Ana Gasteyer was a cast member on « Saturday Night Live » when Sean « Diddy » Combs performed in 1998. She called the experience « very uncomfortable. »
Twenty-five years before Sean « Diddy » Combs was arrested and charged with three felonies, including sex trafficking, he was a big enough star to call the shots at 30 Rock — or, at least, he tried, said former « Saturday Night Live » cast member Ana Gasteyer.
During the latest episode of the « Las Culturistas » podcast, hosted by comedian Matt Rogers and current « SNL » star Bowen Yang, Gasteyer described her impression of Combs when he was a musical guest on the late-night sketch comedy show in 1998.
Gasteyer said Combs, then known as Puff Daddy, « demanded a totally closed set » during rehearsals for his performance — something that rarely happened during her time on the show.
« You can tell like the five assholes in the six years that I was there when they would be like, ‘So and so is in the building, everybody stays in your dressing rooms’, which is applicable if you’re a presidential candidate », Gasteyer said. « But apart from that, really, it’s my house.