Tracey Takes On... is an HBO sketch comedy series created by British comedian Tracey Ullman.

Ullman created and portrayed a wide spectrum of exotic characters, including both men and women, for the series. Only her 'Kay' character returned from her earlier FOX series. Each week, each episode would focus on, or "take on," a certain topic, around which each episode would revolve. Unlike her previous series, where characters would appear one week, only to never be seen again, Ullman's roster of characters for Takes On would be repeated throughout the entire series. Unknown actors who became famous in America after the series' run include Hugh Laurie, Tobey Maguire, Giovanni Ribisi, Jon Favreau, Carlos Mencia, Dan Futterman, and Danny Woodburn. Writer Jenji Kohan went on to create the hit Showtime series Weeds, writer Allen Zipper went on to write and produce George Lopez and Blind Date, producer Gail Parent wrote the screenplay for Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen, and director Thomas Schlamme went on to direct hit television shows, including The West Wing.

In 1993, Ullman returned to television, after her hit FOX comedy series, The Tracey Ullman Show, was cancelled, with two comedy specials for HBO. Tracey Ullman Takes On New York, and Tracey Ullman: A Class Act, were created for the network, and received critical praise and even awards. HBO approached Ullman and her producer husband, Allan McKeown, about doing a weekly character series for the network. Ullman agreed, and the Takes On series was born.

In 1998, Ullman released the book, Tracey Takes On.