/news\/spider-man-brand-new-day-footage-cinemacon-tom-holland-zendaya-love-interest-1236704423\/)\n\n### ['Spider-Man: Brand New Day' Footage at CinemaCon Reveals Tom Holland's Peter Parker Discovering Zendaya's New Love Interest](https:\/\/variety.com\/2026\/film\/news\/spider-man-brand-new-day-footage-cinemacon-tom-holland-zendaya-love-interest-1236704423\/)\n\n[![Zendaya and Tom Holland at the premiere of 'Spider-Man: No Way Home' at the Regency Village and Bruin Theatres in Los Angeles, California on December 13, 2021.](https:\/\/variety.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/SpiderMan165770.jpg?w=250&h=167&crop=1)](https:\/\/variety.com\/2026\/film\/news\/zendaya-tom-holland-audition-spider-man-public-interest-romance-1236704716\/)\n\n### [Zendaya Says Tom Holland 'Is My Person Because I Don't Feel Nervous Around' Him, Which Started at 'Spider-Man' Audition: 'He Did Make Me Feel Calm'](https:\/\/variety.com\/2026\/film\/news\/zendaya-tom-holland-audition-spider-man-public-interest-romance-1236704716\/)\n\nKirk reacted positively to a teaser of the episode that debuted in July. “Honestly, my first reaction was that I kinda laughed,” he said in an interview with [Fox News Digital](https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/video\/6376309561112), saying that he used to watch “South Park” in high school and calling the show an “equal opportunity offender.” “It’s kinda funny, and it kinda goes to show the cultural impact and the resonance that our movement has been able to achieve. I look at this as a badge of honor.”\n\n### Popular on Variety\n“We as conservatives need to be able to take a joke. We shouldn’t take ourselves so seriously,” he added. “That’s something that the left has always done, to great detriment to themselves and the movement. Look, they’re professional comedians. They’re probably going to roast me, and I think that’s fine. That’s what it’s all about, being in public life and making a difference.”\n\nThough Kirk made these comments before the episode aired in its entirety, the profile picture for “The Charlie Kirk Show” on both Instagram and TikTok are both currently screengrabs of Cartman in his Kirk attire.\n\n*Variety* has not received a response to a request for comment from a representative for Parker and co-creator Matt Stone.\n\n#### Read More About:\n- [Charlie Kirk,](https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/charlie-kirk\/)\n- [Comedy Central,](https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/comedy-central\/)\n- [Paramount+,](https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/paramount-2\/)\n- [South Park](https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/south-park\/)\n\n[Jump to Comments](https:\/\/variety.com\/2025\/tv\/news\/charlie-kirk-south-park-pulled-comedy-central-1236515229\/#article-comments)\n\n## More from Variety\n- [![Paul Thomas Anderson Best Director](https:\/\/variety.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Michael-B-Jordan-Best-Actor-Win-2.jpg?w=250&h=167&crop=1)](https:\/\/variety.com\/2026\/film\/news\/michael-b-jordan-thomas-crown-affair-trailer-sex-cinemacon-1236722975\/)\n  \n  ### [Michael B. 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The episode remains available to stream on [Paramount+](https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/paramount-2\/).\n\nTitled “Got a Nut,” the episode premiered on Aug. 6 and saw the character Clyde Donovan (series co-creator Trey Parker) launch a podcast where he espoused offensive views, saying things like, “You can’t trust Jews, white people are the underprivileged and women belong at home.” He then sets up a table at South Park Elementary to “destroy woke liberal students,” inviting his classmates to step forward to a microphone and “prove \\[him\\] wrong” — similar to the format of the event at which Kirk was killed on Wednesday. Jealous of Clyde’s success, Cartman (also voiced by Parker) fights with Clyde and takes his seat while wearing an outfit and hairstyle clearly meant to imitate Kirk. 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Boilerpipe Text	Home TV News ‘South Park’ Episode Making Fun of Charlie Kirk Pulled From Comedy Central but Remains on Paramount+ Paramount Following the killing of Charlie Kirk , Comedy Central will no longer air reruns of a recent “ South Park ” episode that made fun of him. The episode remains available to stream on Paramount+ . Titled “Got a Nut,” the episode premiered on Aug. 6 and saw the character Clyde Donovan (series co-creator Trey Parker) launch a podcast where he espoused offensive views, saying things like, “You can’t trust Jews, white people are the underprivileged and women belong at home.” He then sets up a table at South Park Elementary to “destroy woke liberal students,” inviting his classmates to step forward to a microphone and “prove [him] wrong” — similar to the format of the event at which Kirk was killed on Wednesday. Jealous of Clyde’s success, Cartman (also voiced by Parker) fights with Clyde and takes his seat while wearing an outfit and hairstyle clearly meant to imitate Kirk. Later in the episode, Clyde is awarded the “ Charlie Kirk Award for Young Master Debaters.” Kirk reacted positively to a teaser of the episode that debuted in July. “Honestly, my first reaction was that I kinda laughed,” he said in an interview with Fox News Digital , saying that he used to watch “South Park” in high school and calling the show an “equal opportunity offender.” “It’s kinda funny, and it kinda goes to show the cultural impact and the resonance that our movement has been able to achieve. I look at this as a badge of honor.” “We as conservatives need to be able to take a joke. We shouldn’t take ourselves so seriously,” he added. “That’s something that the left has always done, to great detriment to themselves and the movement. Look, they’re professional comedians. They’re probably going to roast me, and I think that’s fine. That’s what it’s all about, being in public life and making a difference.” Though Kirk made these comments before the episode aired in its entirety, the profile picture for “The Charlie Kirk Show” on both Instagram and TikTok are both currently screengrabs of Cartman in his Kirk attire. Variety has not received a response to a request for comment from a representative for Parker and co-creator Matt Stone.
