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===HBO=== In 1991, Ullman's husband placed a successful bid on a television franchise in the [[Southern England|South of England]]. The television programming lineup agreed upon included a Tracey Ullman special.<ref name="takeson1">{{harvnb|Ullman|1998|p=xi}}</ref> Unlike the Fox show, this programme would be shot entirely on location. ''[[Tracey Ullman: A Class Act]]'', a send-up of the [[Social structure of the United Kingdom|British class system]], premiered on 9 January 1993 on [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]].<ref>{{cite web|title=BBC - Comedy - Guide - Tracey Ullman: A Class Act |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/guide/articles/t/traceyullmanacla_66603500.shtml |work=BBC |publisher=BBC.co.uk |access-date=14 September 2015 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050404051645/http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/guide/articles/t/traceyullmanacla_66603500.shtml |archive-date=4 April 2005}}</ref> This led to [[HBO]] in America becoming interested in having a special made for them, with the caveat that Ullman take on a more American subject. She chose [[New York City]].<ref>{{harvnb|Ullman|1998|p=xiii}}</ref> ''[[Tracey Ullman Takes on New York]]'' debuted on 9 October 1993. The programme went on to win two Emmy Awards, a [[CableAce Award]], an [[American Comedy Award]], and a [[Writers Guild of America Award]]. The success led to the creation of the HBO [[sketch comedy]] series ''[[Tracey Takes On...]]'' in 1996.<ref>{{harvnb|Ullman|1998|p=xv}}</ref> Ullman returned to HBO in 2003 with the television special ''[[Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales]]'', which she also directed.<ref>{{cite web|title=GlennShadix.com - The Official Web Site of Glenn Shadix |url=http://www.glennshadix.com/news.html |work=Glenn Shadix |publisher=Glennshadix.com |access-date=14 September 2015 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030605140510/http://www.glennshadix.com/news.html |archive-date=5 June 2003 }}</ref> She returned to HBO again in 2005 with her one-woman stage show ''[[Tracey Ullman: Live and Exposed]]''.<ref>[http://www.hbo.com/events/tracey/?ntrack_para1=leftnav_category1 "Tracey Ullman: Live and Exposed".] HBO.com. Retrieved 14 March 2007.</ref>
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