When it comes to lampooning political figures, few shows do it with the unfiltered bravado of South Park. Now in its 27th season, the irreverent animated series has once again ignited fierce debate after opening with a double-barreled satire targeting President Donald Trump, Vice President J.D. Vance, and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. Yet, for Janeshia Adams-Ginyard—a guest star on the 2023 special South Park: Joining the Panderverse and a self-identified Trump voter—the show’s latest political jabs are just par for the course.
Adams-Ginyard, who memorably voiced a black, female version of Cartman in the Panderverse special, was interviewed on August 19, 2025, while between flights at Los Angeles International Airport. Despite her support for Trump, she made it clear she wasn’t offended by South Park’s sharp satire. “They go after everybody, everybody is up for grabs on South Park,” Adams-Ginyard told TMZ, as reported by The Independent. Her stance is as pragmatic as it is good-humored: she sees the show as an “equal opportunity offender,” lampooning both sides of the political spectrum with equal zeal.
The season’s opening episode, “Sermon on the ‘Mount,” wasted no time in pushing boundaries. Audiences watched as an animated Trump cuddled up to Satan, only to later appear as a nude Deepfake AI creation—a sight as bizarre as it was pointed. The following week, “Got a Nut” aired, depicting Secretary Noem as a plastic-surgery-obsessed, dog-killing ICE agent and Vice President Vance as Trump’s loyal servant in a parody of Fantasy Island. According to CBR, the second episode shattered Comedy Central’s viewership records, drawing 838,000 linear viewers and racking up an astounding 6.2 million streams within its first three days. It marked the network’s biggest live+3 hit since 2018, nearly doubling the audience of the season premiere.
Adams-Ginyard’s perspective on this satirical blitz is refreshingly candid. “I think that South Park does an amazing way of mirroring what is actually happening in the world right now, like we are having issues with our immigration—let’s not lie,” she said. “Let’s be honest with the fact that America needs to make some changes with how things are being ran.” Her comments, as quoted by The Independent and TMZ, reflect a willingness to confront uncomfortable truths, even when her own political preferences are in the crosshairs.
But Adams-Ginyard isn’t just defending the show’s right to satirize her preferred politicians. She’s actively encouraging creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone to broaden their aim. “And I’m in California, I need Gavin Newsom to go. I’m waiting for them to go after Gavin. Come on, y’all, Trey and Matt get on Gavin’s a** right now ‘cause he’s horrible. He trash,” she declared, referring to the Democratic governor of California. For Adams-Ginyard, the show’s value lies in its fearless impartiality: “I don’t think it was crossing the line. They’ve been going after everybody. Red or blue—it don’t even matter.”
Her take on the cultural divide over comedy is equally unvarnished. Adams-Ginyard believes conservatives tend to “have a sense of humor,” while, in her words, “it’s the liberals that don’t.” This observation, echoed in her interviews with both TMZ and The Independent, taps into a broader debate about who, if anyone, gets to decide what’s funny in today’s polarized climate. While some viewers—especially those on the receiving end of the show’s barbs—have criticized South Park for being too harsh or even irrelevant, Adams-Ginyard is unbothered. She maintains that the show is “definitely still part of the culture” and that everyone, including Trump’s camp, “has every right to talk his you-know-what,” but it doesn’t diminish the series’ comedic impact.
Not everyone shares Adams-Ginyard’s enthusiasm. The backlash to South Park’s latest season has been swift and, at times, vitriolic. Some conservatives have bristled at the show’s unflattering portrayals of Trump and his allies, while certain liberals argue that the show’s both-sides approach trivializes serious political issues. Yet, as Adams-Ginyard points out, “comedy’s all suggestive.” What’s hilarious to one viewer might be deeply offensive to another—a tension South Park has exploited, and thrived on, for nearly three decades.
Amid the uproar, the show’s creators have remained characteristically silent, letting the ratings—and the outrage—speak for themselves. The decision to pause after the record-breaking “Got a Nut” episode for South Park Day celebrations only heightened anticipation for the next installment. The third episode of Season 27 is set to air on August 20, 2025, on Comedy Central, with streaming available on Paramount+ the following day, according to CBR.
For Adams-Ginyard, the show’s willingness to tackle hot-button issues—from immigration to political leadership to the excesses of celebrity culture—is precisely what keeps it relevant. “They go after everybody,” she reiterated, underscoring a core principle that has defined South Park since its debut in 1997. The show’s long history of skewering both left and right, from Al Gore’s “ManBearPig” to the infamous “Douche and Turd” election episode, is a testament to its creators’ commitment to sparing no one from ridicule.
Of course, not all of Adams-Ginyard’s opinions are confined to the animated world. In her interview, she also weighed in on the recent firing of late-night host Stephen Colbert, expressing satisfaction at his departure and hinting that she’d be happy to see another prominent talk show canceled as well. Her comments, while lighthearted, reflect a broader fatigue with what some see as a homogenized, politically correct approach to comedy on mainstream television—a stark contrast to South Park’s anything-goes ethos.
As South Park barrels ahead into its third episode of the season, the debate over the boundaries of satire, the role of comedy in political discourse, and the nature of cultural relevance shows no sign of abating. For fans like Adams-Ginyard, the show’s refusal to play favorites is its greatest strength. Whether you’re laughing, cringing, or both, one thing’s for certain: in the world of South Park, nobody is safe—and that’s exactly the point.
With viewership soaring and conversation swirling, South Park’s latest season proves that, even after nearly three decades, sharp satire and fearless comedy still have the power to provoke, entertain, and—just maybe—spark a little self-reflection.
