I do not observe Christmas, and do my best to avoid all its attendant hoopla. And I didn’t grow up watching “Pee-wee’s Playhouse,” a show for which I was a bit outside the target demographic when it ...

For those of us who were sitting around the television in 1988, Christmas at Pee Wee’s Playhouse was certainly unlike anything that we had ever seen. That year, holiday specials ran rampant over ...

Danny Elfman, Devo and the B-52s were among the guests joining host Patton Oswalt at the opening night of the Netflix Is a Joke festival. It was an “I know you’re bittersweet, but what am I?” evening.

The secret word Monday at Greek Theatre was "fantastic," and that aptly described the "Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of Pee-wee's Playhouse" all-star variety show, which kicked off the 2026 Netflix ...