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The following is list of episodes for the Showtime original series Tracey Ullman's State of the Union , starring Tracey Ullman.
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 5 | March 30, 2008 | April 27, 2008 | |
| 2 | 7 | April 12, 2009 | May 24, 2009 | |
| 3 | 7 | January 25, 2010 | March 8, 2010 | |
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "The Wetwipe Killer" | Troy Miller | Tracey Ullman, Bruce Wagner, Gail Parent, Craig DiGregorio | March 30, 2008 | |
| Sindra wakes up for work. Marion checks in on her patient. Linda gives the morning news. Stacey Harris her farm. Laurie David talks to her publicist about Al Gore. Arianna Huffington discusses Rudy Giuliani's hair and takes a phone call to discuss her thoughts regarding the Zsa Zsa and Eva Gabor movie script. Nancy Pelosi gets Botox injections. Irma discusses restless leg syndrome with her neighbor. Padma gets held up. Tony Sirico is interviewed for his new film I Married This Inuit. Gretchen Pincus recounts her life story to a ghostwriter who's writing her autobiography. Rita Cosby reports from the lethal injection room where Gretchen Pincus' fiancé The Wetwipe Killer is scheduled to be executed. David Beckham talks to his agent. News reporter Campbell Brown gives the public its nightly terror report. Sally Knox has an affair with her boss. Dina Lohan learns of Lindsay Lohan's engagement in a club with other parents of young Hollywood celebrities. Sindra returns home. | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | "Bloggies" | Troy Miller | Tracey Ullman, Bruce Wagner, Gail Parent, Craig DiGregorio | April 6, 2008 | |
| A county hospital ambulance dumps a woman out onto the street. Linda wants to follow the "patient dumping" story and reads report on Angelina Jolie. Chanel does medical body scans. Laurie David discusses her eco-friendly private plane. Staff sergeant Lisa Penning returns home from Iraq to visit her son. Arianna chooses a dress for the Worldwide Blog Awards. Padma adds a Bollywood twist on erectile dysfunction. Renée Zellweger is on a press junket for her new movie Home Frontal Lobe. Irma talks about the "Super Bug". David Beckham's press conference. Campbell Brown's nightly terror news report. Arianna at Bloggies. Dina Lohan discusses Joy Fanning, mother of Dakota. Carmen gets interviewed by a news crew. | ||||||
| 3 | 3 | "Baby Shopping" | Troy Miller | Tracey Ullman, Bruce Wagner, Gail Parent, Craig DiGregorio | April 13, 2008 | |
| Mother Superior Rose Pannatella meditates. Linda reports on the alarm clock recall. Chandra talks yoga unions. Arianna's housekeeper gets stranded leaving Arianna to do the housework. Malawian star, Asmaa Qasim, comes to America to adopt a child. Laurie has her pilot dump jet fuel on Nebraska. Irma gets hit by Laurie's jet fuel. Padma sings about bipolar disorder medication. Sherilynn participates in the "Walk A Mile In Their Shoes" program dressed as a Muslim. Dame Judi Dench talks about her new film Who the Fuck Was I? Campbell Brown reports. Sandra rallies her team. Sally Knox and her boss discuss their lives. David Beckham gets ready for a dinner party with the creator of Lost . Dina Lohan is informed that her daughter is dead. Arianna blogs about her day. Dale and Asmaa head to Malawi. | ||||||
| 4 | 4 | "That Terrible Time of the Month" | Troy Miller | Tracey Ullman, Bruce Wagner, Gail Parent, Craig DiGregorio | April 20, 2008 | |
| America's imports/exports for the day. Mutiny" on a JetBlue plane. Chanel confiscates "pilot killers". Mary Ann LeFrank gets an ultrasound. Laurie David's publicist can't find the toilet. David Beckham returns from a child's birthday party. Andy Rooney delivers his piece on pencils. Cameron Diaz in That Terrible Time of the Month. Mary Ann's water breaks. Campbell Brown reports. Annette Thomas returns to the stage — almost. Ronnie Rooney dies during Chicago. Sally Knox and her boss decide to leave their spouses. Mary Ann gives birth. Arianna blogs about Andy Rooney and Mary Ann LeFrank. The fate of Mary Ann's offspring. | ||||||
