Being on TV messed me up: Maya Rudolph

American actress Maya Rudolph has admitted being on TV "really messes you up".

The 43-year-old comedian enjoyed a seven-year stint working on the American comedy show "Saturday Night Live", and has admitted she wasn't fully prepared to deal with the stresses of fame, reported Guardian.

"Nobody teaches you how to do this side of the job, the non-creative side. So I kind of mask it with humour.

"It used to make me unhappy. I don't feel at all, like, photogenic. And then being on TV really (messes) you up.