Overview

• Hader declined to join Andy Samberg’s 1980s-style digital short about cast anxiety, citing his own jitters.
• Bowen Yang stepped in to perform Hader’s role in the sketch, singing alongside Samberg.
• Hader has a history of intense on-air anxiety, including full-blown panic attacks before live shows during his 2005–2013 SNL tenure.
• His admission overturns the publicist’s original explanation that scheduling issues caused his absence.
• The disclosure underscores the pressures of live television comedy and aligns with Hader’s broader advocacy for mental health awareness following his success on Barry.