Olestra
Next on a festival bill: New York Comedy Festival · New York, NY · 6–15 November 2026
Olestra is an improv team of five longtime friends, Andy Junk, Micah Sterenberg, Nick Mestad, Devin Bockrath and Dan Bazaldua, all of them alumni of Chicago's Second City, the Annoyance and iO.
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Who are Olestra?
Olestra is an improv team of five longtime friends, Andy Junk, Micah Sterenberg, Nick Mestad, Devin Bockrath and Dan Bazaldua, all of them alumni of Chicago's Second City, the Annoyance and iO. The team plays fast, rough-and-tumble Chicago improv, the deep-dish kind, and its New York billing sends it up as a gang of Chicago criminals who kiss and brawl their way through a set. At the 2026 New York Comedy Festival the team played the Brooklyn Comedy Collective, splitting a Friday TGIF night with Duchovny, a New York improv team. [1][2]
Where to see Olestra next
On stage and screen
- Credit · 2022New York Comedy Festival, at the Brooklyn Comedy Collective [1]
- Credit · 2026TGIF with Duchovny & Olestra, New York Comedy Festival [2]
- MembersDan Bazaldua, Devin Bockrath, Nick Mestad, Micah Sterenberg and Andy Junk [1]
Who's in it
Dan Bazaldua, Devin Bockrath, Nick Mestad, Micah Sterenberg and Andy Junk.
Festival history
- 2026New York Comedy Festival, New York, NY
Olestra: questions
Where can I see Olestra live?
At New York Comedy Festival in New York, NY, 6–15 November 2026.
Are Olestra stand-up?
No: they are improv, comedy made up on the spot. No two shows are the same.