It's all in the face for Chris Monty.

Monty, who performs this weekend at Scotty's, said he can get a little physical in his routine. Although he doesn't venture into slapstick, he is known to throw in a fair amount of facial expressions and hand gestures that tend to get laughs.

"I'm an animated kind of a guy," Monty said on Wednesday. "I'm not over-the-top, but if I'm relating a story to you about me and two other people, I'll become the other people."

Monty describes the content of his set as autobiographical, often delving into his life, family and relationships, as well as offering up opinions on what's going on in the world.

"I kind of try to make you feel like we're hanging out in your living room," Monty said.

Although some four-letter words occasionally get sprinkled into the act, he said they are not used arbitrarily and that his stand-up is neither filthy nor vulgar.

"For the most part, I try to write material that everybody can get," he said.

However, Monty, who works rooms ranging from college kids to the elderly, said he might change up the act slightly—removing all swear words and taking out some jokes about technology—if he is working a senior show.

In fact, his clean act helped him land one of his first best gigs. When he first began performing stand-up in clubs in the late '90s in his native Long Island, Monty's comedy team at the time, made up of himself and fellow comedian Marc Lund, featured a clean act.

Monty & Lund had been making the rounds at many of the big area clubs when comic and "Welcome Back, Kotter" star Gabe Kaplan came to perform at McGuire's Comedy Club.

"If comedians have a relatively clean act, they don't want a filthy guy opening for them," Monty said. "Kaplan had asked the club for a clean 12 minutes of comedy in front of him.

"The club knew us and gave us a shot. And it was great."

In addition to Kaplan, Monty has had the opportunity to work with many big-name comics throughout his stand-up career, including Rodney Dangerfield, Paul Reiser and John Pinette.

He has also had the opportunity to work with well known comedians via radio airwaves, beginning with a stint as a writer for The Joan Rivers Show on WOR-AM.

"Basically, Joan would host the show, and there would be three or four of us in the room who were strictly writers," he said. "And if something came up or we thought of something, we'd write it down and hand it to her."

After that, he also hosted a nightly radio show with Lund in Long Island, during which they would comment on news of the day and interview area comedians.

Although he said stand-up is his main business and the focal point of his career, he also does some acting on the side.

"Being a stand-up comic, I'm off mostly during the day," Monty said. "And living close to New York City, there's so many things filmed and shot here. So during the day, I use my time auditioning for acting jobs, like 'Boardwalk Empire' or 'Law and Order.'"

He has also been in numerous commercials, including spots for Starburst and P.C. Richard & Son.

In addition to his stand-up and acting, Monty is currently writing a play with three other comedians, which they are hoping to have completed and staged by the spring.

Monty will perform at 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday at The Comedy Cove at Scotty's Steak House. His set will be preceded by comedians Mark Overton and Adam Kerr. Tickets are $12. Visit the club's website for more information.