| 5 | 5 | "Vagisizer" | Troy Miller | Tracey Ullman, Bruce Wager, Gail Parent, Craig DiGregorio | April 27, 2008 | |
| Rose questions God on being too politically correct. Marion arrives for work. Doris is questioned for drug smuggling. Sally learns that Chris has not left his wife. Russian translator. Rita Cosby arrives at the scene of crime. Abbey Melina Harris advertises for Dignity Village. Chanel reveals everything she's confiscated. Suzanne Somers plugs the Vagisizer. Dame Helen Mirren discusses her new film Fish Out Those Old Teats. Padma tries to help a customer remove her Vagisizer. David Beckham injures himself. Marion awaits the coroner. | ||||||
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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| 6 | 1 | "Blogs and Kisses" | Troy Miller | Tracey Ullman, Bruce Wagner | April 12, 2009 | |
| Linda Alvarez discusses budgeting your money. Laura Bush wakes up in Crawford, Texas. Dee and Candy discuss passengers and Candy's fertility problem. Heather Mills' reality show. Chanel performs a scan on Candy. Padma explains the "American spirit" to Pudit. Arianna talks to President Barack Obama. Laura gets ready for the garage sale. Celine Dion returns to discuss the damage caused by Hurricane Katrina three years on to Larry King. Campbell Brown reports on objects missing from the White House. A woman gets stuck in a tiny car. Dee comforts Candy. Laura talks to George in bed. | ||||||
| 7 | 2 | "Hog Callin'" | Troy Miller | Tracey Ullman, Bruce Wagner | April 19, 2009 | |
| The FLDS wives say goodbye to their children who are being taken away by authorities. Rose is startled by the resemblance of her missionary to that of the FLDS. Linda reports on the polygamist compound as well as a polygamist family living in Buffalo, New York. Dee and Candy dispose and deal with ejaculate. Wendy Trenton wins a hog calling competition. Lunchtime at the compound. Renée Zellweger rehearses for the Broadway musical Seven Brides for Every Brother. Tony Sirico gets an audition for the musical. Donna Karen redesigns robes for members of the Supreme Court. Tony Sirico auditions. Campbell Brown reports the latest on the FLDS case. Miuccia Prada rolls out her polygamist-inspired fashion line. Arianna considers investing in the Seven Brides for Every Brother. Wendy is pulled over by a police officer. Laura Bush talks on the phone. Every child except one returns to the ranch. | ||||||
| 8 | 3 | "JK's Here, No Kidding" | Troy Miller | Tracey Ullman, Bruce Wagner | April 26, 2009 | |
| Linda announces the arrival of author JK Rowling who's coming to kick off her "American Litigation Tour". Lynne Garibaldi begs JK to intervene on her son's behalf. JK arrives in America. Chanel performs a " Harry Potter search" on a child. JK closes down a Harry Potter-inspired ride at a potato festival. Laura Bush returns home from her "fact-finding mission". Renée gets interviewed for her new film The World Is Not Magical, The World Is Absolute Shite, based on the life of JK Rowling. JK files a lawsuit against a preschool. Grammy Cyrus sings to Miley. Dina Lohan pitches a reality show. Campbell Brown reports on all the lawsuits filed by JK that day. Dina and Ali see Daniel Radcliffe in Equus . JK tries suing a homeless man. Dee highlights Candy's hair. JK flies home. | ||||||
| 9 | 4 | "Don't Dalai" | Troy Miller | Tracey Ullman, Bruce Wagner | May 3, 2009 | |
