Jim Belushi Says ‘SNL’ Rehired Him After He Stopped Drinking and Begged Dick Ebersol
BY ABBEY WHITE | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT The actor-comedian explains that after "throwing a fire extinguisher" at the then-executive producer he was allowed to come back, but was put on "probation." Jim Belushi says that dropping his ego helped Saturday Night Live‘s Dick Ebersol decide to rehire him after the former SNL cast member threw a fire extinguisher at the executive producer. The comedian, actor and now cannabis farmer recently spoke to Vulture about his career and divulged details about his two-year stint on the long-running late-night sketch comedy and variety series. That includes how he was fired and rehired during his run from 1983 to 1985. Belushi,…