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[News](https://variety.com/c/news/) Sep 11, 2025 10:06am PT # ‘South Park’ Episode Making Fun of Charlie Kirk Pulled From Comedy Central but Remains on Paramount+ By [Selome Hailu](https://variety.com/author/selome-hailu/) Plus Icon ### [Selome Hailu](https://variety.com/author/selome-hailu/) - [‘NCIS: New York’ Starring LL Cool J and Scott Caan Set at CBS](https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/ncis-new-york-ll-cool-j-scott-caan-cbs-1236722690/) 18 hours ago - [Matt LeBlanc Cop Drama ‘Flint’ in Development at CBS](https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/matt-leblanc-cop-drama-flint-cbs-1236722760/) 18 hours ago - [‘From’ Renewed for Fifth and Final Season at MGM+](https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/from-ending-season-5-mgm-plus-1236722443/) 23 hours ago [See All](https://variety.com/author/selome-hailu/) ![charlie kirk south park](https://variety.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/VS-WatchSouthParkSeason27Episode2SouthPark-GotANut-Paramount-712-e1757607485877.jpg?w=1000&h=667&crop=1) Paramount Following the [killing of Charlie Kirk](https://variety.com/2025/politics/news/charlie-kirk-dead-shot-1236514498/), [Comedy Central](https://variety.com/t/comedy-central/) will no longer air reruns of a recent “[South Park](https://variety.com/t/south-park/)” episode that made fun of him. The episode remains available to stream on [Paramount+](https://variety.com/t/paramount-2/). Titled “Got a Nut,” the episode premiered on Aug. 6 and saw the character Clyde Donovan (series co-creator Trey Parker) launch a podcast where he espoused offensive views, saying things like, “You can’t trust Jews, white people are the underprivileged and women belong at home.” He then sets up a table at South Park Elementary to “destroy woke liberal students,” inviting his classmates to step forward to a microphone and “prove \[him\] wrong” — similar to the format of the event at which Kirk was killed on Wednesday. Jealous of Clyde’s success, Cartman (also voiced by Parker) fights with Clyde and takes his seat while wearing an outfit and hairstyle clearly meant to imitate Kirk. Later in the episode, Clyde is awarded the “[Charlie Kirk](https://variety.com/t/charlie-kirk/) Award for Young Master Debaters.” ## Related Stories [![Spider-Man: Brand New Day](https://variety.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/47284ac5-17c9-4324-bb02-3d1d0cb99d1e.jpg?w=250&h=167&crop=1)](https://variety.com/2026/film/news/spider-man-brand-new-day-footage-cinemacon-tom-holland-zendaya-love-interest-1236704423/) ### ['Spider-Man: Brand New Day' Footage at CinemaCon Reveals Tom Holland's Peter Parker Discovering Zendaya's New Love Interest](https://variety.com/2026/film/news/spider-man-brand-new-day-footage-cinemacon-tom-holland-zendaya-love-interest-1236704423/) [![Zendaya and Tom Holland at the premiere of 'Spider-Man: No Way Home' at the Regency Village and Bruin Theatres in Los Angeles, California on December 13, 2021.](https://variety.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/SpiderMan165770.jpg?w=250&h=167&crop=1)](https://variety.com/2026/film/news/zendaya-tom-holland-audition-spider-man-public-interest-romance-1236704716/) ### [Zendaya Says Tom Holland 'Is My Person Because I Don't Feel Nervous Around' Him, Which Started at 'Spider-Man' Audition: 'He Did Make Me Feel Calm'](https://variety.com/2026/film/news/zendaya-tom-holland-audition-spider-man-public-interest-romance-1236704716/) Kirk reacted positively to a teaser of the episode that debuted in July. “Honestly, my first reaction was that I kinda laughed,” he said in an interview with [Fox News Digital](https://www.foxnews.com/video/6376309561112), saying that he used to watch “South Park” in high school and calling the show an “equal opportunity offender.” “It’s kinda funny, and it kinda goes to show the cultural impact and the resonance that our movement has been able to achieve. I look at this as a badge of honor.” ### Popular on Variety “We as conservatives need to be able to take a joke. We shouldn’t take ourselves so seriously,” he added. “That’s something that the left has always done, to great detriment to