Bill Fraser or judge. His first television appearance was on "The Tony Hancock Show" in 1956, after which he briefly became a regular actor on "Hancock's Half Hour". He then joined "The Army Game" as Sgt Claude Snudge, followed by a sequel called "Bootsie and Snudge". He also played Snudge in the 1964 series "Foreign Affairs". Later comedic roles included parts in the TV dramatisation of "The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13¾" as well as "Ripping Yarns", "The Train Now Standing", "The Corn is Green" and "Father, Dear Father". He also appeared in the comedy films "The Amorous Milkman" and
Television comedy is true to say that certain genres of comedy transfer to the small screen more successfully than others. The "situation comedy", or sitcom, has been the most common, successful and culturally significant type of television comedy. As the name suggests, these programs feature recurring characters placed in humorous situations. The first television sitcom was "Pinwright's Progress", ten episodes being broadcast on the BBC between 1946 - 1947. Since the early 1950s with "Hancock's Half Hour" in the UK, (derived from a radio show) and I Love Lucy and spin-offs The Lucy Show and Here's Lucy in the United States, sitcoms