Nurse John: Live Stand-Up

About This Event

Nurse John is the stage name of John Dela Cruz, a Filipino-Canadian former emergency-room nurse whose pandemic-era TikToks about the strain of hospital work turned into comedy sketches — most built around his fictional no-nonsense alter ego, Nurse Pam, saying out loud what every nurse on the floor is actually thinking. Reported follower counts vary by source and date, but a 2026 Forbes Top Creators ranking placed him 28th, crediting roughly $7.2 million in earnings.

The hospital-sketch material translated straight to the road: his Short-Staffed stand-up tour sold more than 250,000 tickets in 2024, and he's kept touring behind it while also hosting the podcast I Beg Your Pardon, which launched in 2023.

Worth knowing: ticket sellers can't agree on a start time for this date — listings show 7 PM, 7:30 PM, and 10 PM across different sites, and one labels it a 21+ show — so confirm both the time and age policy with the Chicago Theatre box office before you buy.