Jim Belushi recalls firing from 'Saturday Night Live' after throwing a fire extinguisher at a producer

Jim Belushi got candid about his time on “Saturday Night Live” including his firing and his eventual return to the show.

Speaking to Vulture, the 67-year-old revealed some details behind that time in his life, describing some of the alarming behavior that led to his firing from the NBC show, including hurling a fire extinguisher at an executive producer.  "Very simple: I was out of control," Belushi explained when asked why he was let go. "It was the best thing to ever happen to me. I was out of my mind. I was throwing a fire extinguisher at Dick Ebersol, a hissy fit. ‘SNL’ is the hardest thing I ever did, and that’s including divorce. I survived it, barely. I went back to him with my tail between my legs. I drop the ego, I got humble. I stopped drinking the rest of that season."