Grand Forks runs on competing energies—UND campus chaos meets Air Force base discipline, flood-recovery pride meets small-city practicality. Downtown crowds want material that honors the comeback; University Village audiences want campus irreverence. Reeves Drive draws the base crowd, clean setups and early bedtimes. Columbia Mall area hosts the family shows. Open mics here demand reading uniforms as much as faces. Students want edgy; military families want wholesome. The comics who navigate both without condescending to either find a scene that rewards range over specialization.