| Rose is proud that America elected its first African-American president. Linda gets attacked by a bee. Penny speaks to a client. Ingrid visits a doctor. Chanel reenacts the dance moves she did in rap music videos to a co-worker. The Dalai Lama holds a press conference. Padma sets up an appointment for Ingrid with her brother. Lynne converts. Tom Brokaw discusses retirement. Ingrid talks to her husband. The Dalai Lama performs on Dancing With The Stars . The game show So You Think You Can Die films. Linda checks out her clip on YouTube. | ||||||
| 10 | 5 | "Desperation with Dina" | Troy Miller | Tracey Ullman, Bruce Wager | May 10, 2009 | |
| Natural food workers put organic stickers on fruit. Linda reports on a wrecking crane accident. Ingrid returns from India. Candy deals with an overweight passenger. Sergeant Lisa Penning is back home with her son. Asmaa Qasim holds a press conference. Dina Lohan films her reality show. Lisa meets with a loan officer. An over-enthusiastic soccer mom. Tom Brokaw reports. A Cirque du Soleil performer prepares for a performance. Vanessa Pludd hits the slot machines. An accident occurs on Dancing With The Stars. Lisa sets fire to her house. | ||||||
| 11 | 6 | "Fuzzy Cheeks" | Troy Miller | Tracey Ullman, Bruce Wager | May 17, 2009 | |
| Rush hour for America's illegal immigrants crossing the Mexico–United States border. A mother tries to get her teenage daughter to breastfed her baby. A dog walker is attacked. Two lesbians prepare to tie the knot. A museum in Honolulu gets a painting donated to them by Jack Lord's daughter. Rachel Ludlow's mother flies in for the wedding. Padma receives a letter from her family in India. Gretchen signs copies of her book White Widow. Rachel learns that she's been dumped at the altar. Seth Rogen's press junket for his new movie Kink-Haired Ass Cheeks. Jonah Hill crashes Seth's interview. Rachel catches up with her girlfriend. A lounge singer performs a crazy dedication to her late singing partner. Illegal immigrants flee back across the border. A grandmother breastfeeds both her teenage daughter's baby and her teenage daughter. | ||||||
| 12 | 7 | "SpongeMom" | Troy Miller | Tracey Ullman, Bruce Wager | May 24, 2009 | |
| A man decides to commit suicide. Chanel celebrates President Obama. A pediatrician over-prescribes a child. A senior citizen, and former performer, prepares for a visit from her family. Lynne explains historical reenactment. An Olympic trainer likes them young. A wealthy woman talks to her therapist. Valerie Frumkiss is still waiting for her family. A teacher seduces a student. Jodie Foster talks about her new film SpongeMom Pantsuit. Robin Cavanaugh comforts her daughter. Valerie is still waiting for her family to visit. Robin's husband returns home. | ||||||
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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| 13 | 1 | "Downsizing" | Tracey Ullman | Tracey Ullman, Bruce Wagner | January 25, 2010 | |
| Ruth Madoff has downsized. Bernie Madoff wakes up in prison. Chanel has a Michael Jackson dance off. Vicky agrees to be in a documentary about internet addiction. Carol shows off her denim company to a new worker. Romona gets stuck on the highway. Penélope Cruz discusses her new film. Vicky's family has an intervention. Campbell Brown reports on a book about Bernie Madoff. Inside the makeup room at The Rachel Maddow Show . Bernie Madoff is added to a Holocaust museum. Vicky's in a rehabilitation center. | ||||||
| 14 | 2 | "The Endless Walk" | Tracey Ullman | Tracey Ullman, Bruce Wagner | February 4, 2010 | |
| Patty Sue takes a call from an Indian customer. Linda Alvarez discusses Candy Spelling. Emily tries to get a job interview. Angela Suleman decides to go for a walk. An out of work soldier tries to find work. Candy Spelling interviews. Angela continues her walk. Padma Perkesh does a tribute to Slumdog Millionaire . Matthew McConaughey is interviewed about his new film. Campbell Brown reports. A Jewish internet dating agency date. Angela finds the eighth child. | ||||||
