Trey Parker And Matt Stone Talk 'Book Of Mormon' Success On 'The Daily Show' (VIDEO)

"South Park" creators and recent Tony winners Trey Parker and Matt Stone stopped by "The Daily Show" on Wednesday to talk to their Comedy Central comrade Jon Stewart about their newfound status as the toast of Broadway. Parker and Stone last dropped by Stewart's studio before the show opened, but after sweeping the Tonys with nine wins for "The Book of Mormon," which they co-wrote and scored, they have a new outlook.

"People warned us before we did the show that on Broadway, you have to come in humble, don't come in guns ablazing," said Stone when asked how the irreverent duo were treated by the Broadway establishment.

Parker also noted that "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark," with music and lyrics by Bono and The Edge, could have resulted in another award loss to an '80s icon.

"For the 'South Park' movie, I lost the Oscar to Phil Collins," Parker said, referring to "Blame Canada" losing to "You'll Be in My Heart" in 2000. "If I lose the Oscar the Phil Collins and I lost a Tony to Bono, I'd be so bummed out."

Stewart then moved onto the season finale of "South Park," which many noted was an unexpectedly moving episode in which the kids (and adults) in the show address the plague of cynicism. Parker and Stone admitted that they were surprised by the attention the episode received, and despite rumors that the episode would be the end of "South Park," they confirmed that the show is definitely returning in the fall.

But the pair were mostly glad that they now can say "shit" on "South Park," which Stewart cannot utter without getting bleeped by the network. "We used to have a rule on this show ... that you can say 'dildo' three times, but not four," Stewart remarked.

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Comments

[Gumby69]

01:01 PM on 06/20/2011

Once again Huffpo please post vids that can be seen by all! This is the canadian version of your website and i can't view it! I know i can watch this on the comedy network but then i have to cue up the day it was on and the so forth. C'mon guys!

[Dunkleberger Karl]

11:14 AM on 06/20/2011

seriously"you will be in my Heart" , Lost to "Blame Canada" sadness!

[Christoblack19]

12:52 PM on 06/20/2011

you've got it backwards

[Dunkleberger Karl]

01:15 PM on 06/20/2011

That what i ment! Blame Canada was soo much better song!

[craftycrow]

11:02 AM on 06/20/2011

These guys are seriously geniuses.

[frenchfrog]

10:41 AM on 06/20/2011

RAPSCALLIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[GBPackerfan]

11:08 PM on 06/19/2011

South Park is a hit or miss show, but much more hit than miss in my view. Great satire.

[SpreadthePanic]

02:23 PM on 06/20/2011

Often, when you revisit those "misses" later, you realize they were hits all along

[Anti Warrior]

05:19 AM on 07/14/2011

Not really
When they miss they miss big

Do you remember the epsiode about the Iraq war?

[Mike LaMarr]

06:30 PM on 06/19/2011

Even though the show is not as consistently funny as in prior years, it's still easily the funniest and one of the most intelligent shows on TV

[SionShankel]

05:06 PM on 06/19/2011

LOVE THIS!!!

[Mitch Craft]

02:26 PM on 06/19/2011

I was out front of Tower Theater in Salt Lake City when Orgazmo came out in 1997. I was counter protesting all the upset Mormons. These guys are funny as hell.

[TheBaffler]

01:00 PM on 06/19/2011

Their frat-boy, libertarian shtick is old and uninspired.

[thundermummy]

03:42 PM on 06/19/2011

to you.

[Hardyman1966]

05:04 PM on 06/19/2011

We'll be sure and let the sold-out theater know...

[TheBaffler]

05:12 PM on 06/19/2011

That they are still loved by millions of lowbrows isn't in dispute. The number of popular creators of crap is innumerable.

[paulabflat]

10:56 AM on 06/19/2011

no one, no ONE, does snooty better than trey parker!!!

anyone up for a big ole greasy game of baseketball? it's freeeee raaaange chicken night!!!

[Mort]

10:43 PM on 06/19/2011

I will... if you bring yo mama. Psych!

[paulabflat]

06:27 PM on 06/20/2011

funny.

[grapost]

09:31 AM on 06/19/2011

South Park Rules! One of best shows on TV for Satire and Parodies along with the Daily Show! Other shows pale in comparison to them!

[Gigity]

08:30 AM on 06/19/2011

Brilliant. I managed to see their play before it sold out forever and it's one of the funniest things I've ever seen. Hopefully eventually it goes on the road and more folks get a chance to see it live.

[KJLSanDiego]

12:16 AM on 06/19/2011

Damnit!
Take the show to LA already!
Please?!?

[SheikArbusto]

09:25 AM on 06/19/2011

New York, then Toronto, then Cleveland. That's it way it typically goes.

[KJLSanDiego]

10:55 PM on 06/19/2011

Crappy!
All those places are too far for my budget!

[Hardyman1966]

05:07 PM on 06/19/2011

Hear, hear!!!

[KJLSanDiego]

10:55 PM on 06/19/2011

:D

[shanghaislim]

11:56 PM on 06/18/2011

What's next boys?

A Pulitzer Prize for Literature?

:-)

[LeftLeanWing]

01:12 AM on 06/19/2011

Nobel perhaps.

[Hardyman1966]

09:53 PM on 06/18/2011

Who would have guessed that Parker & Stone would be the new Rogers & Hammerstein?  Or, in this case, Hammerf*@$?  :)