Westerly contends between Providence metropolitan gravity and Washington County beach-town identity. Main Street rooms fill with visitors chasing coastal fantasy, while Downtown hosts the families who've been here for generations. Watch Hill draws the summer-colony energy. Misquamicut and Bradford add the residential layers. The comedy here reads the tension between metro proximity and shore-town permanence. Open mics become neutral ground where both identities converge. Comics who grasp Westerly's dual rhythm find audiences relieved someone recognized the town keeps its Pawcatuck River soul while the summer crowds flood the beaches.