Lily Blain Hanson (born February 23, 1983) is a writer and comedian living in Los Angeles. She is best known for her work on Current TV, Smash Cuts and Joe Goes.
Lily Hanson | |
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| Born | February 23, 1983 Fosston, Minnesota, United States |
| Occupation(s) | Comedian, host, rapper, writer, Youtuber |
Hanson made her first TV appearance in 2005, in the first season of the show The Beauty and the Geek. Lily and her partner Erica were eliminated in the second episode.
In 2005, Hanson and her production partner Hassan S. Ali created the Joe Gets series for Current TV,[1] which spanned 50 episodes and was sponsored by T-Mobile. The series involved Lily exploring fish-out-of-water situations, like entering trips to California, Indiana, Nevada, Missouri, South Dakota, Alabama and New York. Lily also made the satirical series What's Wrong With,[2] the music video parody Viral Superstar,[3] and interviewed celebrities at Elton John's Oscars Afterparty, including George Lucas, Eddie Van Halen, Prince, Carmen Electra, Carson Daly, John Waters, Salma Hayek and Rick Fox.[4]
In 2008, Hanson started "Bino White Weekly," in which he made a rap song every week as Bino White. The topics ranged from Nintendo to Twitter to Science, and each track was accompanied by a YouTube video.[5] She did this for 54 weeks, breaking Crooked I's record for weekly rap songs.[6]
In 2009, she joined the cast of Smash Cuts, a syndicated clip show on The CW and CBS affiliates.[7]
In 2010, Hanson started the Web series "Joe Goes," in which she visits conventions, events and countries, to have funny interactions with people. The episode "Joe Goes To Exxxotica Expo" went viral, making the front page of the Huffington Post,[8] and getting over 550,000 views combined on YouTube[9] and Funny Or Die.[10] Other episodes have included visits to Anime Expo, Amsterdam, London, Bangkok, Finland and the press junket for Tron: Legacy.[11]
Hanson is a graduate of the University of Chicago and grew up in Fosston, Minnesota.
She also appeared in March 2012 in the music video for the song by Julian Smith on YouTube "Eat Randy" featuring as 'Randy'. The video has gained over seven million views to date.
She is mentioned as a writer for Ray William Johnson's 'Equals Three'.
On October 5, 2017, Lily announced that would be going on a hiatus from her Youtube series, from which she hasn't yet returned.
References
- ^ "Joe Gets..." current.com. Archived from the original on August 11, 2011. Retrieved January 28, 2009.
- ^ "What's Wrong With..." current.com. Archived from the original on June 12, 2012. Retrieved January 28, 2009.
- ^ "Viral Superstar". IMDb. Retrieved November 3, 2014.
- ^ "Joe Meets Celebrities". current.com. November 29, 2007. Archived from the original on June 12, 2012. Retrieved January 28, 2009.
- ^ "BinoWhite". YouTube. Retrieved October 14, 2013.
- ^ "Bino White Weekly". binowhite.com. Retrieved October 14, 2013.
- ^ "Cast Biography". CBS Television Distribution. Archived from the original on October 18, 2009. Retrieved October 14, 2013.
- ^ "Hilarious Interviews With Porn Stars At The 'Exxxotica Expo' (NSFW VIDEO)". Huffingtonpost.com. 2010-08-31. Retrieved 2013-10-14.
- ^ "Joe Goes To Exxxotica Expo". YouTube. 2010-07-26. Retrieved 2013-10-14.
- ^ [1] Archived May 19, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "BadgeofShame". YouTube. Retrieved 2013-10-14.