Laura Karasek

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Laura Karasek
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Karasek in 2021
Born (1982-04-29) 29 April 1982 (age 41)
Hamburg, Germany
NationalityGerman
Occupations
  • Author
  • TV moderator
  • Lawyer
Spouse
Dominic Briggs
(after 2013)
Children2

Laura Karasek (born 29 April 1982) is a German author, television moderator, lawyer, columnist and actor.

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Life and career

Laura Karasek was born on 29 April 1982 [1] in Hamburg, Germany. [2] After completing her Abitur, she studied law in Berlin, Frankfurt and Paris. [2] From 2011, she worked for the chancellery Clifford Chance. [2] She is also a lawyer in a corporate law firm based in Frankfurt. [3]

Karasek was several times a guest on Markus Lanz , [4] Kölner Treff  [ de ], [4] NDR Talkshow  [ de ], [5] ZDF-Fernsehgarten, [4] and other shows.

Personal life

In 2013, Karasek married the banker Dominic Briggs. [2] The couple have twins born in 2015. [2] From December 2021, Karasek reinforced a few times the cabaret artist Florian Schroeder as editorial director in the Florian Schroeder Satire Show on ARD. [6] In 2022, she was a co-founder of PEN Berlin. [7]

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References

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  3. "Vom Glück gesunde Babys auf die Welt zu bringen – so verwundbar machen Kinder". stern.de (in German). Retrieved 2021-03-31.
  4. 1 2 3 "ravenrocker – Donnerstag, 04.05.2017, ZDF, 23:15 Uhr: Laura Karasek zu Gast bei "Markus Lanz"" . Retrieved 2021-03-31.
  5. "NDR Talk Show". programm.ARD.de. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
  6. Timo Niemeier (2021-11-29). "Laura Karasek wird Redaktionsleiterin in Schroeders "Satireshow"". dwdl.de (in German). Retrieved 2021-11-29.
  7. "Mitgründer:innen" (in German). Archived from the original on 2022-07-18. Retrieved 2022-07-18.