Westwood channels between Kansas City metropolitan gravity and Johnson County enclave identity. Rainbow Boulevard rooms fill with commuters who work across the state line, while Downtown hosts the families who've been here for generations. Westwood Hills draws the established residents. Mission Hills and Roeland Park add the residential layers. The comedy here reads the tension between metro proximity and village permanence. Open mics become neutral ground where both identities converge. Comics who grasp Westwood's dual rhythm find audiences relieved someone recognized the city keeps its own momentum while the Kansas-Missouri line runs right through the neighborhood.