The British Academy of Film and Television Arts/Los Angeles will honor Tracey Ullman with its first-ever BAFTA/La Charlie Chaplin Lifetime Achievement Award for Comedy. The award will be presented May 8 at the British Comedy Festival's awards ceremony at the Four Seasons Los Angeles at Beverly Hills.
The festival and awards take place during Los Angeles' BritWeek 2009, which runs April 21-May 8.
"Our first British Comedy Festival last year was a major success, and we are very happy to continuously provide a platform for U.K. talent to an American audience in the realm of comedy," said BAFTA/La chairman Peter Morris.
The BAFTA/La Charlie Chaplin Award was designed by illustrator and graphic designer John Tribe.
Ullman's sketch series "State of the Union" begins its second season on HBO on Sunday.
The festival and awards take place during Los Angeles' BritWeek 2009, which runs April 21-May 8.
"Our first British Comedy Festival last year was a major success, and we are very happy to continuously provide a platform for U.K. talent to an American audience in the realm of comedy," said BAFTA/La chairman Peter Morris.
The BAFTA/La Charlie Chaplin Award was designed by illustrator and graphic designer John Tribe.
Ullman's sketch series "State of the Union" begins its second season on HBO on Sunday.
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