Commenter say 1982. https://youtu.be/2YRJEN5OsP4?t=60
Comedy - Special - Carl Reiner Hosts Young Comedian - Pee Wee Herman
He used to be so bizarre!
He used to be on Letterman before the kid's show and I liked his dark weirdness.
I did not like the kid and cute aspect of him.
I just learned that he is gay and can't believe that.
His HBO special was from 1981, I'd be surprised if this was really after that.
shareSee one of 'Pee-wee Herman's' first interviews as himself https://youtu.be/JyvpYzwO5Uc
In a 1981 interview on CNN, actor and comedian Paul Reubens explained how he came up with his alter ego Pee-wee Herman.