Paul Reubens, the comedy genius behind Pee-wee Herman, is getting the HBO documentary treatment from the Safdie brothers

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Uncut Gems directors Josh and Benny Safdie are producing with Matt Wolf directing a two-part documentary on Reubens, who famously created and starred as the iconic Pee-wee Herman in TV and the movies. “I’ve been working with HBO since they were called Home Box Office! I’m honored and excited to continue my long history there. I love HBO, but I’m not going to marry them,” said Reubens. Deadline describes the documentary as "a kaleidoscopic portrait told in two parts" that "traces the life of the imaginative artist behind one of pop culture’s most celebrated and unlikely icons: Pee-wee Herman."