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''We're Funny That Way!'' was an annual comedy festival in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, held from 1997 to 2012. Launched in 1996 by Maggie Cassella,〔"They're really funny that way". ''Toronto Star'', September 26, 1996.〕 the festival featured stand-up and sketch comedy shows by lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender comedians. The inaugural festival was held in April 1997 at Toronto's Buddies in Bad Times theatre. Proceeds from the festival supported the We're Funny That Way Foundation, aimed at donating money to LGBT charities in the smaller towns and cities across Canada.〔"We're Funny That Way gets serious". ''Toronto Star'', May 25, 2006.〕 The festival was the subject of ''We're Funny That Way!'', a 1998 documentary film by David Adkin,〔"Laughing out loud: Gay and lesbian comics go the extra comedic mile on TV special". ''The Gazette'', February 9, 1999.〕 which interviewed and featured performance clips of various performers who appeared at the inaugural festival.〔 A short-run television series also aired in 2007 in conjunction with the festival's 10th anniversary, using the same format to profile comedians appearing at the 2005 and 2006 editions of the event.〔Jesse Kohl, ("OUTtv launches fall sked with pride" ). ''Media in Canada'', August 10, 2007.〕 The festival had its final edition in 2012.〔("Comedy Q&A: Maggie Cassella" ). ''Now'', May 10, 2012.〕 ==Film== Comedians profiled in the 1998 documentary film included Steve Moore, Christopher Peterson, Scott Capurro, Maggie Cassella, Kate Clinton, Jaffe Cohen, Lea DeLaria, Elvira Kurt, Bob Smith, John McGivern and The Nellie Olesons.〔 The film was screened at various LGBT film festivals,〔"Gay comics produce laugh-out-loud special". ''Toronto Star'', February 10, 1999.〕 but was distributed primarily as a television special on Bravo Canada, HBO and Citytv.〔"Gay -- and funny: Gay, lesbian comics profiled in special". ''Halifax Daily News'', February 8, 1999.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「We're Funny That Way!」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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