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.

"I have learned that publicity is a very addictive narcotic," Dresnick said. "I realized how dangerous it is when you see ...

There is a universe of genre-bending movies that blur art, fiction, documentary, and everything in between—From Nathan Fielder to Pee Wee Herman.

The fascinating two-part film, directed by Matt Wolf, attempts to reveal the complex man Paul Reubens behind the beloved, surprisingly subversive, goofball that was Pee-wee Herman.

Watching Reubens create Pee-Wee Herman is worth watching the documentary in and of itself.

"Pee-wee as Himself" explores the life of Paul Reubens and his comedic alter ego. The documentary debuts May 23 at 8 p.m. ET on HBO and Max.

Director Matt Wolf discusses the ups and downs of working with Paul Reubens on an honest film about a private life.

Paul Reubens — aka Pee-wee Herman — left a heartbreaking phone message for filmmaker Matt Wolf the day before he died. The two had been collaborating on "Pee-wee Herman as Himself." ...

Reubens’s famous alter ego, Pee-wee Herman, was the star of three movies, a successful stage show, and a children’s television program that became a phenomenon.

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.

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.

Getty Images “This is such a dumb thing to say,” Paul Reubens, creator of beloved children’s character Pee-wee Herman, admits in his new documentary, Pee-wee as Himself.