Gadsden aligns by relationship to the river. Broad Street rooms fill with families who've been here since the steel days, while Downtown hosts the revitalization crowd navigating what comes next. East Gadsden draws the working-class roots. Noccalula Falls area operates in its own bubble. Southside adds the residential layers. The comedy here navigates populations that share a city but carry different economic memories. Open mics become neutral ground where the people who stayed through the closures and the people rebuilding sit together. The comics who honor Gadsden's specific Coosa Valley resilience find audiences grateful someone saw the whole story.