Episode Notes On this week’s show, the secret word is: Pee-wee. Dana, Steve, and Julia discuss the new documentary Pee-wee as Himself.

‘Pee-wee as Himself’ gives Paul Reubens the final word on his identity Paul Reubens in “Pee-wee As Himself,” the documentary directed by Matt Wolf, premiering Friday on HBO.

Paul Reubens, the actor who famously starred as Pee-wee Herman in the 1980s, did not tell the director of his documentary that he was dying from cancer.

The American actor and performance artist Paul Reubens spent decades in the cloak of his alter ego, the strange, effervescent children’s entertainer Pee-wee Herman. Reubens liked the shadows and ...

Review: ‘Pee-wee as Himself’ Finds the Man Behind the Man-Child This fascinating though incomplete documentary tells Paul Reubens’s story despite the subject’s doubts about the project.

Michael Schulman reviews “Pee-wee as Himself,” a two-part HBO documentary about the entertainer Paul Reubens, whose alter ego Pee-wee Herman overtook his own identity.

Commentary: 'Pee-wee as Himself' looks at Paul Reubens' legacy, but it's also a reminder of a unique era in pop culture that shaped a generation.

Matt Wolf's two-part HBO documentary on the life and career of Paul Reubens, a.k.a. Pee-wee Herman, explores his identity and need for control.

When filmmaker Matt Wolf begin conversations with Paul Reubens about a documentary – one that included his alter ego Pee-wee Herman – “it was clear there could be a power struggle.” ...

Ultimate Pee-Wee Herman 7" Scale Action Figure "Today's secret word is "Ultimate"! NECA is proud to present this Ultimate Pee-wee Herman action figure based on the late-'80s hit TV show Pee-wee's ...

Pee-wee as Himself includes several moments in which Reubens and Wolf clash over their duelling approaches to the film.

Paul Reubens appears in “Pee-wee as Himself,” the two-part documentary directed by Matt Wolf. (Dennis Keeley/HBO/TNS) WARNER/TNS ...