The Divine Comedy
- Type: Band/Group
- Country: United Kingdom
- Born: 1989 in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
- Active: 1989 - present
Biography
The Divine Comedy is a baroque pop band now based in Dublin, Ireland, fronted by Neil Hannon. Neil Hannon, Originally from Derry, has been the only ever-present member of the band, being its founder in 1989 when he was joined by *John McCullagh* and *Kevin Traynor*. Their first album, the heavily R.E.M.-influenced and now-deleted Fanfare for the Comic Muse, enjoyed little success though. A couple of equally unsuccessful EPs - Timewatch (1991); Europop (1992) - were to follow
Genres
The Divine Comedy Discography
- Fanfare for the Comic Muse (1990) - Album - rated 2.84/5
- Liberation (1993) - Album - rated 3.88/5
- Promenade (1994) - Album - rated 3.57/5
- Casanova (1996) - Album - rated 3.76/5
- A Short Album About Love (1997) - Album - rated 3.96/5
- The Certainty of Chance (1998) - Single
- Generation Sex (1998) - Single
- Fin de siècle (1998) - Album - rated 3.9/5
- Gin Soaked Boy (1999) - Single - rated 3.6/5
- A Secret History: The Best of The Divine Comedy (1999) - Compilation - rated 3.82/5
- The Pop Singer's Fear of the Pollen Count (1999) - Single - rated 3.67/5
- National Express (1999) - Single - rated 3.76/5
- Perfect Lovesong (2001) - Single - rated 3.76/5
- Bad Ambassador (2001) - Single - rated 3.61/5
- Regeneration (2001) - Album - rated 3.87/5
- RE:Regeneration (2001) - EP - rated 3.49/5
- Love What You Do (2001) - Single - rated 3.58/5
- Absent Friends (2004) - Album - rated 3.63/5
- Victory for the Comic Muse (2006) - Album - rated 3.61/5
- Bang Goes the Knighthood (2010) - Album - rated 3.36/5
- Foreverland (2016) - Album - rated 3.31/5
- Office Politics (2019) - Album - rated 3.09/5
- Rainy Sunday Afternoon (2025) - Album - rated 3.57/5
Members
- Neil Hannon - vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards (1989–Present)
- Andrew Skeet - piano, keyboards, musical direction (2006–Present)
- Tosh Flood - guitar, backing vocals (2016–Present)
- Simon Little - bass, double bass (2006–Present)
- Ian Watson - accordion, keyboards (2006–Present)
- Tim Weller - drums, percussion (2006–Present)
- Joby Talbot - piano, harpsichord, arrangements (1993–2002)
- Ivor Talbot - guitar (1996–2001)
- Bryan Mills - bass guitar (1996–2001)
- Stuart Bates - organ, accordion (1996–2001)
- Miguel Barradas - drums (1996–2001)
- Rob Farrer - percussion (1996–2006)