Press release announcing "State of the Union" premiere on March 30:
http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/red-white-and-tracey,257775.shtml

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LOS ANGELES, Jan. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Emmy(R) Award-winner Tracey
Ullman brings her signature brand of spot-on impersonation and comic
timing to TRACEY ULLMAN'S STATE OF THE UNION, a new sketch comedy
series that takes a satirical look at a day in the life of America.
The limited series of five half-hour episodes will premiere on
SHOWTIME, March 30th at 10:00 PM ET/PT, immediately after the second
season premiere of THE TUDORS in its new time slot at 9:00PM ET/PT.
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"I have always loved Tracey Ullman ever since I was a young
development executive at Fox when she was doing the original 'Tracey
Ullman Show,'" says Robert Greenblatt, President of Entertainment,
Showtime Networks Inc. "She is a one-of-a-kind comedienne and sketch
comedy performer, a true artist. We are so proud to bring her to
SHOWTIME in a completely new show that will again showcase what she
does best, and in this case, she will be looking at the wide cross-
section of Americans and both celebrating us and sending us up."
TRACEY ULLMAN'S STATE OF THE UNION will feature a kaleidoscope of
original characters and impersonations in a wide collection of
irreverent and hilarious skits that range from sardonic parody and
social satire to Bollywood musicals. The limited series is a snapshot
of modern day America as seen through the brilliant comedic mind of
Tracey Ullman. Tracey tackles the country's celebrity-obsessed, 24-
hour news culture by portraying a variety of characters from
celebrities such as Cameron Diaz, Renee Zellweger, Dina Lohan, Tony
Sirico and David Beckham to politicians and pundits like Nancy Pelosi
and Arianna Huffington. Additionally, Ullman has created a new line-up
of original characters that reflect a cross-section of American
society from an Indian pharmacist to a homeless woman without health
insurance to a soldier on temporary leave from Iraq.
Allan McKeown and Tracey Ullman serve as executive producers for the
series. Bruce Wagner and Gail Parent serve as producers. The series is
produced by Shawn Wilts and Troy Miller serves as director.
Tracey Ullman as Arianna Huffington
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Showtime Networks Inc. (SNI), a wholly-owned subsidiary of CBS
Corporation, owns and operates the premium television networks
SHOWTIME(R), THE MOVIE CHANNEL(TM) and FLIX(R), as well as the
multiplex channels SHOWTIME 2(TM), SHOWTIME(R) SHOWCASE, SHOWTIME
EXTREME(R), SHOWTIME BEYOND(R), SHOWTIME NEXT(R), SHOWTIME WOMEN(R),
SHOWTIME FAMILY ZONE(R) and THE MOVIE CHANNEL(TM) XTRA. SNI also
offers SHOWTIME HD(TM), THE MOVIE CHANNEL HD(TM), SHOWTIME ON
DEMAND(R) and THE MOVIE CHANNEL ON DEMAND(TM). SNI is also an owner
and manager of SUNDANCE CHANNEL(R), a venture of NBC Universal, Robert
Redford and SNI. SNI also manages Smithsonian Networks, a joint
venture between SNI and the Smithsonian Institution. All SNI feeds
provide enhanced sound using Dolby Digital 5.1. SNI markets and
distributes sports and entertainment events for exhibition to
subscribers on a pay-per-view basis through SHOWTIME PPV(R).
CONTACTS: Jackie Ioachim Showtime Networks (212) 708-1220
jackie.ioachim@...
Frank Marchesini Showtime Networks (310) 234-5342
frank.marchesini@...
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