A video of Ricky Gervais trolling the 2021 Oscars - posted the same night as the prestigious awards ceremony - has been viewed more than the actual show. The British comedian shared a tongue-in-cheek clip on Twitter from his unforgettable hosting duties at last year's Golden Globes, and seemingly poked fun at the Academy while at it. His opening monologue famously raised millions of eyebrows across the world - including that of A-listers such as Tom Hanks and Brad Pitt. [[twitterwidget||https://twitter.com/rickygervais/status/1386389941962280960]]  But it seems as though Gervais is back to his usual antics as he couldn't help but share a video of his monologue from last year's ceremony, along with the caption: "It's The Oscars tonight! I wasn't invited. Was it something I said?" He's clearly giving fans what they want as the video has now been viewed over 33.8 million times, at the time of writing. This served as a major blow to this year's Oscars, which only managed to rack up around 10.4 million views in contrast, per <a href="https://deadline.com/2021/04/2021-0scars-tv-ratings-academy-awards-low-abc-disney-1234744135/">Deadline</a>. <img class="size-large wp-image-1263105118" src="https://img.vt.co/2021/04/2EJ8KJR-683x1024.jpg" alt="" width="683" height="1024" />[[imagecaption|| Credit: Sipa US / Alamy]] The reason for the steep drop in viewing figures of this year's ceremony has yet to be confirmed, however it could be to do with the fact that the majority of the ceremony was virtual, and more than half of the award recipients accepted their gongs remotely. Last year's Oscars - which took place on February 9 - attracted 64% more viewers than this year's ceremony. Gervais's infamous monologue at the 2020 Golden Globes sparked a lot of criticism from celebrities and fans alike. <img class="size-large wp-image-1263105120" src="https://img.vt.co/2021/04/2EWXXGH-745x1024.jpg" alt="" width="745" height="1024" />[[imagecaption|| Credit: Sipa US / Alamy]] "Let's have a laugh at your expense," Gervais said at the start of his opening monologue, in which he vowed that the ceremony would be his last time hosting. "Remember we're all gonna die soon. And there's no sequel," he added. Gervais first hosted the Globes in 2016, before the #MeToo and #OscarsSoWhite movements shined a spotlight on the underrepresentation of women and minorities in Hollywood. Responding to criticism about his explosive speech, Gervais told the <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/10-ricky-gervais-after-life-special/id1447404451?i=1000431330135" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Series Linked</a> podcast last year: "People know David Brent and Tony are characters. "They don't know that me doing standup and me at the Golden Globes is a bit of a persona as well. There I play this brash character who's come to ruin the liberal elites' night. "I've honed those jokes. I’ve made those jokes bulletproof." <h6>Featured image credit: Sipa US / Alamy</h6>

Ricky Gervais' video trolling The Oscars gets more views than the actual Oscars

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