PEE WEE PART II

BANZAI7--Pee-Wee Herman's ready for a comeback -- and he's starting in Los Angeles with a stage play.

"I'm opening a big show in January -- 'The Pee-Wee Herman Show' -- based on my original stage production, but completely new and rewritten," Herman, played by creator Paul Reubens, said.

The stage show will include all the characters from Pee-Wee's Playhouse -- his CBS television series -- including Chairry, Genie, Conky, Magic Screen, Miss Yvonne and Cowboy Curtis, Herman said.