The ‘South Park’ Rules: How to do Taboo Comedy Without Getting Cancelled

Then there’s South Park.

Since its debut in 1997, creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone have poked the bear. Whether it’s race, sex, religion, trans issues or #MeToo, they keep on poking. And 26 seasons later, they still haven’t gotten mauled.

But after their latest cannonball into taboo waters—the special episode “Joining the Panderverse”— the duo seems mightier than ever.