Forbes

‘Pee-Wee As Himself’ Director Had No Idea Paul Reubens Was Dying

Paul Reubens as Pee-wee Herman posing for a portrait while promoting 'The Pee-wee Herman Show' live stage play in Los Angeles. "I was scheduled to do a final interview with him the week after Paul ...
CNET

Pee-wee Herman's Documentary Lets Gen X Reflect on Our Quirky Childhood

Countless memes exist about how Gen X is a tough, often overlooked generation, and there are a million more memes about how we're also an apathetic generation (say whatever you want about us, I don't ...
NPR

'Pee-wee as Himself' is a portrait of a private man and his public alter ego

Pee-wee As Himself tells the story of how a kid who grew up adoring The Little Rascals and I Love Lucy went on to revolutionize sketch comedy and children's television. In 1986, one of the most ...
Los Angeles Times

Everyone knew Pee-wee Herman. But few knew the man behind the man-child

The first time we see Paul Reubens in the documentary “Pee-wee as Himself,” he is not playing Pee-wee Herman, the antic man-child he portrayed in comedy routines, movies, a children’s TV show and most ...
The Hollywood Reporter

The ’Pee-wee as Himself’ Trailer Is a Party, and You’re Invited

The two-part posthumous Paul Reubens documentary out of Sundance premieres one month from today on HBO and Max. By Tony Maglio The man behind Pee-wee Herman, Paul Reubens (Blow), is ready to truly ...
The New York Times

Pee-wee’s Legacy: A Network of Ambitious Weirdos

Paul Reubens’s performance as Pee-wee Herman gave fans “license to be weird.” At an underground cabaret, he cheered on his community of renegades. Paul Reubens, as seen in the documentary “Pee-wee as ...
Los Angeles Times

Pee-wee’s back in the limelight

You are all lucky boys and girls, however old you are, because tonight “Pee-wee’s Playhouse” comes back to TV. As part of its Adult Swim franchise, the Cartoon Network will begin airing the show’s ...
The Hollywood Reporter

Pee-wee Herman’s “Dark” Reboot: Paul Reubens Is Ready to Stage a Comeback

Three decades after 'Pee-wee’s Big Adventure' and a career-threatening scandal, 67-year-old actor Paul Reubens has become a comedy cult hero with a shocking new Pee-wee script. By Seth Abramovitch ...
New York Post

Be like Pee-wee: Healthy nonconformity can save us from the identity trap

In this Oct. 29, 2010, photo, Paul Reubens, in character as Pee-wee Herman, poses on stage after a performance of "The Pee-wee Herman Show" on Broadway in New York. AP Americans today seem to almost ...
People

Pee-wee Herman's Paul Reubens Turns 70 with Birthday Tributes from Elvira, Cyndi Lauper and More

Elvira star Cassandra Peterson, Cyndi Lauper, Ricki Lake, Lisa Loeb and Traci Lords paid tribute to birthday boy Paul Reubens on Saturday as the Pee-wee Herman star turned 70 Glenn Garner is a form ...
NPR

Pee-Wee Herman Is A Loner, A Rebel — And Back

This interview was originally broadcast on November 29, 2004. Pee-wee's Playhouse was broadcast as a Saturday morning kids' show from 1986 to 1991. But its audience included a lot of adults who also ...