It's called the Tour of Duty, but the Kids in the Hall camp is anything but a war zone these days.

"We're getting along pretty well. If there's been fighting, you know, I'm probably just too into myself to notice, but everyone seems to be getting along pretty well," says trouper Dave Foley. "There's always going to be those kinds of weird tensions -- not so much like fighting, it's just, you know, Scott's always going to be in the troupe, so that's always going to be there," he deadpans.

He should know. Foley directed a documentary of their last tour, Same Guys, New Dresses, in which the Kids come off as a dysfunctional family who have their disagreements -- most of which seem to revolve around high-maintenance member Scott Thompson -- but end up hugging in the end.

"I think everyone really likes it," Foley says of the documentary. "I think Scott has found it uncomfortable, but I told him I tried to make him look as good as I could. But he also loves the fact he is the central figure of the whole thing."

The Canadian comedy troupe is best known for its CBC TV show, which aired for five seasons from 1989 to 1994. Each week Foley, Bruce McCulloch, Kevin McDonald, Mark McKinney and Thompson presente that left no sacred cows ungored.

Cabbage Head, Hecubus, The Chicken Lady, Darrill, Gavin, the "I'm Crushing Your Head" man and Buddy Cole are arguably among the most beloved (and maybe, in the case of Cabbage Head, hated) characters ever created for Canadian TV.

When the show ended, the Kids went their separate ways with Foley, 39, starring in movies such as A Bug's Life, and on the TV show NewsRadio for five seasons.

The five members reunited for a successful tour two years ago, with audiences in Canada and the United States flocking to shows.

The troupe decided to hit the road again because the last tour went so well and everyone had free time in their schedule, Foley says.

"It's always fun being in front of the audience, and it's mostly just hanging out with friends and travelling around and seeing different cities. We do make each other laugh a lot when we're hanging out together, so that's fun."

So what about the duty?

"Tour of Duty came from the promoters who pitched that as a tour title. A bunch of us didn't like it, and then other guys liked it more loudly, and so it eventually became the title," he says.

Some of the sketches in the show are new, while fans will recognize many from the TV show. There are also a number of pieces featuring musical director Craig Northey of the band The Odds.

There are no concrete plans for after the tour. They have been talking about doing a follow up to their 1996 movie Brain Candy. Everyone is open to the idea, but nothing has been decided, Foley says.

"That's another reason we did the tour, really, was for staying in touch creatively and seeing if there's anything else we want to do together. The tour is a good way to force ourselves to talk and think about things like that. We've been talking about it on the bus, so I think if there's a way to do it ... "

The last time the Kids were here was April 1994, shortly after their TV show ended. They remember the city well because they had a gig in Seattle next and were going to invite Nirvana lead singer Kurt Cobain to the show, only to learn he had committed suicide.

Hopefully, no one will die this time, Foley says -- though it is very possible the Kids will wind up dead drunk.

"If you see any of us wandering around Winnipeg late at night over the next few days and we look drunk, we are, and if you could direct us to our hotels, that would be appreciated."

Tomorrow's show is sold out, but some balcony seats for Saturday's performance are still available at Ticketmaster.