Randall "Randy" S. Marsh is a fictional character in the American adult animated sitcom South Park and serves as the series' comic relief.

He is the most prominent parent on the series and a married father who raises his son Stan and daughter Shelley along with his wife Sharon in the fictional town of South Park, Colorado.

He carries a few pens in one of the two front pockets on his light blue, collared, button-up shirt, dark gray pants, and wears white briefs as his underwear of choice[5].

Randy has not been shown at the earthquake monitoring office since he opened Tegridy Farms, and in-show events strongly suggest that he has abandoned his previous career to raise marijuana full-time.

[7] A recurring character trait of Randy's is his being prone to overreacting and obsessively seizing upon irrational ideas and fads, whether by himself or as part of a large contingent of the town's adult population.

In later seasons, Randy is shown to have finally achieved a very high income from both his work as Lorde and his marijuana business, though this has not improved the underlying problems in his family relationships.

[7] They maintain steady friendships with the parents of Stan's friends and are revealed as enjoying the act of watching pornography together to enhance their sexual relationship.

[15] Randy dropped out of high school[16] and was a member of a boyband in his teens, as shown in "Something You Can Do with Your Finger", but he has mentioned that he attended college[17][18] and has been indicated to hold a doctorate.

[15][20][21][22] A few instances of personal achievement have made Randy a hero in the eyes of his friends and fellow townsfolk, such as being awarded a Nobel Prize[23] and twice setting a record for producing the world's largest piece of human excrement.

The episode "Gluten Free Ebola" revealed that Randy produces music and performs as the noted musician Lorde, a fact that was explored subsequently in "The Cissy".