--- title: Game of Thrones Cast Hosts Hotline for Show on Jimmy Kimmel description: Have a burning question about a plot point in 'Game of Thrones'? Never fear — Jimmy Kimmel enlisted the cast to answer all your queries. canonical: https://time.com/5571566/game-of-thrones-on-kimmel/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2019-04-16T15:27:03.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:58:39.534Z og:title: Game of Thrones Cast Hosts Hotline for Show on Jimmy Kimmel og:description: Welcome to Game of Phones og:url: https://time.com/5571566/game-of-thrones-on-kimmel/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2650bcdeae88e33e/69893a33db29878ba9260ab2/2015-emmys-game-of-thrones.jpg?branch=production&width=594&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 594 og:image:height: 334 og:image:alt: 2015-Emmys-Game-of-Thrones og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Game of Thrones Cast Hosts Hotline for Show on Jimmy Kimmel twitter:description: Welcome to Game of Phones twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2650bcdeae88e33e/69893a33db29878ba9260ab2/2015-emmys-game-of-thrones.jpg?branch=production&width=594&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # The _Game of Thrones_ Cast Answers All Your Ridiculous Questions You Always Wanted to Ask > Sponsored content. 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Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Apr 16, 2019 3:27 PM UTC With [eight seasons](http://time.com/4913247/game-of-thrones-season-8-premiere-date/) filled with plenty of unrest, upheaval and usurpation in the Seven Kingdoms, it would be difficult for even the most devoted [_Game of Thrones_](http://time.com/5570434/game-of-thrones-season-8-episode-1-review/)fans to keep track of the myriad of plot points or even just the head count of characters who are still alive and in the running for[ laying claim to the Iron Throne.](http://time.com/5550981/game-of-thrones-who-will-win/) Thankfully, however, Jimmy Kimmel came up with a solution: a handy hotline advertisement skit aptly titled “Game of Phones,” where the _Game of Thrones_ cast, moonlighting as call center employees, answer fans’ most burning questions about the show. In many of the cases, the questions were character-specific and answered by the actors who played them on-screen, which led to some interesting moments like when Lena Headey was asked by a caller what they should do if they had a crush on their brother. “Nothing, it’s illegal and immoral to act on those feelings,” she said. “On the other hand, if he’s hot, go for it.” A voiceover for the advertisement noted that “a small but diabolical clause in their HBO contract requires them to man our phone banks and cut George R.R. Martin’s lawn;” it also noted that the calls would cost $2.99 per minute or $5.99 per raven and that the call center employees did not speak Dothraki. A final missive encouraged callers: “Don’t White Walk, White Run to your phone today!” Watch the full Game of Phones on Kimmel YouTube clip below. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5571566/game-of-thrones-on-kimmel/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5571566/game-of-thrones-on-kimmel/"},"headline":"The Game of Thrones Cast Answers All Your Ridiculous Questions You Always Wanted to Ask","datePublished":"2019-04-16T15:27:03.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:58:39.534Z","description":"Welcome to Game of Phones","url":"https://time.com/5571566/game-of-thrones-on-kimmel/","keywords":["Newsfeed","game of thrones","onetime","game of thrones 2019","clickmonsters"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2650bcdeae88e33e/69893a33db29878ba9260ab2/2015-emmys-game-of-thrones.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Cady Lang","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/cady-lang/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2650bcdeae88e33e/69893a33db29878ba9260ab2/2015-emmys-game-of-thrones.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"2015-Emmys-Game-of-Thrones","caption":"The cast and writers of Game of Thrones pose in the press room at the 2015 Emmys","creditText":"Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5571566/game-of-thrones-on-kimmel/","name":"The Game of Thrones Cast Answers All Your Ridiculous Questions You Always Wanted to Ask"}}]}] ```