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April 6th, 2008

Preview: State of the Union episode 2, David Beckham

On the second episode of State of the Union, Tracey Ullman treats us to one of her amazing male parodies, David Beckham. Here he is, greeting the media at his first press conference since joining the LA Galaxy soccer team. Sadly, Becks is having some follicular trouble:

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March 30th, 2008

Review: Tracey Ullman’s State of the Union

My friends at Showtime sent over a preview of the first season of State of the Union, which some of you watched for the first time tonight. Tracey Ullman is brilliant — as an impersonator, as a writer, as an observer of the American condition.
She creates amazing parodies of public figures (Arianna Huffington is […]

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March 10th, 2008

Tracey Ullman pimps State of the Union

With the premiere of State of the Union just weeks away, Tracey Ullman is making the rounds to pimp the show. She did a slew of interviews with the trade magazines recently. Here are the highlights:
Of Andy Rooney, the inspiration for Ronnie Rooney, Andy’s fictional older brother, Ullman says: “I think he’s amazing. When you […]

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