Matt Stone And Trey Parker Of 'South Park' Crash NYU Class

You're a freshman at NYU getting ready for that boring first day of class when Matt Stone and Trey Parker walk into the room -- no, it's not a dream, it's an episode of mtvU's "Stand In."

A bunch of freshmen are slumped in their seats when the duo appear, causing the room to erupt in disbelief. The class? "Storytelling Strategies." The gurus? The creators of "South Park," one of the sharpest, most deranged shows on television.

"Each individual scene has to work as a funny sketch," advises Parker. "If the words 'and then' belong between those beats, you're fucked. You want therefore or but."

The kids scribble notes frantically as he goes on. Whoever the class's regular professor is, he's going to have a lot to live up to -- or a semester's worth of real cred.

The clip comes from "Stand In," a show where both pop stars and Nobel Prize winners are sent to drop in on a college class to deliver their lessons. The episode featuring Stone and Parker will air on October 3. Previous guests on the show have varied vastly, and include Marilyn Manson, the president of Rwanda, John Legend, Malcolm Gladwell, Madonna, Bill Gates, Snoop Dogg and John McCain, among others.

Watch the clip at The New York Times.

Watch Marilyn Manson in his "Stand In" appearance:

Comments

[srooge]

05:14 AM on 09/11/2011

They gave each other HIV.

[Lee Erickson]

12:27 PM on 09/09/2011

John McCain? Man, I didn't realize how hip MTV still is

[Kali03]

08:49 PM on 09/08/2011

Ok, now I am bitter. They took the video of Marilyn Manson down.

This bites!

[AStranger]

03:32 PM on 09/08/2011

I never thought I'd see Marylin Manson and the president of Rwanda mentioned in the same sentence.

[Kali03]

08:48 PM on 09/08/2011

Well, now that you mention it, I would not have ever thought that I'd see MM and the president of Rwanda mentioned in the same sentence either.

Just un po' di nutty, just un po', what can you say?

[MelodieSays]

03:06 PM on 09/08/2011

thank you Marilyn!

[frank day]

02:02 PM on 09/08/2011

I'll bet somebody is kicking themself for ditching class !!!

[Fogy]

02:00 PM on 09/08/2011

Manson & Gaga - Separated at birth? I'd like to see a collaboration.

[starrianna]

01:10 PM on 09/08/2011

What is wrong with his lips? He looks like Lisa Rinna on goth night.

[PhineasGage730]

12:56 PM on 09/08/2011

I'm not one for reality (especially MTV Reality) but this seems pretty cool.

And as an aspiring writer Matt's advice is great. I already wrote it down. This is why they have such longevity. They understand what they're doing. They didn't just get lucky with something people thought was funny.