Comedy classic

Neil Hannon’s latest album as The Divine Comedy has confounded expectations by scooping the prestigious Choice Music Prize and the man himself is only too pleased to savour the moment.

Probably the first thing you really notice about Neil Hannon of the Divine Comedy is his intriguing air of impishness. We’re meeting in a Ranelagh coffee shop near his home, and the setting instantly seems all wrong for Hannon.

Partly, I think, this ...