Bill Hader was among the handful of Saturday Night Live alumni who did not attend the show’s 50th anniversary special earlier this year. And appearing on Late Night With Seth Meyers Tuesday ...

“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 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 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 was among the handful of Saturday Night Live alumni who did not attend the show’s 50th anniversary special earlier this year. And appearing on Late Night With Seth Meyers Tuesday ...

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 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 ...

Hader, who burst into laughter at the declaration, couldn't disagree, admitting that his anxiety has led to shingles, panic attacks, migraines, and — in one very scary moment — vision loss.

Bill Hader, who has openly discussed his battle with anxiety during his “Saturday Night Live” tenure, talked to Seth Meyers about how this very struggle kept him from appearing for the 50th ...

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 ...

Hader was an “SNL” cast member from 2005 to 2013, and he came back to host twice. In the years since, he has been open about how his mental health affected his experience on the show.