AOL

Pee-wee and Me: Why a Gay Man Felt at Home Watching “Pee-wee's Playhouse”

To love Pee-Herman was a wonderful thing, a silly and liberating thing. Miss Yvonne, actually, looked like a girl who’d gotten lost on her way to the prom a few decades earlier and finally turned up, ...
St. Louis Post-Dispatch

What to stream: 'Pee-wee as Himself' and the best of Paul Reubens

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Paul Reubens as Pee-wee Herman in “Pee-wee’s Playhouse.” The new two-part documentary “Pee-wee as Himself” premiered on HBO and ...
Seven Days

What I’m Watching: “Pee-wee’s Playhouse Christmas Special”

I do not observe Christmas, and do my best to avoid all its attendant hoopla. And I didn’t grow up watching “Pee-wee’s Playhouse,” a show for which I was a bit outside the target demographic when it ...
AOL

These Stars Appeared on ‘Pee-Wee’s Playhouse’ Before They Were Famous

Those who tune into the new HBO original documentary Pee-wee as Himselfmight be surprised to see that a number of now-notable stars appeared on Paul Reubens’ popular Saturday morning TV show Pee-Wee’s ...
NPR

Documentarian Matt Wolf on 'Pee-wee as Himself'

What's it like to work with Pee-wee Herman? You probably know what it's like to watch Pee-wee – whether it's Pee-wee's Playhouse, Pee-wee's Big Adventure or his 2016 Netflix movie. It's a unique, kind ...
NPR

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

In 1986, one of the most unusual and iconic kids' TV shows debuted. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "PEE-WEE'S PLAYHOUSE THEME") PAUL REUBENS: (As Pee-wee Herman) Hey. CYNDI LAUPER: (Singing) Come in and pull ...