For a man whose primary claim to fame is shouting wiseass remarks at rock stars while dressed as a piece of fruit, C.C. Banana has actually managed to make something of a name for himself. C.C. just informed us that this Friday, March 14th at midnight (or 9:00 PM for all you West Coast Sludgeaholics) he'll be making a guest appearance on the new TV show "Talking Metal on fuse." And yes, we realize that we didn't capitalize the "F" in "fuse," but that's how their name is spelled. So if you don't like it, then "F" you! Besides, the important thing is that the one and only C.C. Banana is about to invade your television screens!

For those of you who haven't yet seen the show, it's more or less a TV version of the popular Talking Metal podcast. Hosts John Ostronomy and Mark Strigl started out as the so-called "metal experts" from VH1's "100 Most Metal Moments" countdown a few years ago (something we gave them a hard time about back then). But it looks like they may have had the last laugh because they somehow got their own TV series out of it. "Talking Metal on fuse" also features guitarist "Metal" Mike Chlasciak as music director (of sorts) and some comedian dude in a wrestling mask named Bud Friendly, along with a string of big-name guests like Rob Halford, Ozzy Osbourne, Dave Mustaine, Nikki Sixx and Kerry King. The episode with C.C. Banana is scheduled to include appearances by Mike Patton and Don Dokken, so the Banana probably had plenty of material to work with.

We've got to admit though, for something that started out as a joke, C.C. Banana has actually been making a slow but steady climb through the entertainment ranks. Naturally, it all started right here at Metal Sludge with that very first story about him dressing up in a banana suit and impersonating C.C. DeVille. That eventually led us to invite him to host a portion of our original Metal Sludge Extravaganza Tour in 2003. That same year C.C. issued his infamous "Backstage Banana" home video, in which he harassed and interviewed the members of Winger, Cinderella and Poison. A few months later he got the invite to open for comedian Craig Gass, which even garnered him a few plugs on The Howard Stern Show. Sometime thereafter, C.C. would make the first of several guest appearances on Sirius Satellite Radio. Along the way he's been profiled in such notable publications as Classic Rock magazine, The Aquarian and New York Press. At last year's New York Comic Con, the Banana was interviewed by Heavy News, IGN and MTV. About a year ago, C.C. had a cameo in the season premiere of "Gene Simmons Family Jewels" and last summer he made a brief but memorable on-camera appearance on the Sci-Fi Channel reality series "Who Wants to Be a Superhero?" There are probably a few others we're forgetting about, but you get the idea. We do know that C.C. Banana shot an appearance for one of those VH1 countdown shows awhile back, but we're not sure what ever happened with that. Regardless, this guest slot on fuse is clearly the Banana's biggest TV appearance to date and we at Metal Sludge are proud of the big yellow freak.

For those of you who were too lazy to check out the show that night (and who missed its many repeat airings), we've updated the article with some frame grabs from the broadcast. Yeah, we're good like that sometimes, so don't say we never do anything for you!

If by now you still find yourself craving one last dose of banana insanity, below is a video clip featuring a portion of C.C.'s appearance on the show. Be forewarned: prolonged exposure to his nasal drone is not for the faint of heart!