Edinburgh debutant on the oppressive demands of a three-minute set

Leo Hincks talks about how he struggles with the ‘brief Intense intimacy’ required for performing a three-minute set at Chortle’s Fast Fringe. 

And is the time constraint just another way of putting queer performers like him in a box?  

A 2024 finalist in the Chortle student comedy award, Hincks presents his debut show Emotional Cowboy at  Gilded Balloon Teviot at 15:50 at the Edinburgh Fringe.

Chortle's Fast Fringe is on at Pleasance Dome at 18:30 daily. Tickets here.

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Published: 7 Aug 2026