10 Best South Park Celebrity Cameos

When the show isn't scorching the earth, it's giving us memorable collaborations like these.

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Comedy Central

South Park has been on the air for a long time. Over 23 years, 23 seasons, and 307 episodes, the series - arguably the crown jewel of Comedy Central - has lampooned a whole slew of celebrities. These jokes have ranged from gentle, good-natured ribbings to catastrophic takedowns that resulted in scorn, feuds, and the occasional attempted lawsuit.

With that sort of track record, you'd figure that no celebrity would want to be involved with the show at all, since - as the whole Isaac Hayes/Scientology fiasco proved - the creators of South Park won't refrain from going after you just because you work together.

As it turns out, though, quite a few celebrities have popped in to make cameos here and there. Some of them have been more subtle (unrecognizable to the point of pointlessness, I dare say), while others slap you in the face with their obviousness.

Regardless of their degree of conspicuousness, they're all fun, and they're all a testament to just how enduring and beloved South Park is. Let's look at some of the best, shall we?

10. Ozzy Osbourne

South Park Elton John
Comedy Central

This one was pretty brief, but it was glorious, nonetheless.

In the season 2 episode, "Chef Aid", everyone's favorite elementary school chef finds himself at the receiving end of a lawsuit from the tyrannical Capitalist Records. After discovering that Alanis Morissette plagiarized his song, "Stinky Britches", he seeks to have himself credited. Instead, the record company not only refuses, but hires Johnnie Cochran to sue Chef for harassment. If he can't come up with his legal fees in 24 hours, he'll be forced to spend four years in prison.

Chef prostitutes himself, while the boys try to help raise funds. Part of the boys' grand plan is to put on a benefit concert for their dear friend, inviting a multitude of musicians, all of whom Chef helped in some pivotal way.

Among them is the Prince of Darkness himself: Ozzy Osbourne. He explains that when he was just starting out, Chef told him to buy a pompadour hat. He thought Chef said, "Bite the head off a bat", solidifying his hardcore image. He goes on to bite Kenny's head off just moments later.

Sure, it only lasted a few seconds, but also, think about this: Ozzy Osbourne killed Kenny. Come on, now.

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