Series synopsis
Tracey Ullman's State of the Union is an American comedy television series that premiered on Showtime on March 30, 2008. It ended on March 8, 2010. It was created by Tracey Ullman. It stars Tracey Ullman and Peter Strauss.
Tracey Ullman's State of the Union is an American sketch-comedy series starring Tracey Ullman. The show takes a satirical look at a day in the life of America starring Tracey and her cast of characters.
Premise
Tracey Ullman's State of the Union is an American sketch-comedy series starring Tracey Ullman. The show takes a satirical look at a day in the life of America starring Tracey and her cast of characters.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
Guest cast
- Veena Bidasha as Pharmacy Dancer
- Neena Bidasha as Pharmacy Dancer
- Dan Castellaneta as Agent
- Lily Holleman as Young Sales Girl
Episodes
This series spans 3 seasons with 19 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 5 | March 30, 2008 | April 27, 2008 |
| Season 2 | 7 | April 12, 2009 | May 24, 2009 |
| Season 3 | 7 | January 25, 2010 | March 8, 2010 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Debut: Tracey Ullman portrays a host of characters in day-in-the-life sketches about various U.S. residents that includes Arianna Huffington, Tony "Paulie Walnuts" Sirico, Rita Cosby and David Beckham. She also plays Lindsay Lohan's mother, the wife of a death-row inmate and an "undocumented worker from Bangladesh" who's employed by an elderly racist. Scott Bakula costars and Peter Strauss is the narrator. |
March 30, 2008 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | April 6, 2008 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | April 13, 2008 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Blogs and Kisses Season 2 opens with Tracey playing former first lady, Laura Bush and Paul McCartney's ex-wife, Heather Mills. She also plays Bollywood pharmacist Padma Perkesh and airport security screener Chanel Monticello. |
April 12, 2009 |
| 2 |
Hog Callin' Once again, Tracey includes political pundit Arianna Huffington in her repertoire and adds to that fashion designer Miuccia Prada, actor Tony Sirico, as well as the portrayal of a woman living in a polygamist compound and a hog-calling champion. |
April 19, 2009 |
| 3 |
No President Left Behind This week Tracey's impersonations include TV newswoman Campbell Brown, celebrity mom Dina Lohan, author J.K. Rowling, and actress Renee Zellweger. |
April 26, 2009 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Downsized In the third season premiere, Tracey plays Ruth Madoff, who has recently downsized to a 700 square foot apartment on the edge of Harlem. |
January 25, 2010 |
| 2 |
Slumdog In this episode, Tracey plays the Octomom, a single woman on a date, a woman who lost her job and house, a special agent looking for work, and movie star Matthew McConaughey. |
February 1, 2010 |
| 3 |
Wilderness Boot Camp In this episode, Tracey plays an architectural commission representative, a vocal coach, an angry driver, an environmental activist, and actress Kate Winslet. |
February 8, 2010 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Showtime |
|---|---|
| First aired | March 30, 2008 |
| Last aired | March 8, 2010 |
| Runtime | 25 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Monday at 22:30:00 |