Travis Fickett of IGN said the episode included some good laughs but " never kicks into high gear " and said the themes might have worked better as subplots than a full episode : " ' Fishsticks ' is one of those episodes that typically occur around now in the South Park season . It 's not great , not bad – hovering somewhere around amusing towards forgettable . " Sean O'Neal of '' The A.V. Club '' said he was disappointed by the episode and thought the message about celebrity self-delusion might have been better if it focused on only West or Mencia , rather than both . Although O'Neal liked the West song in the episode 's final scene , O'Neal said " cramming ( West and Mencia ) together — even mixed in with Cartman 's very funny fantasy sequences — felt too cobbled to me , and the time limits imposed by cutting back and forth between it all made the respective digs start to feel a little too one-note . " On September 13 , 2009 during the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards , Kanye West interrupted an acceptance speech from Taylor Swift by walking onto stage , grabbing the microphone and praising her fellow nominee , Beyoncé Knowles . The incident received considerable press attention and drew further attention to " Fishsticks " , which Comedy Central re-broadcast for two straight hours on September 15 , 2009
2009 MTV Video Music Awards
2009 MTV Video Music Awards
Fishsticks (South Park)