<P> On 4 March 2015, a formal announcement was made, confirming the project, with Ullman saying that it was a' privilege to be doing this,' and "I still feel as inspired to inhabit people as I did when I was six, standing on the windowsill in my mother's bedroom, putting on a show ." Shane Allen, controller of comedy commissioning added: "It's about time the Americans gave her back . Tracey has been the missing gem in the British comedy crown for too long . Talent doesn't come much bigger and the BBC audience is in for a huge treat ." </P> <P> A fan of Armando Iannucci, Ullman assembled a writing team which includes Veep scribes, Georgia Pritchett, Kevin Cecil and Andy Riley, with The League of Gentlemen's Jeremy Dyson acting as both series writer and script supervisor . </P> <P> The show marks the first time in a long time that Ullman has made a series without her producing partner and husband of thirty years, Allan McKeown, who died in 2013 . "Emotionally it was great to get out after having worked with my husband for 30 years ." The show is, however, produced by the BBC along with McKeown's production company, Allan McKeown Presents (now run by Ullman) "So he is still presenting me ..." </P> <P> The show features a laugh track, something Ullman was hesitant about using . "That's a very BBC thing to do . I hate things like that on a show . But when we played it, it kind of worked . It makes it sound like you're connecting with people . Comedy has gotten a bit cold lately, and neurotic and depressed . This is a nice BBC One family show . It's not too arch or bleak ." All laughter is genuine and was captured via live screenings before a studio audience at BBC Radio Theatre . </P>

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