"I am crrrrrrushing your head!"

30 Helens Agree. The Eradicator. Cabbage Head. The Chicken Lady. "He's Hip, He's Cool, He's 45." Rod Torfulson's Armada featuring Herman Menderchuk.

Once upon a time, you could turn Comedy Central on at any hour of the day and catch a hilarious repeat of "Kids in the Hall." The Canadian sketch comedy show was produced by Lorne Michaels of "Saturday Night Live" fame, but was never as accessible as its American counterpart. In fact, "SNL" isn't even a proper point of comparison for what the "Kids" -- Bruce McCulloch, Mark McKinney, Scott Thompson, Dave Foley and Kevin McDonald -- pulled off in six seasons (1988-1994) of brilliance. The show took more of its oddball cues from "Monty Python," and ultimately set the stage for more subversive, tangential sketch comedy from "Mr. Show," "Upright Citizens Brigade," and perhaps most recently, "Human Giant."

This isn't a post about pure nostalgia, though. Following a successful reunion across North America in 2000, the five original "Kids" are embarking on another live tour, with an April 5th stop listed at the Riverside Theater in Milwaukee. A Montreal comedy festival reunion in 2007 debuted more than 90-minutes of new material, and eight years ago, the live shows (many of which sold-out) featured classic skits like "Head Crusher vs. Face Pincher," "Sir Simon Milligan & Hecubus In: The Pit of Ultimate Darkness ," "Gavin Paints a Chair," and "Bloody, Salty Ham."

Just typing those words makes me giggle like a school girl. "Kids" tickets ($35) are up for pre-sale at noon Friday.

-- Thomas Rozwadowski, trozwado@greenbaypressgazette.com