Shut Up I’m Talking

Billzo on Overnight Fame, Mental Health and Taking a Break

Shut Up I’m Talking

Show Notes

This week, Tom and Jack are joined by Billzo to talk about his rise as a creator, living in Amsterdam and his recent drama with getting arrested on a Tubbo stream. ↓ SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PATREON for bonus episodes, BTS & exclusive content ↓ https://www.patreon.com/c/shutupimtalking Tune in on Spotify: https://shorturl.at/hLvTS and Apple Podcasts: https://shorturl.at/GpC1i TommyInnit and Jack Manifold explore ‘who is Billzo?’, reflect on his rise to fame on YouTube and Twitch, and dive into what it was like starting streaming around creators like Tubbo and Ranboo.Billzo explores his early education, the struggles of high school and being hit with a surprise diabetes diagnosis at age 15. Tom and Jack look back on Billzo's health scares on a plane after forgetting to bring insulin, and get deep about creative burnout and speak about Bill’s Amsterdam break and stepping back into the creator space.

Highlights 0:00 Intro 5:00 Who is Billzo? 7:55 WMOTW 15:05 History of Billzo 27:25 Diabetes diagnosis 31:20 Starting streaming 39:30 Travelling America 43:25 Insulin scare 48:25 Taking a break 1:01:30 Worm update

Shut Up I’m Talking is a comedy podcast featuring TommyInnit and Jack Manifold who talk about life, growing up and the wild world of being an online influencer. Sponsorship enquiries: [email protected]

Written & presented by: Tom Simons & Jack Manifold Executive producer: Mirren Mace Directed by: Mirren Mace Producer: Russell Noon Production coordinator: Tori Sheard Social media: Tori Sheard Camera, sound & lighting: Owen Rogers & Hazar Ayyildiz Editor: Owen Rogers Shorts editor & Thumbnail: Snikrep Set design: Mirren Mace Channel manager: smill

This podcast episode was recorded on 02/02/2026

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