If I was in that situation, I wouldn't care asking for permission to crack a joke. I would just go for it and drop a bombshell! 😅✌️
Jokes aside, it was nice to hear you did it in a good and proper manner. Not everyone can remind themselves of what place they are around and the people they are surrounded with. Often times, we get too familiar with our close friends that we forget to respect our boundaries as fellow humans.
So yeah, it was nice to hear that.
Sometimes meetings can get so complicated that the path towards resolutions can be blurred and I think it's important to sometimes reign that in a little, lighten the mood and refocus.