Torsten Sträter

Torsten Strater (born September 4, 1966, in Dortmund) is a German author, comedian and kabarettist. He was born in the Dortmund district of Eving (Brechten) as an illegitimate child in his grandmother's house. The next day the family moved to Waltrop, and he only returned to Dortmund when he was 16. In Dortmund he completed his training as a men's tailor, then did 15 months of basic military service in the Bundeswehr, stationed in Neustadt am Rubenberge, before working in mobile phone sales and for his mother and brother's shipping company.

Especially in the mid-1990s, Strater suffered from a depressive illness, which he also dealt with in his cabaret. He was on stage for the first time in 2006 while still suffering from depression. He is a frequent guest on Extra 3 and also appeared on LOL: Last One Laughing, which he won in 2021. His trademark has been a beanie for some time. He has received the Jonathan Swift Award.

Strater is also a published author, with works including Hamoglobin (2004), Postkarten aus der Dunkelheit (2005), Brainspam (2006), Selbstbeherrschung umstandehalber abzugeben (2012), and Du kannst alles lassen, du musst es nur wollen (2022). He is the father of one child and lives in Dortmund.