A Brooklyn bar owner saw her life change overnight after riffing with Conan O'Brien for 90 seconds in a now-viral video.
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Debbie Shields, 68, of Bed-Stuy, had just transferred from the A train to the F when she and her friend Tony came across the comedian, who was filming a segment for Kareem Rahma's viral Subway Takes.
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'[Tony's] a big fan of Conan,' she told The New York Times.
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'I said: “Well, you hold the seat for me and I’m going to go sit next to him.”
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'So I walked up and I walked past him.
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I said: “Hey, Conan.”
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He said: “Hey, how you doing?”
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And I sat down and went on from there.'
In the viral video, Rahma asked the comedian if he knew Shields, to which he jokingly told his host that they were married a long time ago.
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We got two kids,' Shields said, playing into the ruse.
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I haven't visited,' O'Brien shot back.
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One's in medical school, the other one's in jail,' she said without missing a beat.
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Debbie Shields, 68, of Brooklyn, had her life change overnight after she appeared in 1.5 minutes of a viral Subway Takes video
Her viral moment happened after she got on the F train and decided to go say hello to Conan O'Brien, Kareem Rahma's guest on his show Subway Takes.
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'One minute and 29 seconds changed my life,' the mother-of-three said
'I'm sorry I've never sent any money,' he said.
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'It's okay, they still love you,' the Confessions Bar owner said.
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As the two continued to play into their joke, O'Brien laughed like a schoolgirl as others watched the spontaneous moment unfold.
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'You were my happiest marriage, that was the best year and a half of my life,' O'Brien said.
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'I've heard that from my other three husbands too,' Shields quipped, sending the comedian into a fit of giggles.
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The less than two-minute interaction skyrocketed Shields to fame, with people now coming into her bar just to catch a glimpse of New York's hottest comedian.
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'One minute and 29 seconds changed my life,' the mother-of-three told CBS News.
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Now, she's considering pursuing comedy, especially at her own bar, where she hosts weekly comedy nights.
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Rahma has since visited Shield's business Confessions Bar in Bed-Stuy
Since the clip, Shields is now considering picking up stand-up comedy
'I do go onstage and introduce the comedians, but that’s my limit,' she told the Times.
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'I just might do [start doing stand-up], because it sounds interesting.
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'I love to make people laugh.
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I love to have fun.
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I love to enjoy life, because life is beautiful.
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It’s what you make it.'
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The entrepreneur said she even laughs at funerals, causing her friends to say they can't be seen together, she told CBS.
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Since the clip was posted to social media, Rahma has visited the bar, where he took a photo of the two together.
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As for O'Brien, Shields said he might stop by for karaoke on Saturday.
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'He says he can clear a room with his singing, so watch out,' she told CBS.
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And even if he doesn't make his way to the Bed-Stuy bar, he's already left his mark.
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On the menu, Shields now serves a drink called The Baby Daddy O'Brien.
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The Daily Mail has reached out to Shields for comment.
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