Oregon City calibrates between Portland metropolitan gravity and Clackamas County end-of-trail identity. Downtown rooms fill with commuters who discovered affordable housing, while Main Street hosts the families who've been here for generations. West Linn-adjacent draws the suburban overflow. Barclay Hills and Canemah add the residential layers. The comedy here reads the tension between metro proximity and pioneer-town permanence. Open mics become the space where both identities converge. Comics who grasp Oregon City's dual rhythm find audiences relieved someone recognized the city keeps its Willamette Falls soul while the Portland sprawl approaches.