Scottsdale balances between Phoenix metropolitan gravity and Maricopa County resort-town identity. Old Town rooms fill with visitors chasing desert-spa fantasy, while Downtown hosts the families who've been here for generations. South Scottsdale draws the diverse energy. North Scottsdale and McCormick Ranch add the residential layers. The comedy here reads the tension between tourism economy and year-round community. Open mics become the space where both identities converge. Comics who grasp Scottsdale's dual rhythm find audiences relieved someone recognized the city keeps its Western-town soul while the golf courses multiply toward the McDowell Mountains.