It's no secret that Saturday Night Live was mentally taxing for Bill Hader — but sometimes that toll also became physical. The Barry creator recently reunited with fellow SNL alum Seth Meyers, who ...

Bill Hader has finally revealed the real reason he skipped the “Saturday Night Live” 50th anniversary show, saying his crippling anxiety prevented him from participating in the primetime ...

Bill Hader is revealing the truth behind his SNL50 absence. The Barry creator and Saturday Night Live alum was among a handful of the sketch show's notable alumni who didn't attend the three hour ...

Bill Hader sat down for a lengthy Late Night interview with his friend Seth Meyers on August 5, and plainly spoke about why he didn't attend February's SNL50: The Anniversary Special. Meyers gave ...

Bill Hader during an interview with host Seth Meyers on August 5, 2025. Lloyd Bishop/NBC via Getty “You were very open and honest after you left SNL, about the anxiety you had when you were ...

“Bill Hader, who is prone to anxiety attacks, remembers Michaels coming to his dressing room when he hosted and snapping, ‘Calm the f–k down. Just have fun. Jesus Christ.’” ...

Bill Hader was one of a handful of iconic Saturday Night Live stars that missed the 50 th anniversary. Hader, who was on the NBC show between 2005 and 2013, revealed on Late Night with Seth Meyers ...

Hader's role in the short wound up being played by "SNL" star Bowen Yang instead. "He was great," Hader told Meyers. "But, no, that was true. I was really shaky and everything. I was really anxious." ...

Bill Hader sits down with fellow "SNL" alumnus Seth Meyers to discuss the reason he skipped the primetime celebration of the late-night sketch comedy show's 50th anniversary.

Bill Hader was a no-show for Saturday Night Live's 50th Anniversary special back in February, with his publicist initially stating his absence was simply due to a scheduling conflict. But there was ...

Bill Hader has finally revealed the real reason he skipped the “Saturday Night Live” 50th anniversary show, saying his crippling anxiety prevented him from participating in the primetime special.

Bill Hader sat down for a lengthy Late Night interview with his friend Seth Meyers on August 5, and plainly spoke about why he didn't attend February's SNL50: The Anniversary Special. Meyers gave ...