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Megyn Kelly believes South Park’s savage satire of Meghan and Harry will usher in the downfall of the old royals.
Kelly, speaking on his SiriusXM show Friday with National Review’s Jim Geraghty and Michael Brendan Dougherty, said the long-running Comedy Central cartoon is a sign it’s over for them.
“I feel like this is a pronouncement that they’ve jumped in the shark, they’re unloved and their hopes of running for president, reported hopes, are all but dashed,” Kelly said.
The Duchess of Sussex has become more involved in politics of late, with rumors of presidential ambitions being heard last summer. Her biographer went so far as to describe a candidacy for the White House as “probable.”
“That’s not happening,” Kelly added. ‘When ‘South Park’ turns on you, there is no recovery.’
Megyn Kelly thinks South Park’s savage satire of Meghan and Harry will be the start of the former royals’ downfall
Fans and critics alike took to social media to respond to South Park’s latest satire on the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.
The show from creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone follows young royalty, the Prince and Princess of Canada, flying around the world on a Global Privacy Tour to promote their autobiography ‘Aaargh’.
Following the release of Wednesday’s episode, many were quick to post their reactions online, saying that even 26 years on the show ‘has the best writers in the game by far!’
Others said the episode had brought them back after getting bored with the show years ago, while new viewers were drawn in because they had never heard of South Park before.
The episode centered on a red-headed prince and his wife from Canada who are frustrated by the public’s attention after a family feud.
The show has used Canada as a surrogate for other countries before. In season nineteen, the new Canadian president, who bears more than a resemblance to Donald Trump, seeks to build a massive border wall to keep the Americans out.
The show brought in new viewers, including Twitter user Canellelabelle, who said, “Never heard of this show until now, but THIS is hilarious! They summed up exactly how we all view this annoying duo.
Twitter user Pièce de Résistance, who said he got bored of South Park ‘years ago’, said he might watch the controversial episode, ‘which, [by the way] that’s precisely why Trey and Matt did an episode of Harry and Meghan,” they said.
Kelly, speaking on his SiriusXM show Friday with National Review’s Jim Geraghty and Michael Brendan Dougherty, said the long-running Comedy Central cartoon is a sign it’s over for them.
“I feel like this is a pronouncement that they’ve jumped into the shark, they’re unloved and their hopes of running for president, reported hopes, are all but dashed,” Kelly said.
The prince and princess are seen deciding to flee Canada, after ‘beating’ the monarchy.
The latest from South Park aired on Comedy Central on Wednesday taking aim at Harry and Meghan
South Park announced that the episode would air Wednesday on Twitter.
They will ruthlessly mock anything.
‘It just means [Harry and Meghan] they are famous enough to attract viewers.
It is unclear how widespread the episode’s success was, as ShowBuzzDaily reported that the show drew only 556,000 viewers.
South Park is known for going after popular culture figures.
While some recent seasons have played around with “themes,” ridiculing political correctness, gentrification, and advertising, among other topics, the show as a whole has been very broad in who and what it satirises over the past 26 seasons.
Routine portrayals of Mormons – the creators also wrote the hit show “The Book of Mormon” – have drawn criticism from members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
The representation of different religious and social communities has provoked a great reaction across the political spectrum for many years.
The duo’s animation has taken aim at a mix of targets, including major and minor religions, pop singers, Republican and Democratic presidents, climate change activism, and climate change denial.
The episode itself begins with Kyle’s younger brother Ike, adopted from Canada, heartbroken by the news that the Queen of Canada, who looks just like the late Queen Elizabeth II, is dead.
The Prince and Princess of Canada are seen at a large state funeral, where they are booed by the rest of the royal family, accused of attacking the Canadian monarchy.
Fans took to Twitter to praise South Park creators, writers, and voice actors Parker and Stone.
Some recognized the attention to detail in the satire that has ridiculed popular figures and talking points for years.
Host Oprah Winfrey has been featured on South Park in various episodes since 2000.
The show reportedly won back some viewers for its portrayal of royalty.
…and other viewers who hadn’t heard of the show before they started watching the episode
Against the backlash, the couple appear on breakfast television to demand their privacy.
Arriving on the set of Good Morning Canada with a book to promote, the prince holds up a sign that reads “We want privacy,” while the princess’s banner reads, “Stop looking at us.”
The presenter asks if, by reporting on the royal family for his new book, ‘Waaagh’, he has now become a journalist, despite hating them.
“We just want to be normal people, all this attention is very difficult,” replies the prince.
The couple is challenged by the presenter who questions how sincerely they want privacy, and the royals storm off the set.
The prince and princess arrive on the set of Good Morning Canada to boo them, holding up banners.
In Paris, bewildered locals look on as the couple sing, “We want our privacy!”
The couple board their private jet and embark on a “we want privacy” world tour, complete with dancing rainbows and a catchy tune.
They visit France and India, where they chant their privacy chants to bewildered locals, and even a kangaroo camp during a pit stop in Australia.
They eventually settle in the sleepy town of South Park, Colorado.
‘If we moved here, people would think we really want to be normal.’
The royals clash with the locals, arriving with a battery and demanding privacy from the neighbors.
Kyle wakes up one morning to find that the house is littered with magazines featuring the princess.
They include a cover that looks a lot like The Cut magazine after he posted a cover interview with Meghan last summer.
When Kyle confronts the royals, the princess yells, ‘He victimized me!’
The prince comes to the defense of his wife.
‘This is an outrage!’ he cries. ‘We’ll see how he handles my blue penis!’
This seems to refer to a case of frostbite detailed in Harry’s autobiography, Spare.
The prince and princess turn to a marketing agency with a crude name to help protect their privacy.
“There’s a horrible spy who lives across the street,” the prince explains.
The brand manager says that he already has a file on the princess, which she created several years ago.
“I already have your mark: sorority girl, actress, influencer and victim,” he tells her.
The mark of the prince is decided as: ‘Royal prince, millionaire, world traveler, victim’.
Across the street, the Prince and Princess of Canada can be seen looking through a window as Kyle watches his work.
The prince, inside the agency, suddenly gets a light bulb and realizes that he doesn’t want to be a brand.
“Trying to become a brand made us products,” declares the Canadian prince.
“No more magazines and Netflix shows, we can live a normal life!”
He stands up to leave and walks to the door, but his wife remains inside the branded company.
‘Come on honey, we don’t need this place!’ he says. ‘Honey?’
The prince leaves alone.
Kyle meets up with his friends, who invite him to play.
Then the prince arrives and asks if he can play too.
Take out your battery.
While many fans enjoyed the narrative, others had less positive reactions.
Twitter’s Kitty, who says she has been a fan since the 1997 debut, said the show was not a ‘tribute’ but a mockery of Harry and Meghan.
User Ryan Craig disputed the satire itself, saying that the creators were “just picking at a straw.”
NativeBrony_91 gave a more average review of the episode at ‘6 out of 10’.
South Park’s original tweet was viewed 265,100 times and liked 3,823 times.