from everything i've read southpark episodes are finished a day or two before they air, not a lot of time to leak, unlike say...10 years that axl's been working on CD
I saw a Comedy Central special about the show, a couple of years ago, which illustrated how their computer animation takes very little time, whereas a show like the Simpsons takes months, and it's how they're able to be so relevant to current events.
butters you got a good point
second, Freedom78:
i love that about south park to when that one retarded chick terry shivo (sp?) was then turned into should Kenny live or die that was an instant classic
is it just me or does it seem that they're not so up to date on there current events?