Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales
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Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales is a 2003 HBO comedy
special starring comedian
Tracey Ullman
, a spin-off of Ullman's sketch series, Tracey Takes On...
.
The special, which was originally intended to be a pilot episode, spotlighted just one of Ullman's characters, Ruby Romaine, a Hollywood makeup artist, in her seventies. Ruby recounts tales of old and present Hollywood in her makeup trailer, as she makes up celebrities on a film set. She also reveals tales about her family, and her home life, which includes her son, Buddy, and her pig, Oinky. The celebrity in Ruby's chair is actress, Debbie Reynolds
.
The main Ruby recount, is the story about her retirement from the make-up industry, and the events that followed, including her decision to return to the business.
While the special's main focus is Ruby Romaine, Ullman also plays two additional characters. One, Ruby's Russian
prostitute neighbor, Svetlana. The second, Pepper Kane, an African-American former-actress-turned-manager to her rapper grandson, Slurr-P. Pepper is a woman who as a young girl, Ruby did make-up on to make her look Caucasian
.
The working title for the project was, Ruby Romaine, Trailer Trash. This was Ullman's directorial debut.
Comedy
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special starring comedian
Comedian
A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience, primarily by making them laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting a fool, as in slapstick, or employing prop comedy...
Tracey Ullman
Tracey Ullman
Tracey Ullman is a British stage and television actress, comedienne, singer, dancer, screenwriter and author ....
, a spin-off of Ullman's sketch series, Tracey Takes On...
Tracey Takes On...
Tracey Takes On... is an HBO sketch comedy series created by British-American comedienne Tracey Ullman.In 1993, Ullman returned to television after her hit Fox comedy series, The Tracey Ullman Show, was canceled, with two comedy specials for HBO. Tracey Ullman Takes On New York, and Tracey Ullman:...
.
The special, which was originally intended to be a pilot episode, spotlighted just one of Ullman's characters, Ruby Romaine, a Hollywood makeup artist, in her seventies. Ruby recounts tales of old and present Hollywood in her makeup trailer, as she makes up celebrities on a film set. She also reveals tales about her family, and her home life, which includes her son, Buddy, and her pig, Oinky. The celebrity in Ruby's chair is actress, Debbie Reynolds
Debbie Reynolds
Debbie Reynolds is an American actress, singer, and dancer.She was initially signed at age 16 by Warner Bros., but her career got off to a slow start. When her contract was not renewed, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer gave her a small, but significant part in the film Three Little Words , then signed her to...
.
The main Ruby recount, is the story about her retirement from the make-up industry, and the events that followed, including her decision to return to the business.
While the special's main focus is Ruby Romaine, Ullman also plays two additional characters. One, Ruby's Russian
Russians
The Russian people are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Russia, speaking the Russian language and primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries....
prostitute neighbor, Svetlana. The second, Pepper Kane, an African-American former-actress-turned-manager to her rapper grandson, Slurr-P. Pepper is a woman who as a young girl, Ruby did make-up on to make her look Caucasian
Caucasian race
The term Caucasian race has been used to denote the general physical type of some or all of the populations of Europe, North Africa, the Horn of Africa, Western Asia , Central Asia and South Asia...
.
The working title for the project was, Ruby Romaine, Trailer Trash. This was Ullman's directorial debut.
External links
- HBO web site for special
- Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales at TV.comTV.comTV.com is a website owned by CBS Interactive. The site covers television and focuses on English-language shows made or broadcast in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland and Japan...