Tuesday Tune Two-Fer: Fantastic

Last night we checked off another required item to become official Los Angeles residents, by going to see a show at the Greek Theatre. It was a celebration of the 40th anniversary of Pee-Wee’s Playhouse, as part of a Netflix comedy festival.1 2 All credit to my husband for finding and planning it and getting the tickets, because I would’ve noped out just at the thought of trying to park at a packed event in Griffith Park. And I would’ve been wrong, because the show was fantastic. Patton Oswalt was the host; the house band included Mark Mothersbaugh and Fred Armisen; and there were musical performances from Fred Schneider and Kate Pierson as the B-52s, Mothersbaugh and Gerald Casale of Devo, Puddles Pity Party, and Danny Elfman. Elfman thanked Paul Rubens for picking him to do the music for Pee Wee’s Big Adventure and effectively launching his career as a composer. He then played “Breakfast Machine” (the defacto theme of the movie) with the band. Afterwards, he mentioned that Rubens…