| Einar Tørnquist | |
| Birth Name: | Einar Tørnquist Johansen |
| Birth Date: | 23 June 1982 |
| Birth Place: | Tromsø, Norway. |
| Medium: | Television, web-TV. |
| Nationality: | Norwegian |
Einar Tørnquist Johansen (born 23 June 1982) is a Norwegian drummer and talk-show host.[1] He hosts the eponymous Tørnquist-show[2] which is available from VG's, Norway's largest newspaper, web-TV.[3] He also featured in the comedy late-night talk show Storbynatt, hosted by his friends Bård Tufte Johansen and Harald Eia, as a drummer 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 ; 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.[4]
He also appeared in the Norwegian edition of MasterChef, but did not make the final.