Raleigh manages between Research Triangle tech-corridor transience and Wake County state-capital permanence. Glenwood South rooms fill with transplants chasing the tech dream, while Downtown hosts the families who've been here for generations. Five Points draws the artsy energy. North Hills and Oakwood add the residential layers. The comedy here reads the tension between tech-boom rotation and Oak City stability. Open mics become the space where both identities converge. Comics who grasp Raleigh's dual rhythm find audiences relieved someone recognized the city keeps its capitol-dome soul while the startups multiply along the Beltline.