After skipping the SNL 50th anniversary special in February 2025, Bill Hader finally commented on why he chose to skip the event while stopping by "Late Night with Seth Meyers." ...

“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 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 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 ...

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." ...

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.

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 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 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 ...

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, 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.