# Pee Wee as Himself - Mark Twain Prize for American Humor

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pee-wee-as-himself-mark-twain-prize-for-american-humor/1018867>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Tags:** comedian-jokes, documentary-bio\
**Created:** [May 27, 2025, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pee-wee-as-himself-mark-twain-prize-for-american-humor/1018867 "2025-05-27T16:24:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\
**Post date:** [May 27, 2025, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pee-wee-as-himself-mark-twain-prize-for-american-humor/1018867/8 "2025-05-27T17:31:31Z")

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We have an existing thread on the documentary:

> [@Paul Reubens (posthumously) comes out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paul-reubens-posthumously-comes-out/1013419):
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> It’s sad that he never felt comfortable revealing who he really was when he was alive, but better late than never.

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