Lorne Michaels

Lorne Michaels (b. November 17, 1944) has been the executive producer of Saturday Night Live off and on since the first season premiered in 1975. He has also been a writer on the show. The Land of Gorch was featured throughout the first season of Saturday Night Live.

Jim Henson spoke well of Lorne Michaels, as noted in this excerpt from an interview by Judy Harris:

"I'd be really interested to see what Lorne said, because I really respect Lorne. We talked a number of months before the show ever went on the air. He described the show and I really loved it. I saw what he was going for and I really liked it and wanted to be a part of it..."