Tracey Breaks the News (2017)

Genre

comedy

Country

United Kingdom

Length

2 seasons, 6 episodes

Rating

10.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Tracey Ullman impersonates public figures to lampoon current news stories. The show is a sketch comedy series that comments on recent events with humor.

fast-pacedsatiricalcomedictopicalirreverentplayfulsharp

What happens

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. After the success of the one-off special, on 13 September 2017, the BBC announced that it had ordered three new episodes of Tracey Breaks the News. Like the pilot, the three new shows would tackle topical stories and current issues in a sketch show written and filmed right up to the day of broadcast. It was also reported that Ullman would impersonate the First Lady of France, Brigitte Macron, and the Leader of the Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn. On 15 May 2018, it was formally announced that the show had been picked up for a second series, which aired in June on BBC One. The show has been recut and sold internationally under the Tracey Ullman's Show banner. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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