Billzo on Overnight Fame, Mental Health and Taking a Break

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.

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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.

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Written & presented by: Tom Simons & Jack Manifold

Executive producer: Mirren Mace

Directed by: Mirren Mace

Producer: Russell Noon

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Set design: Mirren Mace

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This podcast episode was recorded on 02/02/2026

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