

Tracey Takes On...
1996-01-24 · 30 min / episode · ★ 8.2
Tracey Takes On... is a sketch comedy series starring actress Tracey Ullman. The show ran for four seasons on HBO and was commissioned after the success of the comedy special Tracey Ullman Takes on New York (1993). Each episode focuses on a specific subject which Ullman and her cast of characters take on through a series of sketches and monologues.
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- Creators
- Tracey Ullman, Allan McKeown
- Production companies
- Takes On Productions, Inc.
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Ended
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Tracey UllmanVarious
Adele GivensHellura
George SegalHarry Rosenthal
Danny WoodburnMitch Gibson
Michael McKeanBarry
Julie KavnerJodie Wolf / Midge Dexter
Seymour CasselCandy Casino
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