▁show , ▁but ▁Ro chester ▁did ▁not , ▁because ▁disc rim ination ▁in ▁the ▁armed ▁forces ▁would ▁have ▁required ▁separate ▁living ▁qu arters . ▁However , ▁during ▁performances ▁of ▁the ▁radio ▁program ▁st aged ▁before ▁armed ▁forces ▁aud ien ces ▁at ▁bases ▁and ▁military ▁hosp it als , ▁the ▁appearance ▁of ▁Ro chester ▁rout in ely ▁drew ▁enthus i astic ▁app la use ▁that ▁arg u ably ▁often ▁out st ri pped ▁that ▁received ▁by ▁other ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁cast , ▁more ▁so ▁than ▁in ▁civil ian ▁aud ien ces . ▁ ▁Also ▁referenced ▁in ▁Ben ny ' s ▁post hum ous ▁aut obi ography , ▁Sunday ▁N ights ▁at ▁Seven , ▁was ▁an ▁episode ▁at ▁the ▁conclusion ▁of ▁a ▁broadcast ▁origin ating ▁at ▁a ▁military ▁base ▁which ▁featured ▁Ro chester . ▁ ▁Ben ny ▁was ▁reported ly ▁at ▁a ▁table ▁m ing ling ▁with ▁soldiers , ▁when ▁one ▁serv ic eman ▁told ▁Ben ny ▁how ▁he ▁thought ▁Ro chester ▁was ▁really ▁fun ny ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁favor ites . ▁ ▁Ben ny ▁asked ▁if ▁he ▁would ▁like ▁to ▁meet ▁him , ▁but ▁the ▁soldier ▁decl ined ▁saying ▁that ▁where ▁he ▁comes ▁from ▁whites ▁don ' t ▁sit ▁with ▁people ▁like ▁Ro chester . ▁ ▁App alled , ▁Ben ny ▁reported ly ▁told ▁him ▁off ▁and ▁left ▁the ▁table . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁when ▁Ben ny ▁brought ▁his ▁entire ▁radio ▁show ▁cast ▁to ▁Canada ▁at ▁his ▁own ▁exp ense ▁to ▁perform ▁for ▁those ▁in ▁the ▁various ▁branches