They also had the courage to make fun of George Clooney.
A nothing sacred?
"It is sacred," said Parker, seems appropriately punished in an interview at a restaurant in Times Square, after being reminded that he and Stone even dared to call smug Clooney. "We crossed the line there."
Now, the twisted minds behind "South Park" have dared to cross another line: They are being silly in the Mormon church in a large metal Broadway musical that became the hit of the season.
With "Avenue Q" writer Robert Lopez, the duo left their smelly foot elementary students to tell a story of two young missionaries, whose faith is shaken when they come face to face with famine, war and AIDS in Africa.
The show, featuring Josh Gad and Andrew Recalling, has foul language, some great songs sarcastic references to circumcision, a lot of repressed homosexuality, tap Mormons, crimes of war threatened on a baby Darth Vader and a character who has repeatedly criticized to have maggots in her portfolio.
While the series makes fun of several Broadway shows, including "Fela!" and "The Lion King" members of the audience at the Teatro Eugene O'Neill might be surprised that Parker and Stone have maintained the structure and feel of a traditional musical comedy.
"We believed from the outset that the greatest challenge was to write a big Broadway musical," said Peter. "The unconventional material, of course. But to do so conventionally unconventional materials. "
They were largely successful: there is surely more than a nod to Mormon musical by Rodgers and Hammerstein, the great team of music - and the favorite child of a Parker - which also dealt with the Americans in the face Fees are confronted with other cultures in shows like "South Pacific" or "The King and I" Parker and Stone also say a show about Mormons is not surprising when one considers other religious themes musicals as "Fiddler on the Roof "and" Jesus Christ Superstar. "
It 'clear that the team is banking more than a rabid "South Park" fans keep the surface of the music.
"We hope this is a fairly wide," said Parker.
What Stone said: 'It's better to be. "
Parker has hope: "We have not had a lot of work stoppages in the past."
Parker, 41, and Stone, 39, has worked in the music on and off for about seven years, the story and the songs of all time have had to make another episode of "South Park" or stop the movie "South Park: Bigger , Longer & Uncut "and" Team America: World Police ".
"We're trying to do something really different," said Stone. "If we want to make" South Park: The Musical ".. We could make much more money would probably wanted to do something a bit 'more sophisticated."
They are warm to the idea of a Mormon musical comedy since college, and concluded that their dream was shared by Lopez, whom they met after watching and loving "Avenue Q", a musical which played Foot evil dolls and cheeky songs. The three were determined not to abandon their original mission: a musical.
"Although there are some times where we tried during the process of going, 'Oh, we'll just do this in a movie" - because it is already out on DVD now - it's great we stuck through it and done it this way. "
Collection of Mormon is not new in the "South Park" boys: season 7, who also attacked the Church of Latter-day Saints, mostly mocking participants humming relentlessly cheerful "dum, dum, dum "in the animated stories on founder Joseph Smith. This is not personal, they insist.
"The Mormons are very good to turn the other cheek," said Parker.
"They are too good to be really good," agreed Stone.
Two, both atheists, are not expected to a halt like they received when the radical Islamic group became angry when they represented the prophet Mohammed in a bear suit. Why not? First, the Mormon Church is a quick and courteous.
"Production can try to entertain the audience for the evening," the church said in a statement, "but the volume of Mormon scriptures to change people's lives forever by bringing them closer to Christ."
Undoubtedly, the music is very very anti-Mormon or anti-religious. Both Stone and Parker said that optimistic people are seen trying to steal the cynicism and reveal the humanity underneath.
"If you're going to satirize something - if you make a point about something - they have an obligation to present to people as real people," Parker said "If you want this to work, you should. Whose heart there."
This means that jokes about bodily functions or wild celebrities had to be cut if it does not match the musical, which the new Broadway playwright had in mind when they put the finishing touches on "Mormon." Two hours of music, after all, is very different from creating a 22-minute episode of their television show in progress.
"I believe that when we do it better - sometimes hit and sometimes we do - is when the characters do something emotionally true, that history," said Parker. "Then there's the real story."
Which brings us back to the original question: Is nothing sacred to these men?
No, they say. Nothing can be ruled out as a joke.
"As long as you do it right," said Parker.
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