| HBO | Season Premiere Date: May 23, 2025 |
Summary:
Matt Wolf's two-part documentary about the life and career of Paul Reubens, best known for his work as Pee-Wee Herman.
[Premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on 23 Jan 2025 and set to air on HBO on 23 May 2025]
[Premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on 23 Jan 2025 and set to air on HBO on 23 May 2025]
Genre(s):
Movie/Mini-Series, Documentary
Season 1 Episodes
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TV Insider
May 22, 2025
May 20, 2025
Wolf seems to have accomplished what he set out to do, getting to know the purposefully enigmatic guy behind the character—at least as much as anyone reasonably could—and earning some of his trust. That Pee-wee As Himself doesn’t end there but with colorful bursts of joy, wonder, and appreciation for the work Reubens left behind speaks volumes.
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May 19, 2025
May 22, 2025
Slightly less buoyant [than "Pee-wee's Playhouse"] is “Pee-wee as Himself,” director Matt Wolf’s biography of the childlike character’s creator and alter ego, Paul Reubens, although revisiting the television show—its creation, construction and cast—is a delight. So are the clips and photos tracking the actor’s life and career.
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May 23, 2025
Wolf’s two-part film does justice to its subject’s thoroughly sui generis artistry — a rare blend of experimental performance, broad comedy and high, queer camp that caught imaginations of all ages — while giving due scrutiny to the off-screen legal troubles that unfairly threw his career off-course.
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Air Date: May 23, 2025
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