Cameo now lets you pay to Zoom with celebrities, including Tony Hawk, Lance Bass, and Sean Astin

Cameo now lets you pay to Zoom with celebrities, including Tony Hawk, Lance Bass, and Sean Astin

Cameo introduced a new feature on Sunday — Zoom calls. The celebrity shoutout service will now let you book a 10-minute live video interview with various big names, so you can directly ask Sinbad about the Shazaammovie you're positive exists. It's like a pop culture convention's meet and greet, only without the germs.

So far, Cameo lists dozens of personalities as available for a live chat, including beloved actor Sean Astin, iconic skateboarder Tony Hawk, *NSYNC alumni Lance Bass, comedian Gilbert Gottfried, and original Green Power Ranger Jason David Frank. Scott Patterson, aka Luke from Gilmore Girls,is also available, so you can ask Stars Hollow'sgrumpy coffee dealer how much caffeine the show's cast actually consumed.

Previously, Cameo only allowed users to hire celebrities to record short, personalised, pre-recorded videos. While these clips are great for birthday messages and breakups, live chats let people ask questions and have a more spontaneous dialogue.

You can invite up to four other people to join the Zoom conversation with your chosen celebrity, so you don't have to worry about awkward silences. Prices vary from $5,000 for former Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre, to $100 for Wentworthactor Danielle Cormack.

Cameo's current live lineup skews very white and male though, which may be because others might be more wary of opening communication with random internet strangers. Mashable has contacted Cameo for comment on what safety measures it has in place, as well as further details about the service.

UPDATE: June 17, 2020, 10:16 a.m. AEST A Cameo spokesperson told Mashable 31 celebrities are currently available for Zoom calls, with more opting in as the program rolls out. Unfortunately for lovers of chaos, you won't be able to book several at once and put them in the same call. "Each live booking would generate a single private zoom link for the talent and user to connect through," said the spokesperson.

Mashable also asked how Cameo is ensuring safety, considering people may use the service to harass celebrities or be inappropriate. "Cameo’s terms and conditions prohibit users from these types of requests," said the spokesperson. "This applies to Cameo personalized video message requests and Cameo Live calls."

Whether this is enough to reassure potential targets is another question. Historically, asking people not to be horrible on the internet hasn't been terribly effective.