Why Ricky Gervais Regrets The Joke He Made About Tim Allen

Regrets? Ricky Gervais has a few. But then again, too few to mention — aside from the joke he made about Tim Allen. Gervais admitted to being concerned that he may have upset Allen because the actor didn't understand he was just "teasing" him. It all occurred when Gervais introduced Allen and Tom Hanks to the stage. "So I came out and said, 'Our next two presenters, the first has won five Oscars, combined box office of five billion dollars. And the other, Tim Allen,'" Gervais told The Hollywood Reporter.

"Right? It's a fine joke," he insisted, explaining Allen had just been the fall guy, as 99% of people couldn't match up to Hank's career achievements. "I have nothing against Tim Allen. He's a good actor. He's probably a nice bloke." Gervais said, vowing there'd been no intended malice but that he hated to think Allen was worried about being ridiculed.

Well, Allen hasn't given the issue any thought over the years. He said he wasn't offended; he just thought it was a pretty unfunny joke. "Perhaps I didn't get it ... I wasn't the only one," Allen told Page Six. "Tom and I even said [at the time]: 'I didn't really get it. It's like he didn't finish the joke. It just went flat.' Later that night, [Gervais] said, 'It didn't go so well.' He kind of apologized." Wow, a regret and something of an apology? Allen should be flattered.

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