Oxford processes between Ole Miss academic transience and Lafayette County small-town permanence. The Square rooms fill with students cycling through on four-year rotations, while Lamar Boulevard hosts the families who've been here for generations. University Avenue draws the campus energy. South Lamar and College Hill add the residential layers. The comedy here reads the tension between Rebel rotation and Mississippi stability. Open mics become neutral ground where both timelines converge. Comics who grasp Oxford's dual rhythm find audiences relieved someone recognized the town outlasts every football season while the Grove keeps filling.