Tracey Takes On...

Tracey Takes On...
Genre	Sketch comedy
Created by	Tracey Ullman Allan McKeown
Written by	Various Tracey Ullman Jerry Belson Dick Clement Kim Fuller (season 1) Jenji Kohan (seasons 1–2 & 4) Ian La Frenais Molly Newman (seasons 1–3) Gail Parent Tony Sheehan (season 1) Allan J. Zipper (seasons 1–3) Robert Klane (season 2) George McGrath (seasons 3–4)
Directed by	Various Thomas Schlamme Simon Curtis Nicola Pecorini Don Scardino Michael McKean Michael Lange Dennie Gordon Todd Holland
Starring	Tracey Ullman
Opening theme	"They Don't Know" (seasons 2–4)
Ending theme	"They Don't Know" (seasons 2–4)
Composers	Richard Gibbs Philip Giffin Steve Hampton Randy Kerber
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	4
No. of episodes	65 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Allan McKeown Tracey Ullman
Producers	Various Jamie Lynn Arsenault Kevin Berg Jerry Belson Dick Clement Carey Dietrich Kim Fuller Robert Klane Jenji Kohan Ian La Frenais Stephanie Laing George McGrath Allan McKeown Sandra McKerroll Molly Newman Gail Parent Thomas Schlamme Tony Sheehan Tom Sherren Tracey Ullman Allen J. Zipper
Production locations	Los Angeles, California The Culver Studios (Season 3)
Cinematography	Lucas Bielan Mauro Fiore Nicola Pecorini
Editors	Tammis Chandler Barry Dresner Scott Gamzon Simeon Hutner
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	22–28 minutes
Production companies	Home Box Office Takes On Productions, Inc. WitzEnd Productions
Original release
Network	HBO
Release	January 24, 1996 (1996-01-24) – March 17, 1999 (1999-03-17)
Related
The Tracey Ullman Show Tracey Ullman: A Class Act Tracey Ullman Takes on New York Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales
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Tracey Takes On... is an American sketch comedy series starring Tracey Ullman. The show ran for four seasons on HBO and was commissioned following the success of the 1993 comedy special Tracey Ullman Takes on New York. Each episode focuses on a specific subject, in which Ullman and her cast of characters comment or experience through a series of sketches and monologues.

Unlike her previous eponymous Fox show, Tracey Takes On... was filmed without a studio audience, on location, single-camera; instead of upwards of one hundred seldom reused characters, the show focused on a steady rotation of nearly 20. "I wanted to do a show where you could get familiar with the characters, where I could express a point of view, where we could get controversial [...] I also didn't want to do a series where I had to do 22 or 26 episodes a year. I have two children and have a husband, and there are other things I'd like to do during the year. Ten shows is a good number, and HBO gives me a great (artistic) freedom," said Ullman in 1996.^[1] The only character to return from the original Tracey Ullman Show was Kay Clark, as Ullman was the sole creator.^[2] Former cast member Julie Kavner became a recurring guest star in the series.

In 1998, a book based on the series, Tracey Takes On, was released. In 2003, the character Ruby Romaine was spun-off into the HBO television special, Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales.