The Laugh Guide: Issue 4 – Character Comedy The ongoing series of exploring different styles of comedy. As one of the most recognizable and impactful forms of humor, character comedy comes to life from the persona invented by the performer. The comedian performs as though he/she is the character whi...
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It's been nearly two years since Paul Reubens let it slip that he and Judd Apatow were combining childish-man forces to bring Pee-wee Herman back to the big screen. This weekend, Reubens finally offered a very slight, nominal update: "As far as I know, it's getting shot very soon," Reubens said, adding that it had just been through a quick rewrite and that a meeting on it is scheduled for this coming week, so he believes it will become a real thing "any minute, supposedly"
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Gallery 1988 in Los Angeles is hosting a tribute art exhibit for everyone’s favorite bow-tied man child appropriate called I Know You Are, But What Am I? It opens Friday July 29 from 7-10 p.m. at their Venice. CA location and will be on display through August 19. After the jump, see a bunch of art from the show and find out all the pertinent information.
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"..a certain amount of this stuff is going to the Smithsonian now, too. Chairy and I think the door to the Playhouse and Pee-wee's suit and a bunch of stuff is going to be part of the show on pop culture. They haven't actually received the stuff yet, but they came out from the Smithsonian and looked at it. It's exciting."
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"Paul Rust and I just turned in a draft to Judd last week. He’s bringing such an interesting side to it. He’s constantly having us talk about and address the emotional core of Pee-wee Herman. It’s adding a dimension I never had before. Judd, if you’re reading this, I think it’s ready to green light!"
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HBO will air "The Pee-Wee Herman Show on Broadway" on March 19, the network announced Monday. The special was filmed at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre in New York in January, following the conclusion of the show's Broadway engagement.
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Rust is an actor, writer, and comedian who you might recognize from starring in the movie “I Love You, Beth Cooper”, his role in “Inglourious Basterds”, and multiple Funny or Die videos. He is a regular at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in Los Angeles where he has been performing sketch and improv, and writing and directing shows since 2005. Last year he was hand picked by Judd Apatow to co-write the new “Pee-wee” movie with Paul Reubens, which Apatow is producing.
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Pee Wee Herman, currently on Broadway, is coming back to TV as well. The Pee Wee Herman Show, playing on Broadway until January 2, will be coming to HBO at some point next year for everyone unable to make the show in NYC. The word of the day is "comeback."
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"It was opening night and the crowd was full of aging Gen-Xers and assorted Pee Wee enthusiasts. The houselights went down, and Pee Wee poked out shyly in front of the curtain to a standing ovation; It’s amazing how people love this character so much, even years after the show went off the air."
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The sign on the marquee at the Stephen Sondheim Theater may read “The Pee-wee Herman Show,” but the man at the center of it, and behind more than 30 years of fascination with that antic, perpetually adolescent character, is the actor and comedian Paul Reubens.
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