Ocean Springs distills between Gulf Coast tourist transience and Jackson County arts-colony permanence. Downtown rooms fill with visitors chasing beach-town charm, while Government Street hosts the artists who chose this community deliberately. Washington Avenue draws the gallery energy. Gulf Park Estates and St. Martin add the residential layers. The comedy here reads the tension between seasonal tourism and year-round creativity. Open mics become neutral ground where both identities converge. Comics who grasp Ocean Springs' dual rhythm find audiences relieved someone recognized the town keeps its painter-colony soul while Biloxi's casinos glow across the bay.