Trey Parker and Matt Stone, the creators of ‘South Park’ have dismissed reports that the US TV show is nearing its end.
There had been speculation that the animated comedy's recent mid-season finale 'You're Getting Old' marked the beginning of the end for the series, due to its dark and cynical tone.
However, in an interview on the ‘Daily Show with Jon Stewart’ Parker said that he and co-creator Matt Stone have "not really" grown tired of the series.
He added: "We love ‘South Park’, that's still our thing.”
Parker admitted that the self-mocking tone of the mid-season finale reflected "things we were feeling" but described making the episode as "fun".
He added: "We did it by the seat of our pants.
"Obviously it had a lot of themes and things we were feeling in it, but we came back and people were like, 'Are you okay? Is the show coming back?' and we were like, 'Yeah'."
He also admitted that they currently have no idea about how to resolve the mid-season cliffhanger, in which Stan's parents Randy and Sharon separated and Kyle befriended his old nemesis Cartman.
Parker said: "We don't know what's going to happen, but we'll figure it out in August".
