PEE-WEE AS HIMSELF

Pee-wee Herman: the gray-suited, red-bow-tie-wearing mischievous man-child who delights in the whimsical, the sardonic and the cleverly subversive. His colorful universe of puppets, talking chairs, magical genies and eccentric friends continues to charm the goofy creative in all of us.

Director Matt Wolf joins us to chat about the making of his two-part series, Pee-wee as Himself, which premiered on HBO Max on May 23. The critically acclaimed documentary illuminates Paul Reubens, the man behind the iconic character, as it weaves together a candid interview with Reubens before his death in 2023, archival footage and never-before-seen photographs.