John Dela Cruz

John Dela Cruz, known as Nurse John, is a Filipino-Canadian nurse, content creator and stand-up comedian, born on 12 September 1994 in Bulacan, Philippines, and based in Los Angeles. His comedy portrays life working in healthcare, and his YouTube channel, nursejohnn, had about 904,000 subscribers in October 2026. His debut comedy tour, The Short-Staffed Tour, sold more than 250,000 tickets across more than 200 shows from fall 2024, with a spring 2026 extension of 22 shows in the UK and Europe that included OVO Wembley Arena in London. He has headlined festivals including Netflix Is a Joke, the New York Comedy Festival and Just For Laughs.