Joe Hanson (born February 23, 1983) is a writer, comedian, host and rapper living in Los Angeles. Currently he is a cast member of Smash Cuts, a comedic clip show on The CW and CBS affiliates. He also created the website Fake Rap News, which is like The Onion for hip hop.

In October 2008, Joe started "Bino White Weekly," in which he made a rap song every week as Bino White. The topics ranged from Nintendo to science, and each track was accompanied by a YouTube video. On October 24th, 2009, he broke Crooked I's record for weekly rap songs.

From 2005 to 2009, Joe made shows for Al Gore's Current TV. He and his production partner Hassan S. Ali created the Joe Gets series , which spanned 50 episodes and was sponsored by T-Mobile for two years. The series involved Joe exploring fish-out-of-water situations and included trips to California, Indiana, Nevada, Missouri, South Dakota, Alabama and New York. Joe also made the satirical series What's Wrong With and the music video parody Viral Superstar, which spoofed forty viral videos in four minutes.

In 2006, Joe 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.

Joe is a graduate of the University of Chicago and grew up in Fosston, Minnesota. In 2005, he appeared as a contestant on the first season of the reality show Beauty and the Geek.

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