SNLAlum Ana Gasteyer Says Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Demanded Closed Set While Appearing as Musical Guest

Mar. 15, 2025

Ana Gasteyeris opening up about one of the most memorable musical guests from her tenure onSaturday Night Live—Sean “Diddy” Combs.

During an appearance on the Wednesday, Nov. 20 edition of theLas Culturistaspodcast, the comedian — who appeared on the show from 1996 to 2002 — said that the rapper, 55, “of course, like, shut down the whole building” when heappeared as a musical guest in May 1998.

“You can tell like the five a——- in the six years that I was there when they would be like, ‘So and so is in the building, everybody stay in your dressing rooms.’ Which is applicable if you’re a presidential candidate,” Gasteyer, 57, said. “But apart from that, really, it’s my house. For P. Diddy, he demanded a totally closed set.”

(L-R) Ana Gasteyer, Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs.Getty(2)

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The actress recalled the rapper rehearsing his 1998 track “Come With Me,” which samples the 1975Led Zeppelinsong “Kashmir,” the Thursday before the show and claimed thatWill Ferrelldecided to crash the rehearsal after being suggested to do so during a writers room meeting.

She alleges that the fellow comedian, 57, dressed as a character named Ron, “went on down the stairs, and he marched right in.”

Sean “Diddy” Combs on January 25, 2020 in Beverly Hills, California.Steve Granitz/WireImage

Steve Granitz/WireImage

“And I have the video from the control room where Sean Combs is rapping with like, ‘Da-na-na, da-na-na, da-na-na, da-na-na’ behind him. And Ron’s walking around, looking really disoriented [in character],” said Gasteyer.

Ana Gasteyer attends the 80th Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton on January 10, 2023.

“Like what’s gonna happen? You’re gonna walk into the studio and you’re gonna be like, ‘I’m in the studio. I work here,’ " continued Gasteyer.

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Will Ferrell attends the Telluride Film Festival on August 30, 2024.Vivien Killilea/Getty

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Ferrel previously backed Gasteyer’s claims during a January 2020 interview withVulture, recalling, “Someone said, ‘Ron should go up onstage,’ and before everyone turned to see, I had sprinted out the door.”

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PEOPLE reached out to representatives for Gasteyer, Combs andSaturday Night Livebut did not immediately hear back.

source: people.com