Paul Reubens had a small part as a waiter in "The Blues Brothers". The character of "Pee-wee Herman" originated during a 1978 improvisation exercise with The Groundlings, where Reubens came up with the idea of a man who wanted to be a comic but was so inept at telling jokes that it was obvious to the audience that he would never make it. Fellow Groundling Phil Hartman would afterwards help Reubens develop the character while another Groundling, John Paragon, would help write the show. Despite having been compared to other famous characters, such as Hergé's Tintin and Collodi's Pinocchio, Reubens says that
Paul Harris (film critic) in the Film and TV course at Swinburne University and also, a lecturer for the Professional Screenwriting course at RMIT. He is the author of "The Film Buff's DVD Companion" (Text Publishing). Paul Harris (film critic) Paul Harris, born in 1950 in Melbourne and educated at Assumption College, Kilmore is a film critic, who appears on radio stations 3RRR and 3AW. Known for his vast knowledge of film, music and theatre, and for his elaborate puns and impressions, he has fronted the radio show "Filmbuff's Forecast" since 1982. For the first ten years he co-anchored with John Flaus to produce