For more than two decades, Tavern on the Hill has been producing fine food and drink in an English pub-like setting. Now, however, along with your main course, you may be able to get a side dish of comedy. That’s because Alexis Mundy, the restaurant’s new general manager and marketing maven, is also an accomplished stand-up comic who has graced New York stages for eight years.

Mundy, whose act you can see on YouTube, is both funny and charming. “I’m a gig worker,” she says in a routine. “I can’t get a gig, so I work. I got an apartment in Manhattan with a parking spot — in Queens. What I am looking for in a man is a parking spot. Forget about the G-spot. I want a P-spot.”

“Alexis is a joy,” Tavern co-owner Kathlyn Egan told the Local. “She hit the ground running. Her restaurant expertise is a great asset, and our patrons really appreciate her congeniality. Alexis has started some marketing programs, so look out.”

Mundy, who grew up in Lancaster, came to Philadelphia to attend the University of the Arts as an acting major and like so many other college students, waited on tables in restaurants to earn some tuition money. After college, she moved to Savannah, Georgia, for almost six years for a marketing job, also starting a theater company there. Then she lived in New York City for 11 years while also working in marketing.

In New York, Mundy also began taking classes in stand-up comedy, trying out her own routines at open-mic sessions and then putting together her own show. She has continued doing standup comedy and even started a company called Make New York Laugh, which brings comics to corporate offices where stressed-out workers could use a laugh.

“The first time I tried standup comedy, I was terrible, awful,” Mundy admitted. “It takes time to develop this skill. It took me about eight months to write a good five-minute routine. If it was easy, everybody would do it. I am also a total gym rat. At first that was also hell. With comedy, people see the final product after the cake was already baked. They don’t see all the hard work and audience reactions while you’re doing the baking.

“It is all my own material. I like the collaborative approach with other comics. Last year, I worked on a cruise ship for four months. We went all over Europe. It’s a rough job. I’m still not a hit. I met my boyfriend, a fellow comic, on the ship. I love hosting comedy shows, doing unscripted stuff. That’s why I also love the restaurant business. You disarm people in restaurants and make them feel comfortable. There is a parallel there to standup comedy.”

How did Mundy wind up at Tavern on the Hill? She grew up often visiting her aunt, Marilyn Paucker, who has lived in Chestnut Hill for 40 years and has been very active in the community.

“So Chestnut Hill was always my second home,” Mundy said. “She took me to the Tavern many times, and I got to know the staff. This summer Kathlyn, who is friends with my aunt, asked me to to be general manager. I started in late September. I still have the company in New York, so I go back and forth. The rents are cheaper here.”

The Hill Tavern was a shot-and-beer joint when John and Kathlyn Egan took it over in 2002. “John had become friendly with Tom the bartender,” Kathlyn Egan said. “We did a complete renovation. I was previously in sales and public relations. I’ve been doing the front of the house for 15 years, You need a physical presence in a small place like this. Anne McNally [of McNally’s Tavern] is a perfect example of that.

“We do have a very good staff. I can’t say enough about our chef, Gerard Strenger. We are so lucky to have him. And Jameson O’Donnell, our Friday night bartender and a former chef, and the amazing Rev. Chris, who performs here once a month.”

“John and Kathlyn are great people,” said Mundy, who may start performing comedy at Tavern on the Hill. “This place is like Cheers. There are so many regulars, and the bartenders are killers. I’m also doing marketing. I’m out in the community reminding people about Tavern. People tend to forget when you’ve been around so long.”

For more information, visit tavernonthehill.biz. Len Lear can be reached at lenlear@chestnuthilllocal.com.