They’re not exactly two peas in a pod, yet a certain bond links them together: Their off-the-cuff, self-deprecating, irreverent sense of humour.

Mitch Valdes and Fe de los Reyes, co-actors in Metro Manila’s newest cabaret act, ‘Sex and the Seniors,’ are bringing back the laugh-every-minute comedy revue on Aug. 29 at the Teatrino in Greenhills.

The 105-minute show debuted in the same intimate venue on July 26 to a full house despite threats of rain and tropical depressions.

Depressing is the farthest you can get when you put Mitch and Fe together, on stage, or even at one dining table. During a catch-up lunch with the two ladies the other day, Ricky Gallardo and I had the time of our lives laughing while reminiscing about bits and pieces of showbiz life yesterday when we were all younger.

Mitch recalled that ‘Sex and the Seniors’ came about as a joke thrown in when the two women, separated by a decade in age, thought of doing a show together. The late Floy Quintos, who was supposed to write the material, provided the title. Sadly, Floy passed a week after they first met, leaving Mitch and Fe to their own devices.

Most of the show is free-wheeling, says Fe, as they narrate stories from real life. The stories are interspersed with songs to the tune of big-band music orchestrated by Mel Villena.

Mitch and Fe provide an interesting study in contrast. Their life journeys are quite different.

Mitch is a soloist, calling herself an introvert, one who has remained single by choice.

Fe is the extrovert, the life of the party, the flamboyant one to Mitch’s cool, suave façade. She’s also happily married, with two grown girls who have blessed her with a set of grandchildren.

While their life journeys are polar opposites, sharing them allows the audience ---baby boomers, GenZs, and others in-between --- a vicarious thrill in experiencing what it’s like to be in their shoes, at age 60 plus. Certainly, many of us from that generation, of that certain age, could easily identify and associate ourselves with their real-life stories and remembrances.

Is the show sexy enough as the title claims it to be, or at least promises? One of Mitch’s monologues, about what happens to a woman’s vagina as she gets older, is a runaway hit.

Fe hits the nail right on its head with her Amerikana Suite, chronicling her adventure as a Filipino immigrant in the US. Summing up the strictly women’s act is this blurb: “Mitch and Fe in a witty and intimate comedy cabaret to sing truths about life choices, aging, sexuality, sisterhood, finding laughter and revelations in their shared spotlight.”