Larry Dean: Hellbent

A stand-up show by Scottish comedian Larry Dean, presented at City Varieties Music Hall in Leeds. Its hour of comedy centres on a playful refusal to grow up, told with a sharp sense of character.

Hellbent is a stand-up show by Larry Dean, a comedian born in Glasgow in 1989. The material draws on the performer's own life, including a recent marriage, and turns on a theme of never quite growing up. Press coverage of the production describes it as more chaotic and sentimental than Dean's earlier work.

The show has already been staged at the Edinburgh Fringe, where critics praised its tight pacing, well-built jokes and high-energy delivery. Reviewers also singled out Dean's skill with accents, his exaggerated physical poses and his stern, deadpan looks as the source of many of the laughs. Dean has appeared on television, including Live at the Apollo, QI and Saturday Night Live.

In the auditorium, the performance is a solo set on stage, with Dean alone before the audience for the full hour. City Varieties Music Hall is a theatre in Leeds, and this visit brings the production to the city for several dates.