Hill City brokers between tourist-economy dependence and Black Hills community identity. Downtown rooms fill with families who've been here since before Rushmore drew the crowds, while Main Street hosts the seasonal workers who arrive with summer. Deerfield Road draws the year-round residents. Sheridan Lake and Keystone-adjacent add the regional layers. The comedy here navigates the tension between serving the visitors and preserving the local. Open mics become neutral ground where the permanent and the seasonal sit together. The comics who honor Hill City's dual economy find audiences grateful someone saw the town behind the tourist stops.