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The Tracey Ullman Show was an American television sketch comedy variety show starring Tracey Ullman. It debuted on Fox on April 5, 1987, as the network's second original primetime series to air, following Married... with Children, and ran for four seasons and 81 episodes until May 26, 1990.
She would go on to star in her own network television comedy series, The Tracey Ullman Show from 1987 until 1990, which also featured the first appearances of the long-running animated media franchise The Simpsons.
The Tracey Ullman Show: Created by Jerry Belson, James L. Brooks, Ken Estin, Heide Perlman. With Tracey Ullman, Dan Castellaneta, Sam McMurray, Joseph Malone. Tracey Ullman hosts a variety show containing sketches, song-and-dance routines, and The Simpsons.
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Each episode offers a glimpse of British life from dusk to dawn for many of its inhabitants (the everyday and the very famous). Locals, tourists, even those smuggling themselves into the country, are included. A typical episode consists of sketches ranging from one to three minutes with one sketch's storyline acting as the spine of the episode. Eac...
Starring
1. Tracey Ullman as various
Supporting
1. Lucy Aarden as Georgia May Jagger 2. Zahra Ahmadi 3. Ben Ashenden 4. Emily Atack 5. Elizabeth Berrington 6. Kevin Bishop 7. Ricky Champ 8. Jamie Demetriou 9. Amanda Dickinson 10. Martha Howe-Douglas 11. Rosie Dwyer 12. Jade Ewen 13. James Fleet 14. Jason Forbes 15. Tony Gardner 16. Tala Gouveia 17. Derek Griffiths 18. Liam Hourican 19. Laurence Howarth 20. Katherine Jakeways 21. Luke Kempner 22. Dave Lamb 23. Joan Linder 24. Omar Malik 25. Georgia Maskery 26. Johnny McKeown 27. Ben Miller...
Development
In late 2014, whilst promoting the film Into the Woods, Tracey Ullman revealed plans to write something new for television in the following year. "Every five years it comes to me to sort of do what I do again and I throw a load of stuff at the wall, and some of it works and some of it obviously doesn't, but that's the nature of television. I love TV." Her American Showtime series, Tracey Ullman's State of the Union ran for three seasons, concluding in 2010. It was a departure and a return of...
Writing and filming
Writing on the series began in February 2015 with principal photography commencing 29 June and wrapping in mid-August. The show was shot entirely on location due to no studio space being available in the UK. "But you can just be completely mobile now, and set up a video village anywhere", explained Ullman to Televisual magazine. Audience screenings and recordings took place in September 2015 at BBC Radio Theatre. On 5 March 2016, the BBC announced that it had ordered a second series of the pr...
Tracey Breaks the News
On 26 May 2017, the BBC announced that it had ordered a new topical half hour Tracey Ullman special, Tracey Breaks the News for BBC One. The show is inspired by and due to air shortly after the 2017 United Kingdom general election. Impersonations expected are Angela Merkel, Nicola Sturgeon, as well as Ullman's first take on Prime Minister Theresa May and Melania Trump. Like Tracey Ullman's Show, it will feature a mix of famous and everyday people all reacting to the aftermath of the general e...
Critical response
Series one received generally favourable reviews from critics. Metacritic rated the series 70/100 based on 7 reviews.Several critics chided the BBC's decision to give the show a 'graveyard' time slot. Ullman responded that she didn't believe there was "appointment TV" anymore, and that people could watch whenever they wanted on catch up. In the show's second series, a sketch involving Christian discrimination was lauded by Christian commentators. A sketch which turns the tables on victim blam...
Celebrity reaction
Aside from her original characters, the show features Ullman impersonating an array of public figures: Theresa May, Judi Dench, Nicola Sturgeon, Maggie Smith, and members of the British Royal Family, Camilla Parker-Bowles and Carole Middleton. She received considerable international attention for her portrayal of German Chancellor Angela Merkel. On 23 June 2017, BBC One's The One Showreached out to Angela Merkel's office and received a statement back regarding Ullman's impersonation: "Thank y...
HBO has picked up the American rights to the show; the first season began airing 28 October 2016. The network began broadcasting the show's second season 20 October 2017. On 30 August, American HBO announced that it would begin airing a third season of the show on 28 September 2018. It made its international premiere in the United States prior to i...
Tracey Ullman's Show at IMDbTracey Ullman's Show at BBC OnlineOfficial website at HBOTracey Ullman's Show at British Comedy Guide- Sketch Comedy
Jan 1, 1970 · Tracey Ullman's Show begins on BBC1 today (Monday 11th January) at 10.45pm. After finding fame across the pond (and discovering The Simpsons) she's back with a brand new UK series.
- Ben Dowell
Jul 3, 2021 · The Tracey Ullman Show. (a Titles & Air Dates Guide) Last updated: Sat, 3 Jul 2021 -1:00. Show Details: Start date: Apr 1987. End date: May 1990. Status: cancelled/ended. Network (s): Fox (US) Run time: 30 min.
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"On Her Toes": At a prestigious ballet company in New York, the lead ballerina has a falling out with the wheelchair-bound choreographer, the understudy Stacey Duncan (Tracey Ullman) goes through weeks of grueling training to star in the lead role in 'The Nutcracker'.