| 15 | 3 | "Putting Down the Boot" | Tracey Ullman | Tracey Ullman, Bruce Wagner | February 8, 2010 | |
| A woman drops off her son at a wilderness boot camp. Sonia Sotomayor shows off her locker. Polly checks the microphones. Chanel changes her body check procedures. A tennis instructor teaches moaning. Padma dances. A woman talks about her encounter with actor Sacha Baron Cohen. Jacqueline Lord talks about the Birther movement. Campbell Brown reports. Dee and Candy reminisce. Kurt has broken out of the wilderness boot camp. | ||||||
| 16 | 4 | "Get the Hose" | Tracey Ullman | Tracey Ullman, Bruce Wagner | February 15, 2010 | |
| A scientist clones Rupert Murdoch. Green collar workers. Dee and Candy spray down the passengers. Ramona's airbag deploys. Marion looks through Bernie Madoff's hate mail. Debbie Rowe discusses her children. A Graceland souvenir shop. A bookstore owner misses the scent of books. Antiques Roadshow . Marion helps Mrs. Katzman pack. Patty Sue takes a call. | ||||||
| 17 | 5 | "Cooking Incident" | Tracey Ullman | Tracey Ullman, Bruce Wager | February 22, 2010 | |
| Gretchen gets more supplies for her meth lab. Linda steps out for a smoke. Janice gets harassed for smoking. Tina Luffler is found after going missing since 1972. A rich woman hides her purchases due to the recession. Susan Boyle takes a meeting. Gretchen calls it a day. Carla Bruni visits Michelle Obama and writes her a song. Chanel is getting commended. Gretchen is helicoptered to a burn unit. | ||||||
| 18 | 6 | "Overcoming" | Tracey Ullman | Tracey Ullman, Bruce Wager | March 1, 2010 | |
| Whale volunteers. Linda talks about Jennifer Aniston. 9/11 press conference. An obese woman talks about laziness. Simona visits her brother Simon. Vocal coach. Chanel deals with an animal smuggler. Campbell Brown reports. Christiane reports. Kate Winslet is interview. Hudson moves. | ||||||
| 19 | 7 | "Locked and Loaded" | Troy Miller | Tracey Ullman, Bruce Wager | March 8, 2010 | |
| A couple refuses to vacate a rundown McMansion. Linda Alvarez reports on the Winter Olympics. Vendor, Vera Wilson, arrives at the gun fair. Caroline Kennedy visits her therapist. Zoey is still enjoying poverty. Vera's cash and carry is brisk. CSI wannabe. Caroline calls in a favor. Ingrid's children have moved back home. Antiques Roadshow. Campbell Brown reports. Chanel confiscates tweezers. Vera has a "Second Amendment" emergency. | ||||||
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| See also | |
Tracey Ullman is a British-American actress, comedian, singer, writer, producer, and director. Her earliest mainstream appearances were on British television sketch comedy shows A Kick Up the Eighties and Three of a Kind. After a brief singing career, she appeared as Candice Valentine in Girls on Top with Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders.
The Tracey Ullman Show is 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. The show was produced by Gracie Films. The show blended sketch comedy with musical numbers and dance routines, choreographed by Paula Abdul, along with animated shorts. The format was conceived by creator and executive producer James L. Brooks, who was looking to showcase the show's multitalented star. Brooks likened the show to producing three pilots a week. Ullman was the first British woman to be offered her own television sketch show in both the United Kingdom and the United States.
Lynne Marie Stewart is an American actress, widely known for her performance as Miss Yvonne, the Most Beautiful Woman in Puppet Land. She originated the role in the 1981 stage show The Pee-wee Herman Show, continuing it on the CBS television show Pee-wee's Playhouse, the 2010 Los Angeles stage revival, and the Broadway production which opened in November 2010 at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre.
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.
