Albuquerque sprawls into separate cities that share a name. Downtown rooms fill with arts-district energy while North Valley keeps its agricultural roots. Nob Hill draws the university overflow. East Mesa hosts the suburban expansion. West Side operates as its own universe—people joke about never crossing the river, and they're not joking. Rio Grande Corridor and Uptown add their own bubbles. The comedy here navigates worlds that rarely overlap. Open mics become the rare space where all Albuquerques sit together. The comics who acknowledge the sprawl's invisible borders find audiences across every quadrant.