Assume the Position with Mr. Wuhl

You do not have to be a history fan to enjoy this hilarious run-through of some famous historical myths and wrongheaded preconceptions about American history. If you are a fan of the subject, it'll be that much more fun.

I have a degree in history and wish my professors had been as entertaining as Mr. Wuhl, who clearly has command of his facts (even I learned a thing or two) as well as a lot of enthusiasm for the topic. The show conveys a lot of cool information in a very entertaining manner.

Note that it definitely does feature some adult situations and language, so it ain't good for young kids (too bad--some might come away with a greater appreciation for history after watching this).

I hope that HBO picks this up as a future series--it has great promise.

If only my History teacher is as good as Mr. Wuhl, then I'm pretty sure I'm gonna cruise my History exams with ease, and my result would have made my parents proud. But too bad as my History teacher (I'm so sorry for bad-mouthing you here in IMDb, teacher!) is not even half good as compared to Mr. Wuhl.

History class taught by Mr. Wuhl is so much fun! I laugh almost every other minute because of the jokes he made. That, and the and witty slideshow he showed to the class. He is very good in cracking jokes, and the students clearly looked very much enthusiastic.

As I am not an American and I do not study American History, it is also a very good way for me to know more about America. Good job, Mr. Wuhl !

This show is very entertaining but should not be taken to be a serious history lesson. The host points out that a lot of what we are taught as true history is not true at all. But then makes the mistake of giving tidbits of "true" history that are...false. You should not put others down for telling false truth and then back it up with your own made up facts. So while this show is entertaining it is somewhat hypocritical. I would recommend watching the history channel. At least then you can do some of your own research without being subjected to the harsh language that serves no purpose in education or in humor in this setting.

Robert Wuhl is teaching a class of film students at New York University in Manhattan, New York.

He covers fallacies of history and truths that are no longer generally known. I would like to see much more of this show. It is very entertaining. Mr. Wuhl uses examples and "show and tell" to get his points across. He explained that the person who actually rode the Midnight Ride of Paul Revere was not Paul Revere! Henry Wadsworth Longfellow used Revere's name because it sounded better.

I've watched Robert Wuhl for many years, from the time he was doing stand-up comedy and all the way through "Arli$$" on HBO. He's a good actor and a good stand-up comedian, but he's an excellent teacher! I highly recommend that you watch an episode of this show. It is well worth your time.

I recently watched this, but when it started I had no idea what the concept was about, what the topic was.....in short - I had no idea what it was. Was it a documentary, was it a comedy routine.....Well, it was BOTH.

It started a little slow, but I think that's because I had absolutely no idea what type of program I was viewing. But it quickly sucked me in. The episode I watched had Robert Wuhl discussing fact and fiction in history. Mainly how we (american's) learn history that isn't really true - and how we got to learn what we did. He did this in such a way as to keep the viewer completely entertained, and interested. I actually learned a few things and that is a true indicator of how effective this type of program can be.

I would love to see this picked up as a series for HBO. I believe it can be just as fun and effective with a variety of topics - especially if they are "taught" in the same type of manner as this episode.