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, Norway's largest newspaper, web-TV. 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 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 MasterChef, but did not make the final.

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