Lily Hanson
{{short description|American comedian}}
{{BLP sources|date=December 2020}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Lily Jo Hanson
| image = Lily Hanson in February 2021.jpg
| caption = Hanson in 2021
| birth_place = Fosston, Minnesota, United States
| birth_date =
| occupation = Comedian, host, rapper, writer, YouTuber
}}
Lily Jo Hanson{{cite web|url=https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/03/04/joe-goes-trans-lily-jo-hanson/|accessdate=March 23, 2021|title=JoeGoes YouTube star Lily Jo Hanson comes out as trans: 'I'm happy, healthy and a living thirst trap |date=4 March 2021|publisher=pinknews.co.uk}} (born Joe Hanson) is a writer and comedian living in Los Angeles and is best known for her work on Current TV, Smash Cuts, and Joe Goes.
Early life
Hanson grew up in Fosston, Minnesota,{{Citation needed|date=February 2020}} she graduated from the University of Chicago with a degree in English.
Career
Note: Hanson's media appearances from 2005 to 2017 were then credited as Joe Hanson.
Hanson's first television appearance was in 2005, in the first season of the show The Beauty and the Geek, resulting in Hanson and partner Erika being eliminated in the second episode.
In 2005, Hanson's production partner Hassan S. Ali created the Joe Gets series for Current TV,{{cite web|url=http://www.current.com/joegets|accessdate=January 28, 2009|title=Joe Gets...|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811010543/http://current.com/groups/joe-gets/|archivedate=August 11, 2011|publisher=current.com}} which spanned 50 episodes and was sponsored by T-Mobile. The series involved Hanson exploring fish-out-of-water situations, like trips to California, Indiana, Nevada, Missouri, South Dakota, Alabama and New York state. Hanson also made the satirical series What's Wrong With,{{cite web|url=http://current.com/topics/76772342/what_s_wrong_with/new/0.htm|title=What's Wrong With... |accessdate=January 28, 2009 |publisher=current.com |archivedate=June 12, 2012|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120612013342/http://current.com/groups/whats-wrong-with/new/}} the music video parody "Viral Superstar",{{Citation needed|date=February 2020}} and interviewed celebrities at Elton John's Oscars afterparty.{{cite web|url=http://current.com/items/88024371/joe_meets_celebrities.htm|title=Joe Meets Celebrities |accessdate=January 28, 2009 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120612013350/http://current.com/entertainment/comedy/88024371_joe-meets-celebrities.htm |archivedate=June 12, 2012|date=November 29, 2007 |publisher=current.com}}
In 2008, Hanson started "Bino White Weekly" making 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.{{citation needed|date=January 2021}} Hanson did this for 54 weeks, breaking Crooked I's record for weekly rap songs.{{cite web|url=http://www.binowhite.com/2009/10/week-52-you-wanna-stay.html|title=Bino White Weekly|last=Joe|date=October 16, 2009|website=binowhite.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120103054411/http://www.binowhite.com/2009/10/week-52-you-wanna-stay.html|archive-date=January 3, 2012|accessdate=February 20, 2020}}
In 2009, Hanson joined the cast of Smash Cuts, a syndicated clip show on The CW and CBS affiliates.{{cite web|url=http://www.smashcutstv.com/cast |title=Cast Biography |publisher=CBS Television Distribution|archivedate= October 18, 2009|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091018093746/http://smashcutstv.com/cast|accessdate=October 14, 2013}}
In 2010, Hanson started the web-series Joe Goes, visiting various conventions, events, and countries to interview people. The episode "Joe Goes To Exxxotica Expo" went viral, making the front page of the Huffington Post,{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/08/31/porn-star-interviews_n_700743.html |title=Hilarious Interviews With Porn Stars At The 'Exxxotica Expo' (NSFW VIDEO) |website=Huffingtonpost.com |date=2010-08-31 |accessdate=2013-10-14}} and getting over 550,000 views combined on YouTube{{cite web|author= |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVgzh2r5rI0 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/dVgzh2r5rI0 |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Joe Goes To Exxxotica Expo |publisher=YouTube |date=2010-07-26 |accessdate=2013-10-14}}{{cbignore}} and Funny Or Die.[http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/24a0f55d5b/joe-goes-to-exxxotica-expo Funny Or Die] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110519000214/http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/24a0f55d5b/joe-goes-to-exxxotica-expo |date=May 19, 2011 }} Other episodes have included visits to Anime Expo, Amsterdam, London, Bangkok, Finland and the press junket for Tron: Legacy.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/badgeofshame |title=BadgeofShame |publisher=YouTube |accessdate=2013-10-14}} The show featured many people of note including Olivia Wilde, Michael Sheen, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Kumail Nanjiani, Beau Garrett, Sean Patrick Flanery and Bruno Kohfield-Galeano.{{cite web | url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11595240/ | title=Joe Goes | website=IMDb }}
Hanson has also appeared in March 2012 in the music video for the song by Julian Smith on YouTube "Eat Randy" featuring as "Randy".{{Citation needed|date=February 2020}}
She was mentioned as a writer for Ray William Johnson's Equals three. {{Citation needed|date=February 2020}}
On October 5, 2017, Hanson announced an indefinite hiatus from the YouTube series Joe Goes.{{Citation|title=Joe Goes On Hiatus|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsZcoY71-b0|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181011001340/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsZcoY71-b0|access-date=October 11, 2018|archive-date = 2018-10-11}}. Hanson was absent from virtually all aspects of public life for over three years, causing fans of the series to speculate about her health, career, and identity.
On March 3, 2021, Hanson uploaded a video to the Joe Goes channel, explaining the reasons for her departure from YouTube and confirming her identity as a trans woman. She also confirmed that the series Joe Goes is over and that she has settled into a writing career.{{cite web|title=The Cost of Costumes| date=3 March 2021 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGgVoqr78gk |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/cGgVoqr78gk |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|publisher=YouTube |accessdate=2021-03-04}}{{cbignore}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|1949489}}
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Category:21st-century American comedians
Category:People from Polk County, Minnesota
Category:American people of Scandinavian descent
Category:American transgender women
Category:American transgender writers
Category:American LGBTQ comedians
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Category:Transgender women writers
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