Hellbent
Hellbent by Larry Dean is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at Pleasance Courtyard. It has 27 performances listed, running from Wed 5 Aug, 18:30 to Sun 30 Aug, 18:30. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
Recently married, emotionally feral. The gallus Glaswegian goon returns with a riotous show about refusing to grow up. As seen on SNL, Live at the Apollo, QI and The Royal Variety Performance. * (Telegraph). * (BroadwayWorld.com). * (Herald).
Details
- Performer: Larry Dean
- Venue: Pleasance Courtyard
- Space: Beyond
- Genre: COMEDY, Stand-up, Solo show
- Country: UNITED KINGDOM - SCOTLAND
- Running time: 60 minutes
- Ed Fringe Guide rating: Good
- Room size: about 299 seats (Beyond) — the Fringe box office sells a share of the room, not all of it
- Performances listed: 27, of which 0 still to come and on sale
Accessibility
- Wheelchair access: lift
- Access features: Step-free access, Accessible toilet, Hearing loop
- Venue notes: Accessible entry: Queue in cobbled courtyard. Access to space via locked lift, please notify venue ahead of your visit if you require use of the lift and ask at Info Shed upon arrival for access. Lift dimensions are 1200mm x 1200mm, max. weight 500kg. Performance space is on the First Floor with 20 steps up a permanent stone staircase with handrails. Wheelchair access type:Lift (Building Lift) Stairs: 11- 20 Number of stairs is provided as guidance and is not in addition to any wheelchair access type (lift/ramp etc) stated above.
What the reviewers said
We have captured 5 published reviews and 20 audience reviews for this show from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe’s own listing. The excerpts below are the reviewers’ words, not ours — follow each link for the full review.
4.5 Stars. It was September 2013 when I first saw this Glaswegian comic on stage when he won The Scottish Comedian of the year in style and his career has rocketed since.
Dean has rambunctious fun and deploys so many voices, accents and even shows off his foreign language skills to convey to us how he views Edinburgh and Scotland differently now, a year after moving to London, and how he…
— The Comic's Comic (4 out of 5 stars)
Numerous award winning shows, fifteen years of Edinburgh Fringe performances, Scottish Comedian of the Year 2013 winner and Celtic fan, Larry Dean is somewhat of a darling of Scottish comedy 4 Stars
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Wed 5 Aug, 18:30 — Already performed — £10.00
- Thu 6 Aug, 18:30 — Already performed — £10.00
- Fri 7 Aug, 18:30 — Already performed — £18.00
- Sat 8 Aug, 18:30 — Already performed — £18.00
- Sun 9 Aug, 18:30 — Already performed — £18.00
- Mon 10 Aug, 18:30 — Already performed — £18.00
- Tue 11 Aug, 18:30 — Already performed — £18.00
- Wed 12 Aug, 18:30 — Already performed — £16.00
- Thu 13 Aug, 18:30 — Already performed — £16.00
- Thu 13 Aug, 23:00 — Already performed — £18.00
- Fri 14 Aug, 18:30 — Already performed — £18.00
- Sat 15 Aug, 18:30 — Already performed — £18.00
- Mon 17 Aug, 18:30 — Already performed — £16.00
- Tue 18 Aug, 18:30 — Already performed — £16.00
- Wed 19 Aug, 18:30 — Already performed — £16.00
- Thu 20 Aug, 18:30 — Already performed — £16.00
- Fri 21 Aug, 18:30 — Already performed — £18.00
- Sat 22 Aug, 18:30 — Already performed — £18.00
- Sun 23 Aug, 18:30 — Already performed — £18.00
- Mon 24 Aug, 18:30 — Already performed — £16.00
- Tue 25 Aug, 18:30 — Already performed — £16.00
- Wed 26 Aug, 18:30 — Already performed — £16.00
- Thu 27 Aug, 18:30 — Already performed — £16.00
- Fri 28 Aug, 18:30 — Already performed — £18.00
- Fri 28 Aug, 22:45 — Already performed — £18.00
- Sat 29 Aug, 18:30 — Already performed — £18.00
- Sun 30 Aug, 18:30 — Already performed — £18.00