Ruby Romaine is a fictional character portrayed by Tracey Ullman on her show Tracey Takes On... The character became so popular that HBO greenlit a pilot for a potential Ruby Romaine spin-off series resulting in the one-off television special, Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales in 2003. Ruby is a self-proclaimed "star maker".
"They Don't Know" is a song composed and first recorded in 1979 by Kirsty MacColl. Though unsuccessful, the song was later recorded by Tracey Ullman in 1983. Ullman's version reached No. 2 in the UK and No. 8 in the US.
Tracey Ullman's State of the Union is an American sketch comedy series starring Tracey Ullman. The series was written by Ullman along with Hollywood satirist Bruce Wagner. Gail Parent and Craig DiGregorio acted as contributing writers to the series' first season. The show ran for three seasons on Showtime. On May 17, 2010, it was announced that the show would not be returning for a fourth season.
Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales is a 2003 HBO television special starring Tracey Ullman in a spin-off from her sketch comedy series Tracey Takes On...
Tracey Ullman: Live and Exposed is an HBO comedy special starring Tracey Ullman. The stage show documents Ullman's rise to fame with reenactments of her childhood as well as her career as a performer. Many of her television characters also appear, along with their origin stories. The characters are performed with no makeup and little costuming.
Tracey Ullman: A Class Act is an ITV sketch comedy television special starring Tracey Ullman, along with Michael Palin, playing a variety of original characters.
Tracey Ullman Takes on New York is an HBO television special starring Tracey Ullman. The show was Ullman's first project for network; it led to the creation of the sketch comedy series Tracey Takes On...
Allan McKeown was a British television and stage producer.
Matthew W. Mungle is an American make-up artist. He has been nominated five times for the Academy Award for Best Makeup, winning in 1992 for Bram Stoker's Dracula. He has also received 26 Emmy nominations, winning 6. His television work includes Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales, Tracey Ullman's State of the Union,CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, The Big Bang Theory, Salem, NCIS, Conan, and Jimmy Kimmel Live!.
Tracey Takes On is a book based on the HBO sketch comedy series of the same name, and is authored by its star Tracey Ullman. The majority of the book's material is taken from the show's first two seasons. Sketches are presented in the form of letters, newspaper articles, diary entries, magazine interviews, questionnaires, and so on. Each character gets its own dedicated font and letterhead. The book is illustrated with official character press photos and screen captures. Like the series, each chapter opens with a personal story from Ullman in relation to each chapter's subject. Unaired or unused sketches and some new material can also be found in the book. The book also comes with character biographies and paper dolls.
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. The programme marks her first project for the broadcaster in over thirty years, and her first original project for British television in twenty-two years.
"Move Over Darling" is a song originally recorded by Doris Day, which was the theme from the 1963 movie Move Over, Darling, starring Doris Day, James Garner and Polly Bergen, and was released as a single the same year. The song was written by Doris Day's son, Terry Melcher, along with Hal Kanter and Joe Lubin.
"Sun Glasses" is a song originally released by Skeeter Davis in 1965, which was written by John D. Loudermilk. In 1984, Tracey Ullman released a version of the song titled "Sunglasses", which became an international hit.
Tracey Breaks the News is a British topical comedy programme starring Tracey Ullman. It premiered on BBC One on 27 October 2017 following a one-off special that aired on 23 June.
"Pilot" is the pilot episode of the British comedy series Tracey Breaks the News starring comedian Tracey Ullman. The series was commissioned by the BBC for BBC One. It is thematically inspired by the aftermath 2017 United Kingdom general election, as well as the one year anniversary of the Brexit vote, and was recorded shortly thereafter. The special is a reformatted version of Tracey Ullman's Show. "Tracey Breaks the News" is the second special Ullman has done for British television; her first since 1993's Tracey Ullman: A Class Act, and her fifth overall. The show aired on 23 June.
Allan McKeown Presents Ltd is a television, film, and theatre production company that was created and founded in 2007 by British television and stage producer Allan McKeown, the late husband of actress Tracey Ullman. It has produced projects for American, British, and Indian television.
