 Neil Hannon did not choose the title as a reference to the group's 1990 debut "Fanfare for the Comic Muse".It's actually a quote from the book "A Room with a View" ("I have won a great victory for the comic muse").On 28 February 2007, "Victory for the Comic Muse" won the Choice Music Prize at a ceremony that took place in Dublin's Vicar St. venue.