{"id":385910,"date":"2026-10-28T22:22:43","date_gmt":"2026-10-28T22:22:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/385910\/"},"modified":"2026-10-28T22:22:43","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T22:22:43","slug":"bed-stuy-bar-owner-in-viral-conan-obrien-subway-video-ready-for-sitcom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/385910\/","title":{"rendered":"Bed-Stuy bar owner in viral Conan O’Brien subway video ready for sitcom"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bed-Stuy bar owner Debbie Shields says that she\u2019s ready<\/a> to do a sitcom with Conan O\u2019Brien after a taped subway discussion between the pair went viral. She also wouldn\u2019t mind taking her act on the road.<\/p>\n

O\u2019Brien came across Shields while filming an episode of \u201cSubway Takes with Kareem Rahma\u201d<\/a> posted online last week. The pair exchanged jokes with Shields holding her own as she kidded about having been formerly married to the 63-year-old funnyman.<\/p>\n

She said she\u2019s since been contacted by numerous media outlets from all around the world, including the Canadian Broadcasting Company (CBC), which asked her if O\u2019Brien seriously wants to work on a show with her again as he indicated<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cYes he would, and I would love to do one with him,\u201d she said in an interview posted Monday.<\/p>\n

\"DebbieDebbie Shields with Conan O’Brien on “Subway Takes.” (Subway Takes via YouTube)<\/p>\n

Shields said she\u2019s a fan of O\u2019Brien\u2019s, but wasn\u2019t familiar with the subway interview show that was taping when the pair met. She was in her Brooklyn bar when people began showing her video of her appearance on the web series. The attention didn\u2019t stop there.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was surreal,\u201d she said of the calls that have kept coming.<\/p>\n

Shields said she\u2019s been in contact with O\u2019Brien about having him pay a visit to Confessions Bar<\/a>, where she sometimes hosts a Friday night comedy event. She even invented a drink in the redheaded joker\u2019s honor called called Baby Daddy O\u2019Brien. It\u2019s made with whiskey, Triple Sec, lemon, lime and blood orange juice.<\/p>\n

\u201cLife is funny, you never know where your blessings are coming from,\u201d she told CBC. \u201cThat\u2019s why you have to live your life in a certain way. So when the aura of God, or whatever you want to see or call it, sees that you\u2019re doing your best and you\u2019re trying really hard and you genuine, he always throws you a ball.\u201d<\/p>\n

Shields was asked if she\u2019d consider traveling to Toronto to perform a show.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat would be fun,\u201d she replied. \u201cI love Toronto<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n

Her interview with O\u2019Brien had been viewed 1.6 million times by Tuesday afternoon.<\/p>\n

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