Cranston watches Providence gentrify and absorbs the overflow. Pawtuxet Village rooms fill with families who've been here since the mills closed—they laugh at material rooted in Rhode Island specificity. Garden City draws the young professionals priced out of the East Side. Knightsville keeps it working-class. Edgewood and Auburn host the artists who discovered the rent gap. Western Cranston stays suburban. The comedy here navigates who's from here and who landed here. Open mics demand reading which Cranston showed up. The comics who honor both find audiences grateful someone knows the difference.