Love Songs: Last News

“All In.”Simon Rich’s new Broadway show, based on short stories he wrote for The New Yorker and inspired by the Magnetic Fields’ album “69 Love Songs,” made waves after announcing their rotating full cast made up of “some of the funniest people on the planet” including John Mulaney, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Jimmy Fallon, Fred Armisen and Richard Kind.But wait! There’s more!On select dates, comedy ringers Aidy Bryant, David Cross, Tim Meadows, Hank Azaria and Chloe Fineman will also take part in the show that will reportedly feature a number of comic vignettes centered around dating, heartbreak and marriage.Rounding out the impressive ensemble are Sam Richardson, Annaleigh Ashford, Andrew Rannells and Renée Elise Goldsberry.“Sometimes they will play pirates, sometimes they will play dogs, and there’s one where we make them talk in British accents,” the play’s synopsis states. “But even though the show’s kind of all over the place, it’s meant to tell one simple story: that the most important part of life is who we share it with.

Zoe Ball has spoken out in support of a controversial shake-up at Radio 2.The BBC have announced that former Take Me Out host Paddy McGuiness and singer and actor Michael Ball will be taking over the station's Sunday morning shows. Michael, 61, will take over Steve Wright's Love Songs, following the tragic passing of Steve earlier this year. While Top Gear presenter Paddy, 50, will be fronting a brand new show.

BBC Radio 2 presenter Steve Wright's sudden and tragic death is being treated as 'unexpected' but not suspicious, according to police. The legendary broadcaster - best known for his show 'Steve Wright in The Afternoon' - died this week aged 69. Police and paramedics were reportedly called to a flat in central London's Marylebone area on Monday morning, reports the Mirror, with a spokesperson of the Metropolitan Police saying: "A man in his 60s was pronounced dead at the scene. His next of kin have been informed."

After over 40 years on our airwaves, radio fans were dealt a heartbreaking blow on Tuesday 13 February, when the BBC officially announced the death of DJ Steve Wright, who had famously helmed programmes on Radio 1 and Radio 2, as well as fronting tv shows such as Top of the Pops. The much loved presenter was last on air on Sunday, when he hosted a special pre-recorded Valentine’s edition of his hit show Love Songs, with thousands of listeners having tuned in to listen to the heartwarming collection of romantic tunes.