themselves and the movement. Look, they’re professional comedians. They’re probably going to roast me, and I think that’s fine. That’s what it’s all about, being in public life and making a difference.” Though Kirk made these comments before the episode aired in its entirety, the profile picture for “The Charlie Kirk Show” on both Instagram and TikTok are both currently screengrabs of Cartman in his Kirk attire. Variety has not received a response to a request for comment from a representative for Parker and co-creator Matt Stone. #### Read More About: - [Charlie Kirk,](https://variety.com/t/charlie-kirk/) - [Comedy Central,](https://variety.com/t/comedy-central/) - [Paramount+,](https://variety.com/t/paramount-2/) - [South Park](https://variety.com/t/south-park/) [Jump to Comments](https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/charlie-kirk-south-park-pulled-comedy-central-1236515229/#article-comments) ## More from Variety - [![Paul Thomas Anderson Best Director](https://variety.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Michael-B-Jordan-Best-Actor-Win-2.jpg?w=250&h=167&crop=1)](https://variety.com/2026/film/news/michael-b-jordan-thomas-crown-affair-trailer-sex-cinemacon-1236722975/) ### [Michael B. 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Readable Markdown	1. [Home](https://variety.com/) 2. [TV](https://variety.com/v/tv/) 3. [News](https://variety.com/c/news/) ## ‘South Park’ Episode Making Fun of Charlie Kirk Pulled From Comedy Central but Remains on Paramount+ ![charlie kirk south park](https://variety.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/VS-WatchSouthParkSeason27Episode2SouthPark-GotANut-Paramount-712-e1757607485877.jpg?w=1000&h=667&crop=1) Paramount Following the [killing of Charlie Kirk](https://variety.com/2025/politics/news/charlie-kirk-dead-shot-1236514498/), [Comedy Central](https://variety.com/t/comedy-central/) will no longer air reruns of a recent “[South Park](https://variety.com/t/south-park/)” episode that made fun of him. The episode remains available to stream on [Paramount+](https://variety.com/t/paramount-2/). Titled “Got a Nut,” the episode premiered on Aug. 6 and saw the character Clyde Donovan (series co-creator Trey Parker) launch a podcast where he espoused offensive views, saying things like, “You can’t trust Jews, white people are the underprivileged and women belong at home.” He then sets up a table at South Park Elementary to “destroy woke liberal students,” inviting his classmates to step forward to a microphone and “prove \[him\] wrong” — similar to the format of the event at which Kirk was killed on Wednesday. Jealous of Clyde’s success, Cartman (also voiced by Parker) fights with Clyde and takes his seat while wearing an outfit and hairstyle clearly meant to imitate Kirk. Later in the episode, Clyde is awarded the “[Charlie Kirk](https://variety.com/t/charlie-kirk/) Award for Young Master Debaters.” Kirk reacted positively to a teaser of the episode that debuted in July. “Honestly, my first reaction was that I kinda laughed,” he said in an interview with [Fox News Digital](https://www.foxnews.com/video/6376309561112), saying that he used to watch “South Park” in high school and calling the show an “equal opportunity offender.” “It’s kinda funny, and it kinda goes to show the cultural impact and the resonance that our movement has been able to achieve. I look at this as a badge of honor.” “We as conservatives need to be able to take a joke. We shouldn’t take ourselves so seriously,” he added. “That’s something that the left has always done, to great detriment to themselves and the movement. Look, they’re professional comedians. They’re probably going to roast me, and I think that’s fine. That’s what it’s all about, being in public life and making a difference.” Though Kirk made these comments before the episode aired in its entirety, the profile picture for “The Charlie Kirk Show” on both Instagram and TikTok are both currently screengrabs of Cartman in his Kirk attire. Variety has not received a response to a request for comment from a representative for Parker and co-creator Matt Stone. ![](https://px.ads.linkedin.com/collect/?pid=1429113&fmt=gif)
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