Lorne Michaels is a television producer known for creating and shaping the long-running sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live, he was also executive producer on the critically acclaimed 30 Rock.
In 1975, NBC hired Lorne Michaels to create a show to run on Saturday nights. After gathering a group of actors and writers, Michaels debuted Saturday Night Live, a sketch comedy show that has won more than 60 Emmy Awards and launched the careers of some of the biggest names in entertainment. Michaels is recognized as one of the most influential comedy producers of all time.