Does anyone with an English connection going back at least 60 years
remember the name of the comedian or the radio comedy series which
frequently used the line: "Lashings of toast simply oozing with
butter" ?

Hello.

The radio series was called "Hoop-La" (1944). Comedians Robb Wilton
and Max Wall were the stars of the show. Harold Berens played the
character "Guy" who delivered the "lashings of toast" line.

From:
OBITUARY:Harold Berens
The Independent; London; May 13, 1995; Denis Gifford
 "...In Hoop- La (1944), a series based in a funfair run by Robb
Wilton and Max Wall, Berens played the posh character Guy, ever
pleading with his aunty to have tea - 'With lashings of toast, simply
oozing with butter!'"

To my knowledge, this obituary is not available online. I was able to
obtain it using a newspaper database available through my local public
library.


If you're interested in more information about the "Hoop-la!" program,
there's apparently some discussion of the show in the book "Radio
Comedy 1938 - 1968
A Guide to 30 Years of Wonderful Wireless" by Andy Foster & Steve
Furst.
"...zany experiments such as Max Wall's radio shows Hoop-la!..."
Available from Tony Hancock Books:
http://www.tonyhancock.co.uk/books_eleven.htm

search strategy: "lashings of toast" on a newspaper database

I hope this helps.

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Clarification of Answer by juggler-ga on 10 Mar 2003 12:52 PST

I meant to say:
"To my knowledge, this obituary is not available on the Web."

I'm most grateful for the speedy and comprehensive answer.  Thanks very much.