South Park is an animated American television comedy series created and written by Trey Parker and Matt Stone for Comedy Central. The series has been distributed and aired by Comedy Central since 1997. The show is well-known for its pop-culture parody, scatological humor, and satirical handling of current events. The show is often credited with putting Comedy Central on the map. South Park has won three Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Animated Program, two for programming less than one hour, one for programming more than one hour.