# A New York bar owner riffed with Conan O’Brien in 90 seconds of viral video she says ‘changed my life’

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/a-new-york-bar-owner-riffed-with-conan-obrien-in-90-seconds-of-viral-video-she-says-changed-my-life/
- Published: 2026-10-24T15:55:07+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-24T16:12:29+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16235427/debbie-shields-confessions-bar-conan-obrien-subway-takes-viral-video.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Trending, Weird & Viral, World

## Key points

- Debbie Shields went viral after joking with Conan O’Brien on the subway.
- The 90-second clip brought new attention to her Brooklyn bar.
- She is considering trying stand-up comedy.

## Summary

Brooklyn bar owner Debbie Shields became widely known after an impromptu exchange with comedian Conan O’Brien on a New York subway was filmed for Kareem Rahma’s Subway Takes. Their playful, 90-second routine drew attention to Shields and her Bed-Stuy bar, Confessions, and has led her to consider trying stand-up comedy.

Shields, 68, said the encounter happened after she and a friend spotted O’Brien on the F train; she sat beside him and joined in when he joked that they had once been married. The pair improvised a story about children and former marriages, prompting O’Brien to laugh. Shields now hosts weekly comedy nights, and her bar has added a drink called The Baby Daddy O’Brien.

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