Pee-wee stuck on perpetual comeback trail

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It’s summer, and that means it’s time for the annual Pee-wee Herman comeback story. As the man himself says, “I feel like I’m on my third or fourth comeback at least.” We were saying the same thing this time last year. This week, Reubens’ most famous character made a surprise appearance at the Spike TV Guys’ Choice Awards (does that bother anyone else?), and recent television work has seen Reubens playing a bevy of unsettling eccentrics, not to suggest he’s been typecast or anything.

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