Proud nurse and comedian Nurse John turned his real-life experiences into hilarious skits to give a voice to health workers and frontliners. This August, he toured Australia for his first-ever live comedy show, ‘The Short-Staffed Tour'.
Key Points
- John Dela Cruz, better known as Nurse John, is a social media content creator and comedian from Bulacan who migrated to Canada at the age of 17.
- He worked as a nurse and later as a nursing clinical instructor before moving to the US in 2024 to pursue a career in stand-up comedy.
- In 2021, there were more than 316,000 registered nurses working abroad worldwide, while a June 2023 report estimated that Filipinos make up around 6% of Australia’s nursing workforce.
John Dela Cruz, better known as Nurse John, hails from Bulacan and Montreal, Canada, and has been based in the US since 2024 to pursue a career in comedy. Before stepping into the spotlight, he worked for many years as a nurse and most recently as a nursing clinical instructor.
With over 12 million followers on TikTok and Instagram, he first rose to fame during the COVID-19 pandemic.
He credits much of his journey to the influence of his mother, an OFW, and to his grandparents who lovingly raised him in the Philippines for many years.
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