Albany fragments by paycheck and purpose. Pine Hills rooms fill with state workers who'll transfer out and families who've worked these blocks for generations. Center Square draws the young professionals chasing nightlife. West Hill hosts the communities the capitol building overlooks. Delaware Avenue Corridor adds the student overflow. The comedy here sits where these worlds briefly intersect. Open mics become the rare space where the statehouse and the neighborhood share a room. The comics who acknowledge each Albany without choosing sides find audiences surprised someone saw the whole city.