Gasteyer, an SNL cast member from 1996 to 2002, described, “Of course, like, [Diddy] Shut down the entire building.”

“You could tell like five a**h***s in the six years I was there when they’d say, ‘There’s so-and-so in the building, everyone’s in your dressing room,'” Gasteyer. explained, noting that such restrictions appear excessive.

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“The same applies if you are a presidential candidate. But other than that, really, this is my home. As for P. Diddy, he demanded a completely closed set.

Gasteyer describes Will Ferrell’s epic prank on Diddy

The Wine Country actress recalled the events leading up to Will Ferrell’s now-infamous prank during a rehearsal for Combs’ song “Come With Me,” a 1998 hit song that samples Led Zeppelin’s “Kashmir.” Was. The prank was conceived during a writers’ meeting, where someone jokingly suggested that Ferrell, in character as “Ron”, should crash the show.

“He walked down the stairs, and he went straight in,” Gasteyer said. “And I have video from the control room where Sean Combs is rapping behind me like ‘Da-na-na, da-na-na, da-na-na, da-na-na.’ And Ron is walking around really confused [still in character],

While the prank delighted the SNL cast, Gasteyer admitted that Puff did not share the humor. ,[Combs] Didn’t really roll with it. It was very uncomfortable, but it was also like the trick of all that fake importance,” she said, mocking the dramatic energy surrounding the performance.

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Ferrell himself confirmed this story in a 2020 interview with Vulture, “Someone said, ‘Ron should go on stage,’ and before everyone had turned to look, I was out the door. “