Vancouver spans between Portland metropolitan gravity and Clark County Washington-side identity. Downtown rooms fill with professionals who work across the river, while Uptown Village hosts the families who've been here for generations. Felida draws the established residents. Salmon Creek and Hazel Dell add the residential layers. The comedy here reads the tension between Oregon proximity and no-income-tax permanence. Open mics become neutral ground where both identities converge. Comics who grasp Vancouver's dual rhythm find audiences relieved someone recognized the city keeps its Fort Vancouver soul while the I-5 bridge backs up toward Portland.