Houston absorbs without asking origin stories, but the neighborhoods remember. Montrose rooms fill with the creative class who arrived from everywhere, while East End hosts the families who've been here since the ship channel days. Washington Avenue draws the energy-sector money. The Heights and Rice Village navigate different timelines. The comedy here navigates the tension between Houston's absorptive welcome and its neighborhood memories. Open mics become neutral ground where every arrival story sits together. The comics who honor both the city's openness and its specific geographies find audiences grateful someone saw the whole sprawl.