Einar Tørnquist Johansen (born 23 June 1982) is a Norwegian drummer and talk-show host. He hosts the eponymous Tørnquist-show which is available from VG's,

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's largest

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, web-TV. He also featured in the comedy

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''Storbynatt'', hosted by his friends Bård Tufte Johansen and

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, as a

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for the houseband "Svidd gummi". The how aired for one season on NRK1. Tørnquist hosts two popular podcasts: "Jan Thomas og Einar blir venner", with :no:Jan Thomas; and "198 land med Einar Tørnquist", with a different celebrity guest each week. He was awarded as the best newcomer/breakthrough at the 2013 edition of Komiprisen. He also appeared in the Norwegian edition of

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, but did not make the final.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Tornquist, Einar 1982 births Living people Norwegian drummers Norwegian male drummers 21st-century Norwegian drummers 21st-century Norwegian male musicians