Tracey Ullman's Show

For the American 1980s show, see The Tracey Ullman Show.

Tracey Ullman's Show
GenreSketch comedy
Created byTracey Ullman
Written byTracey Ullman (devised by)
StarringTracey Ullman
Composers
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series3
No. of episodes19 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
ProducerCaroline Norris
Cinematography
  • Martin Hawkins (2016, 2018)
  • Pete Rowe (2017)
  • Greg Duffield (2018)
Editors
  • Nigel Williams (2016, 2018)
  • Mark Everson (2017)
  • Adam Windmill (2017)
Running time30 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network
Release11 January 2016 (2016-01-11) –
2 November 2018 (2018-11-02)
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Tracey Ullman's Show is a British sketch comedy television series starring Tracey Ullman. Tracey Ullman's Show premiered on BBC One on 11 January 2016.[1] The programme marks her first project for the broadcaster in over 30 years, and her first original project for British television in 22 years.[2][3]

The BBC announced that the programme had been recommissioned for a second series on 5 March 2016.[4] Following a "best bits" Christmas special in December 2016,[5] the show's second series premiered on 3 February 2017.[6] It comprises six episodes.

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 the 2017 United Kingdom general election[7] and aired on 23 June 2017.[8][9] After the success of the 2017 Tracey Breaks the News special, the BBC officially commissioned a series, subsequently replacing Tracey Ullman's Show.[10]

On 30 August, HBO announced that Tracey Ullman's Show would return for a third series starting 28 September 2018. The third series utilises material produced for Tracey Breaks the News.[11] Furthermore, the aforementioned show has been recut and sold internationally under the Tracey Ullman's Show banner.

  1. ^ "BBC – Tracey Ullman's Show – Media Centre". BBC. BBC.co.uk. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  2. ^ "Tracey Ullman returns to BBC with own comedy show". BBC. BBC.co.uk. 4 March 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  3. ^ "BBC One announces the cast for brand new family comedy The Kennedys". BBC. 6 March 2015. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  4. ^ "BBC One's Tracey Ullman's Show to return for second series – Media Centre" (Press release). BBC. 5 March 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  5. ^ "BBC Television Christmas 2016 - A bountiful array of festive delights from the nation's favourite shows". BBC One – Media Centre. 22 November 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  6. ^ "BBC – Tracey Ullman's Show – Media Centre". BBC.co.uk. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  7. ^ "News: BBC Unveils Raft Of Satire Shows". Beyondthejoke.co.uk. 26 May 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  8. ^ "BBC-Tracey Breaks The News-Media Centre". BBC.co.uk. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
  9. ^ "Tracey Ullman unveils Theresa May impression ahead of new BBC show". Radio Times. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  10. ^ "BBC One commits to more satire from Tracey Ullman". BBC.co.uk. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  11. ^ "Emmy®-Nominated Sketch Comedy Series Tracey Ullman's Show Returns for Third Season Sept. 28 on HBO". Medium. 30 August 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2018.