Bill Hader reveals the surprising reason he skipped ‘SNL50’

Bill Hader have a valid reason to be missing SNL50.

Even though it shows up Saturday Night Live Between 2005 and 2013, when the long-term NBC Sketch Comedy series celebrated its 50th anniversary in February, the 47-year-old actor was one of several role members who were not present.

The Cat and hat Star revealed on Tuesday, August 5, the episode of Late in the evening with Seth Meyers that his absence was due to his anxiety.

“You were very open and honest after you left SNL, about the anxiety you had when you worked there. Then for SNL 50thI think people were obviously disappointed at first that you didn’t come, but that was the reason. I celebrated your choice, ”Meyers, 51, told his guest.

Andy Samberg drew inspiration from Hader’s anxiety, revealed values and “basically made a brief about the fact that everyone had anxiety on SNL.”

Hader remembered to hear about the sketch when it was just an idea and chose it.

“When he talked about it, I said (said),” I don’t know if I want to do it. “He (said), ‘Why?’ And i’m like, “because i’m worried”, the Barry Said said said

He then mocked his previously costing and imitated Hot bar The actor is doing his best to get Hader to agree.

Hader supplemented Bowen yang‘S Acting in the sketch, but admitted that he was “really shaky” at the thought of doing it himself.

Following SNL50: Anniversary specialThe Puck news“Matthew Belloni reported that Hader, who was on the show for eight years, responded to his invitation to the event with” a polite decline. “However, Hader’s Rep told people that” Bill had a long -lasting schedule conflict. ”

In front of the legendary anniversary show, author Susan Morrison claimed that SNL Creator Lorne Michaels Once, Hader told me to “calm f — down” before hosting a section.

“To some, Michaels will bark, ‘not f — It,’ ‘wrote Morrison in Lorne: The man who invented Saturday Night Liveaccording to an extract in New Yorker.

Morrison described Hader as someone who is “prone to anxiety attacks”, and shared Michaels, 80, went for a more aggressive attitude.

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Hader told the author that he remembered Michaels “who came to his dressing room when he was worthy and snapped,” calm F — down. Just have fun. Jesus Christ. “

During an interview in April 2023 with People, he revealed that his panic attacks helped him with his role as Barry Berkman in BarryHBO Dark Comedy, which he co -created, recorded and directed.

“It has definitely been moments in the show where the character has panicked and got a panic attack, and I definitely felt it before,” Hader said to people of the Emmy-nominated series.

“When I was at Saturday Night Live I would have panic attacks quite often, “he said.” You know Barry has a panic attack and you go, “I know exactly how it feels.” ”

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