Ricky Gervais suggests Tom Hanks didn’t laugh at Golden Globes jokes as he feels he’s ‘above’ them

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse Loughrey Get our The Life Cinematic email for free Get our The Life Cinematic email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Ricky Gervais has suggested that Tom Hanks doesn't find his jokes funny because he feels "above" them. He told Stuff of Legends host Christian O'Connell: “The big meme was Tom Hanks going: ‘Why is he saying that?’ “And people are going, ‘Oh, look, he’s on his high horse.’ But when Leonardo DiCaprio laughed, people loved him for it. He continued: "We even let people be privileged as long as they say, ‘I know I’m privileged but I’m nothing really,’ we don’t like people to go ‘Oh I deserve it, how dare you talk to me like that.’ Hanks first hinted that he was not a fan of Gervais' comedy at the 2011 ceremony following a joke about Hanks and his Toy Story co-star Tim Allen. Plan auto-renews until cancelled Try for free Gervais later said he “regrets” the joke as he doesn't think the pair understood that he would have cracked it regardless of who Hanks was stood beside.