When I read the description of this show I thought it was a joke in itself. Madagascar? Surely not! It wasn’t long into Adams show that I realized she really had gone to an obscure place and come home to share all in her show this year.

Adams travelled to Madagascar in 2001 as a volunteer working with an animal called the foassar (Which is so cute!). While many would expect a show about volunteering to be that kind of feel-good, explore nature kind of performance, this covers far more ground. On Adams’ trip were also a bunch of Americans (tons of material there on its own), all of whom were on an anti-malarial drug, which causes hallucinations.

There was some plumb material here, all of which Adams used to perfection. Her timing was perfect, connection with the audience flawless and she didn’t falter once. I wasn’t sure if Adams could back up her award winning show from last year with another just as strong. After seeing her two years in a row though, it is clear that Adams is a comic destined to go from strength to strength, learning more with each season she does.

Adams was a highlight of my 2005 Melbourne International Comedy Festival. She manages to make stand-up feel theatrical and tells a fantastic tale, which makes you laugh the whole way through.