Meanwhile, Jost's fellow "SNL" comedian Pete Davidson also finds his name in the headlines for his whirlwind romance with singer Ariana Grande. .
The class selected "Annie Hall," which follows the romance between Alvy Singer, an overanxious comedian, and Annie Hall, a breezy and capricious nightclub singer.
He also had a romance with the singer Grace Moore and an affair with Helen Lawrenson, who became famous with an article in Esquire called "Latins Are Lousy Lovers".
Aware Hughton's successor, Alan Pardew, was keen to replace him with an "upgrade", a defender who had courted controversy by leaving Stephanie Ward, the mother of his baby daughter, for an ill-starred, volatile romance with the singer and X-Factor judge Tulisa subsequently moved on to Queens Park Rangers.
Referring to her emerging popularity, Jon Dolan from Rolling Stone notes that "Bad Romance" makes the singer's name a "Teutonic chant".
Mondays at 7 p.m. through July 24, Mari Eileen O'Brien, singer, in "Romance: Something About Love".
The two, who have created 10 videos together, including "Bad Romance," met when the singer was a fledgling artist recently dropped from her label.
Adonis also finds sweet and mature romance with the rising singer Bianca (played with febrile passion by Tessa Thompson), who has physical struggles of her own.
The songs on "Gossamer" — which Mr. Angelakos has described as autobiographical — revolve around a romance besieged by the singer's own cynicism, insecurity, obsessiveness, abusive behavior and heavy drinking.
At 17, she had a two-year romance with the lead singer of an aspiring rock band, Babel Wallace, but ended it after she went to Bristol University, where her social circles became more polished.
The song's lyrics, written in somewhat imperfect English by Kako Someya, unveil the hopes of a night club singer for romance with a member of her audience.
