Cleveland balkanizes by neighborhood allegiance. Tremont rooms fill with the creative class who'd never cross to the East Side, while Little Italy hosts families who've been there for generations. Ohio City draws the brewery crowd. Detroit Shoreway operates in its own bubble. Gordon Square and University Circle add their own territories. The comedy here navigates populations that share a city but defend different turfs. Open mics become the rare space where East Side and West Side sit together. The comics who honor each neighborhood without taking sides find audiences across every boundary.