C.C. Banana

C.C. Banana is an improv comic who performs while wearing a large yellow banana costume. Originally inspired by maverick Poison guitarist C.C. DeVille,[1] he has since taken on a life and career of his own. C.C. Banana is known primarily for his irreverent (often insulting) interviews with rock stars at the Metal Sludge website,[2] but he is also known to interview other media personalities for the likes of Wizard[3] and other outlets. C.C. Banana has been profiled by such publications as Classic Rock Magazine,[4] The Aquarian[5] and the New York Press[6] and is a recurring guest on Sirius satellite radio.[7] In 2007, he appeared on the Sci Fi Channel reality series "Who Wants to Be a Superhero?." In 2008, he was a featured guest on the weekly Fuse TV series "Talking Metal On Fuse."[8] Later in 2008, he appeared on the Kiss tribute album "KISS MY ANKH: A Tribute To Vinnie Vincent," for which he recorded a parody of the Kiss song "Unholy," rewritten as a roast of Danger Danger vocalist Ted Poley.[9] The parody also featured a guitar solo by Chris Caffery of Savatage and Trans-Siberian Orchestra.

Notes

For his interviews with Star Wars personalities, C.C. Banana dons a Jedi robe and calls himself "Bananakin Skywalker."[10]

When conducting himself within the Kiss community, he often dresses as original Kiss guitarist Ace Frehley and refers to himself as "Ace Peeley."[11]

References

  1. ^ "The Adventures of C.C. Banana". Metal Sludge. http://www.CCBanana.com/sludge/adventuresofccbanana.htm. Retrieved 2008-09-19. 
  2. ^ "Metal Sludge Invades Rock Never Stops Tour". Metal Sludge. http://www.MetalSludge.tv/home/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=748&Itemid=42. Retrieved 2008-09-19. 
  3. ^ "C.C. BANANA'S NEW YORK COMIC CON INVASION". Wizard. http://www.WizardUniverse.com/022009nyccbanana.html. Retrieved 2009-04-02. 
  4. ^ "Websites That Rock: CCBanana.com". Classic Rock Magazine. http://www.CCBanana.com/images/full.sized/ccbananaclassicrockuk.jpg. Retrieved 2008-09-19. 
  5. ^ "C.C. BANANA: Not Your Average Fruit". The Aquarian. http://hometown.aol.com/Cybercomic69/CCECR2.gif. Retrieved 2008-09-19. 
  6. ^ "BRIGHT TIGHTS, BIG CITY". New York Press. http://www.NYPress.com/20/14/news&columns/endgame.cfm. Retrieved 2008-09-19. 
  7. ^ "Comical Banana Gets Sirius on Satellite Radio". Metal Sludge. http://www.MetalSludge.tv/home/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=580&Itemid=39. Retrieved 2008-09-19. 
  8. ^ "DON DOKKEN, MIKE PATTON, ATREYU On This Week's "Talking Metal On Fuse"; Set Photos Available". Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles. http://www.BraveWords.com/news/85456. Retrieved 2008-09-19. 
  9. ^ "KISS MY ANKH: A Tribute To Vinnie Vincent". SplitScreen Entertainment. http://www.splitscreenentertainment.com. Retrieved 2008-09-19. 
  10. ^ "Bananakin Skywalker Interviews the Stars of STAR WARS". TheForce.net. http://www.TheForce.net/latestnews/story/bananakin_skywalker_interviews_105651.asp. Retrieved 2008-09-19. 
  11. ^ "Ace Peeley Report From The ACE FREHLEY Halloween Bash". Kiss Asylum. http://www.KissAsylum.com/cgi-bin/fullStory.cgi?archive=200711&story=20071106-02Peely.htm. Retrieved 2008-09-19. 

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