Orleans buffers between Cape Cod tourist transience and Barnstable County year-round permanence. Main Street rooms fill with summer visitors chasing beach-town charm, while Downtown hosts the locals who actually live here. East Orleans draws the waterfront energy. South Orleans and Rock Harbor add the residential layers. The comedy here reads the tension between seasonal economy and year-round community. Open mics become the space where both identities converge. Comics who grasp Orleans' dual rhythm find audiences relieved someone recognized the town keeps its fishing-village soul while the summer crowds flood Route 6.