For years, South Park has been poking fun at celebrities. It's one of the core tenants of the show, and this past week's episode "#Rehash" was no different. YouTube celebrities and several different musicians were all on the chopping block, but there was one short scene that many people may have overlooked.
Halfway through the episode, South Park makes a joke about how YouTube celebrities are essentially the same thing as traditional talk show hosts. The show used Wendy Williams as an example; while some celebrities have cursed their time on South Park, it seems that Williams was rather pleased:
It's almost comical how the talk show segment is cut: it goes from a clip of South Park mocking a talk show host's mindless fans, to a live-action clip of said mindless fans. It only gets more intense when the camera cuts back to Williams herself, who is sitting in her chair, smiling at nothing and laughing to herself, seemingly unaware that she has become a parody of herself. Even the video's thumbnail is horrifying, with both versions of Williams locked in what seems to be an eternal, tormented scream.
It's scary when South Park ends up being more down-to-earth than its real-life counterparts...
