It’s a far cry from Friends! Matt Le Blanc now ‘sticking to scripted jokes on Top Gear after his ad libs fell flat’ The 49-year-old’s attempts to have ad-libbed a few free-flowing gags into the show have reportedly fallen flat with producers.

Matt presents the show alongside Rory Reid and Chris Harris after previous anchor Chris Evans quit after only one series following low ratings and press criticism of his performance.

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Matt expressed surprise at Chris’s decision to leave, saying:  ‘Chris and I got along fine. Everything was going along smoothly and then he started.

‘All those stories in the press came out about him and he seemed a little stressed about it all,’ he added. ‘The next thing I knew he had resigned. I didn’t know. I was a little surprised.’