Saint George calibrates between Zion-gateway tourist transience and Washington County year-round permanence. Downtown rooms fill with visitors chasing red-rock fantasy, while Ancestor Square hosts the locals who actually live here. Bloomington draws the retirement energy. Santa Clara and Ivins add the residential layers. The comedy here reads the tension between seasonal tourism and year-round community. Open mics become the space where both identities converge. Comics who grasp Saint George's dual rhythm find audiences relieved someone recognized the city keeps its pioneer-settlement soul while the national-park crowds flood the canyon each summer.