Nurse John, the Montreal emergency nurse turned comedian, brought Off the Clock, a one-night arena special about life on the ward, to OVO Arena Wembley.
Nurse John, the former emergency nurse whose videos about hospital life made him a comedian, played Off the Clock at OVO Arena Wembley on Thursday 23 April 2026.
He was born John Dela Cruz in Bulacan, in the Philippines, and moved to Canada at 17. He trained as a nurse and worked in a hospital on Montreal’s South Shore.
During the Covid-19 pandemic he began posting short videos about the job on TikTok. He acted out scenes between nurses and patients, and the clips found an audience among health workers worldwide.
He left nursing about two years into the pandemic, citing burnout, and moved to stand-up. His following now runs to millions on TikTok and Instagram.
Off the Clock was billed as a Wembley arena special for nurses and anyone who lives with one: short staffing, night shifts and the dark humour of the ward. Doors opened at 18:00 and the show began at 19:30, two days after a night at the Waterfront Hall in Belfast.