“I only tried to do something good,” the “America’s Got Talent” judge said.

“I want to apologize,” Mandel said Tuesday on hisHowie Mandel Does Stuffpodcast.

“I feel horrible, and I’m sorry, Bill.

Howie Mandel has apologized to Bill Burr

Howie Mandel has apologized to Bill Burr.Credit:Steve Granitz/FilmMagic; Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty

I’m sorry, Billy.

I only tried to do something good.”

“I legitimately thought I was doing something nice, I swear to you,” Mandel said.

Comedians Bill Burr and Howie Mandel in happier times

Comedians Bill Burr and Howie Mandel in happier times.Michael S. Schwartz/Getty

“I thought it was funny.”

“Bill Burr has not peeped,” Mandel said Tuesday.

“I texted him and said, ‘Good episode.’

I said, ‘Is there anything I can do to further this this, to follow up’?

Mandel said the next thing he saw were headlines about Burr’s reaction.