by Stu Bykofsky

‘IT TOOK OVER an hour just to do my makeup,” sighs Luci Jones, who has no makeup concerns when working as a WIP overnight host.

She was talking about her role in “Jersey Girl,” in a scene shot at Paulsboro High where parents and kids gather at a talent show, and their acts are mostly scenes from “Cats.”

Luci, 48, was cast as the mother of a teen-ager. Both were in cat costumes and makeup.

A week earlier, for CBS’ “Hack,” she was cast as a mom with two kids during a Thanksgiving scene with star David Morse. She had no lines. “We were mouthing everything. If we had a line, they would have to pay us more,” says Luci.

A few months back, Luci was an extra in “Sex and the City.” Her “extra” career seems to be taking off.

Back to Paulsboro: Ben Affleck and Liv Tyler were both around during the five-hour shoot (Jennifer Lopez was not), and both were friendly and accessible.

“Ben seemed like he was in a real good mood,” Luci says.

Why not?

Strains of “Happy Birthday” drifted from the upper-level private room at Alma de Cuba, a Walnut Street eatery, late Sunday. The birthday was that of Tiana Rios, Jennifer Lopez’s personal assistant. Lopez, in a little black dress, was among the party of 13, as was Ben Affleck, wearing a jacket over a sweater.

How does Jersey Girl director Kevin Smith feel about the news that Paulsboro is preparing to name a street after him for shooting in the Gloucester County town? “I’m flattered, but nervous,” said Smith, 32. “Normally, the only folks with streets named after them are dead.”