Video: Ricky Nixon's comedy stylings

Raw vision: Take a sneak peek at the former AFL player manager's stand-up routine

No joke: Former footballer and sports agent Ricky Nixon is to perform his stand-up routine "Chicken Train" at the Comic's Lounge in North Melbourne. Picture: Josie Hayden Source: Leader

WATCH NOW: FOOTAGE has emerged of Ricky Nixon rehearsing his attempt at making people laugh for all the right reasons.

The former AFL player agent is working on a stand-up comedy routine, and is scheduled to perform his show – called "Chicken Train" - in public for the first time this weekend.

Footage obtained by News Limited shows Nixon rehearsing a bit from his show at the Comic's Lounge in North Melbourne.

In front of a handful of people, 49-year-old Nixon tells an anecdote about his youthful playing days at Carlton. 

Sharing a townhouse with a fellow player, young Ricky hears tell that a nearby female resident enjoys skinny dipping in the shared pool.

Hilarity may or may not have ensued. You can watch the video above to find out for yourself.

There's also a crowd-pleasing mention of Nixon's highlight of the season that year, involving a St Kilda player and a pizza.

Those keen to see more of Nixon's comedy stylings will be sorry to hear that he did not end up getting a slot at this year's Melbourne Comedy Festival, with organisers quick to dismiss the possibility earlier this year.

Herald Sun comedy expert and Barry Award judge Mikey Cahill said if Nixon had managed to get a festival spot, it likely would have been the must-see show of the festival, if not for the reasons Nixon would like. 

"Everyone enjoys a bit of schadenfreude every now and then," Cahill said.

"(The rehearsal footage) is excruciating, none-trick pony stuff. No curls, no jokes. The whole thing is both creepy and crawly.

"Nixon's routine comes off like a Sportsman Night from 1987. You can bet Doug Barwick and Greg Williams would have blown him off stage too.

"Once you hear Nixon utter 'The chick from number 20..OH OH….OH OH' you can't un-hear it.

"It gets worse though: 'I looked up at him [the landlord] … it wasn't the only thing looking up at him.' Facepalm o'clock!"

If you disagree with Mikey, the good news is that Nixon is due to perform at the Comic's Lounge on Sunday afternoon.

Nixon was a well-known AFL player-agent before rising to national infamy in 2011 when he denied allegations of a drug-fuelled affair with the 17-year-old "St Kilda Schoolgirl".

He was filmed leaving her hotel room and admitted "mistakes" and "inappropriate dealings" with the teenager before entering rehab.

Speaking to the Herald Sun last month, Nixon said he would discuss his personal crises in the show, and how his life spiralled out of control in recent years.

"This exercise is not about me trying to make a career as a comedian. I'm trying to be me and give an insight of what I've been through and hopefully at the same time people can come along and have a laugh," he said.

"It's two years since I made the mistake of going to a hotel room when I shouldn't have, and people still want me to pay the price. Well I'm getting down from the cross because somebody else needs the wood.

"Nobody's been kicked in the head over the past two years more than I have, but I'm trying to move on with my life and do it by having a laugh at myself."

Ricky Nixon will be performing his show at the Comic's Lounge, 20 Errol St, North Melbourne. Tickets $20.

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