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Media Savvy Albert Brooks Kisses Letterman to Help Promote His Book (VIDEO)

by Jason Hughes, posted May 10th 2011 4:19AM

Albert Brooks, 'Late Show with David Letterman'Albert Brooks does know the future, and we can prove it! He was on 'Late Show' (Weeknights, 11:35PM ET on CBS) to talk about his first foray into novel writing. '2030: The Real Story of What Happens to America' is a speculative tale of a world after cancer has been cured.

But Brooks knew it might take more than an appearance with David Letterman to get the book on the New York Times bestseller list.

"In the mass world of media, things don't get attention unless they go viral," he explained to Letterman. "Would you mind if I hold this up and kiss you on the lips?"

It was an awkward moment, but here we are. If Brooks is that good at foreseeing the immediate future, imagine what he can do when looking 19 years ahead?

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Ed Baggett

Something to give the haters to grumble about...

May 10 2011 at 2:51 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
vector26436

A couple of losers trying to get some free publicity, and TV REPLAY bit, hook, line and sinker..

May 10 2011 at 2:01 PM Report abuse +1 rate up rate down Reply
wongtpa

Schlmo Leibovitz aka Jon Stewart is so funny and a loser!

May 10 2011 at 1:30 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Thrift Store

Letterman is so washed up anyway The only people who think his jokes are funny anymore are the people who's brains are fried

May 10 2011 at 1:22 PM Report abuse +1 rate up rate down Reply
jdonoh4

That's the first time I've seen that flamer since Taxi Driver in 1976.

May 10 2011 at 1:20 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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Susan

Albert Brooks has been in countless movies since Taxi Driver. Where have you been? He has written and directed many funny, heart warming films, and has appeared in the films of other filmmakers, including James Brooks (no relation) I don't know why you feel the need to discredit him, and using the word "flamer" just shows how ignorant and hateful you are. If by flamer, you mean gay. A) he isn't, and B) what if he was? Are you a child, or just an uninformed adult?

May 10 2011 at 2:04 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
whatnextgr

Wow, that was even stupider than I had expected!

May 10 2011 at 1:04 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
iviron1

Are you posters the dumbest people alive? it was a joke......no tongue, no returned kiss.......a peck......get a life losers.

May 10 2011 at 1:02 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
AOL 1

No longer an plug unless David seals it with a kiss.

May 10 2011 at 12:26 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Tabitha

That was awesome! I am glad David Letterman has such an open sense of humor. Everyone is getting worked up over nothing! SERIOUSLY! IT'S COMEDY! Take a chill pill chicken littles!! The sky isn't falling!! You all are going to kill yourselves being so serious, so bad for your health!!

May 10 2011 at 12:19 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
chshacham

Does he related to Mel Brooks

May 10 2011 at 12:13 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply

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