In "The Tracey Ullman Show," her 1987-90 Fox variety series, Ullman did it the hard way. Instead of going for easy laughs, she headed straight for characterizations and trusted her acting and instinc.

In some ways, Tracey Ullman’s new sketch comedy show has much in common with her previous ventures. Like 1987’s “The Tracey Ullman Show,” 1996’s “Tracey Takes On…” and 2008’s ...

The Tracey Ullman Show is an American television variety show, hosted by British-born comedian and onetime pop singer Tracey Ullman. It debuted on April 5, 1987 as the Fox network's second ...

Thirty years earlier, this would have been a recipe for comedic gold – and it was. “Tracey Ullman’s Show” is the comedian’s first major broadcast project since her wild, wacky and incredibly ...

READ MORE: ‘Insecure’: First Episode of Issa Rae’s HBO Comedy is Available To Stream. In 1987 Ullman starred in her own comedy sketches series “The Tracey Ullman Show” on Fox.

When she was doing “The Tracey Ullman Show” (1987-90) on Fox, she had her work cut out for her. “If I wanted to do somebody from Brooklyn, ...

As she did on her earlier series, Fox’s “The Tracey Ullman Show” (1987-1990, and alas, best remembered for birthing “The […] Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 58°F.

Fans of "The Tracey Ullman Show" -- a sketch comedy series that ran on Fox from 1987-1990 -- were in for a treat on April 19, 1987, though they may not have known it at the time. It was during ...

Ullman is best known for her series The Tracey Ullman Show, which aired from 1987-1990. Over the years, she has received ...

Though how exactly "The Simpsons" were conceived is contentious, we know for sure that the very first "Simpsons" short aired ...