Papillion spans between Omaha metropolitan gravity and Sarpy County suburban identity. Downtown rooms fill with families who chose deliberate distance from the city, while Shadow Lake hosts the commuters who work across the county line. 84th Street draws the commercial energy. Midlands and Offutt-adjacent add the residential layers. The comedy here reads the tension between metro proximity and Air Force base permanence. Open mics become neutral ground where both identities converge. Comics who grasp Papillion's specific position find audiences relieved someone recognized the city keeps its own momentum while the Old Market stays fifteen minutes north.