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Satan and Donald Trump in a Season 28 episode of ‘South Park.’ Courtesy of Comedy Central* After a blockbuster 28th season, South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone revealed that the long-running animated series would return for Season 29 in September.
The duo announced the Sept. 16 premiere date during an appearance Jimmy Kimmel Live! Monday. Comedy Central confirmed the news in a press release, revealing that additional episodes would air Sept. 30, Oct. 14, Oct. 28, Nov. 11, and Nov. 25.
In classic South Park fashion, the news was accompanied by a 10-second promo that featured Cartman sitting on a toilet, trying to shit, insisting, “Hang on, hang on,” before the release was finally revealed.
While previous seasons of South Park have comprised between 10 to 15 episodes, and sometimes more, in recent years, Parker and Stone have whittled the number down to about five or six. Despite this decrease, the show has never been more popular and pointed, its famously off-the-cuff production schedule allowing Parker and Stone to respond to, and satirize, the world in nearly real time.
