Ed Gardner

Duffy's Tavern was a radio comedy series featuring tavern manager Archie, his get-rich-quick schemes, and his well-known guest stars. The familiar opening song 'When Irish Eyes Are Smiling' is interrupted by the ring of a telephone and actor Ed Gardner's New Yorkese accent as he answered, 'Hello, Duffy's Tavern, where the elite meet to eat. Archie the manager speakin'. Duffy ain't here-oh, hello, Duffy.' Duffy's Tavern, first heard in 1940, was co-created...