Tracey Ullman's State of the Union
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| Created by | Tracey Ullman |
| Directed by |
Troy Miller Tracey Ullman |
| Starring | Tracey Ullman |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 19 (list of episodes) |
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| Executive producer(s) | Tracey Ullman Allan McKeown Bruce Wagner |
| Running time | 25 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Allan McKeown Presents |
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| Original network | Showtime |
| Picture format | 16:9 |
| Original release | March 30, 2008 – March 8, 2010 |
Tracey Ullman's State of the Union is an American sketch-comedy series starring actress-comedian 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. On May 17, 2010, it was announced that State of the Union would not be returning for a fourth season.
The series takes a satirical view of the day in the life of America, lampooning political, social, and pop culture, with Ullman impersonating and portraying famous and non-famous characters and celebrities.
The series' first season debuted on March 30, 2008, on premium cable network, Showtime.
A second season of seven episodes debuted on April 12, 2009. Arianna Huffington, one of Ullman's frequent parodies, stated that she and Ullman had tea together. Ullman was looking to collect more material for the series' second season.
Season three began airing January 25, 2010 on Showtime. It was directed by Ullman.
The first season of the series is directed by Troy Miller. The show is shot in cutaway fashion.
"It's her kind of sketch show, where she plays many, many characters. No sketch is longer than a minute and a half. Each episode is a day in the life of the United States. You pop in on people all over the country, really quick visits. You'll go to some famous people. You'll see some recognizable faces and some regular Americans. You revisit characters from episode to episode. You'll go in and out, like the Google map of the U.S., in and out from the outer atmosphere. You'll go to Iowa and visit two women on a farm and then you'll pull out and go to Los Angeles and see Arianna Huffington, played by Ullman, in her boudoir, and then pull out and go to Washington, D.C. and see a woman who's an anchor for the evening news. Ullman will play 90 percent of the characters, men and women", as described by Showtime network executive, Robert Greenblatt.
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