More than 500 people were in attendance at Reeve Memorial Union’s Ballroom to watch comedian Joey Bragg Feb. 23 for Reeve Union Board’s Winter Carnival.
Bragg starred in the Disney Channel show “Liv and Maddie” that aired for four seasons from 2013-17.
Bragg said that his target audience is college students.
“Well, I, first of all, have such an easier time selling to audiences that know who I am,” he said. “And colleges are where all my demographic is right now.”
Bragg said that it is easy to relate to Gen Z because of the social media aspect of connecting with his audience.
“I’m chronically online,” he said. “I’m on TikTok constantly, so we finally have something to talk about with my audience, which is great.”
Liv and Maddie took place in Stevens Point, for the duration of the show and Bragg said that he would love to perform at the UW-Stevens Point.
“I have still never been to Stevens Point and it’s pretty close to here,” he said. “I should go there.”
Bragg said how he has met people from the Stevens Point area that want his opinion from the area.
“I’m like, ‘we filmed that in Los Angeles,’” he said. “It was pretend, so all that snow was fake.”
Bragg said how the weather has been too cold in the Midwest.
“Dude, I’m wearing long johns and wool socks right now, and I’m freezing my butt off,” he said. “Also, I keep doing that thing where I walk into a place and take my jacket off and then walk out of the place, putting my jacket back on…just that shift back and forth from warm to cold. I’m sweating under my armpits like nobody’s business, so I’ve got more days to get used to it.”
Bragg said he wants to hit more of the universities in the state.
“I really want to hit Wisconsin, Stevens Point and Milwaukee,” he said. “Yeah, I would love to do those soon. I’m having a blast, I love the Midwest.”
