| Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales | |
|---|---|
| Format | Comedy |
| Created by | Tracey Ullman, Allan McKeown |
| Starring | Tracey Ullman Debbie Reynolds Paul Dooley Barbara Bain Glenn Shadix Lynne Marie Stewart Sam McMurray Jane Kaczmarek Cheech Marin George Schlatter Rose Marie |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Production | |
| Running time | 50 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | HBO |
| Original airing | August 3, 2003 |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | Tracey Takes On..., Tracey Ullman: Live and Exposed |
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,[1] 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.[2]
The main Ruby recount, is the story about her retirement from the make-up industry,[3] 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.[4] This was Ullman's directorial debut.[5]