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, 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 ...

Despite appearing on 'Saturday Night Live' for eight years, when the long-running NBC sketch comedy series celebrated its ...

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 revealed the real reason he turned down the 'SNL' 50th anniversary special, saying he had crippling anxiety that led to vision loss.

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 ...