The Soul Man
TV Show · Comedy

A sitcom created by Cedric the Entertainer and “Hot in Cleveland” creator Suzanne Martin, about an R&B superstar-turned-minister who takes over as preacher of his father’s church. Cedric stars as Reverend Boyce “The Voice” Ballentine. Niecy Nash (“Reno 911”) also stars as the reverend’s wife, Lolli.

2012 · 20m
  • 12+
Starring Cedric the Entertainer, Niecy Nash, Wesley Jonathan

Season 1

  • EPISODE 1
    Lost in the Move
    Singer Boyce "The Voice" Ballentine (Cedric The Entertainer) gets the calling and moves his family to his hometown of St. Louis to become a preacher. The family soon notices that some things were definitely lost in the move.
    20m
  • EPISODE 2
    Pastor Interference
    Barton is spending all his time at Boyce's house, so Boyce hires him as a senior advisor at the church, but quickly regrets the offer. Lolli thinks Barton needs a woman, and Lyric practices driving with Stamps.
    20m
  • EPISODE 3
    The Ballentine Hands
    The church choir director convinces Boyce to hire outside singers to rig their competition, Boyce struggles with the decision. Lolli hires Stamps as a hair washer at her salon but discovers that he's doing more than shampooing.
    20m
  • EPISODE 4
    I Wanna Spend Time Witchoo
    Boyce is excited to spend his birthday with Lolli and relax but finds his hands full when his annoying, former neighbors from Vegas arrive out of the blue and interfere with the surprise party Lolli and the family have planned.
    20m
  • EPISODE 5
    My Old Flame
    Attending a funeral prompts Barton to announce his own last will and testament stirring up tension between Boyce and Stamps. Boyce is visited by his hot ex-girlfriend who is looking for more than just minister's counseling.
    20m
  • EPISODE 6
    Preacher's Block
    When Boyce gets preacher's block, Lolli invites his old writing partner Sweet Brown Taylor to come help - but Sweet has another agenda. Barton and Stamps lock themselves in Boyce's office while installing a new alarm system.
    19m

Related

Cast & Crew

  • Cedric the Entertainer
    Rev. Boyce "The Voice" Ballentine
  • Niecy Nash
    Lolli
  • Wesley Jonathan
    Stamps
  • Kellee Stewart
    Kim
  • Jazz Raycole
    Lyric
  • John Beasley
    Barton
  • Cedric the Entertainer
    Producer
  • Suzanne Martin
    Producer
  • E‌R
    Eric Rhone
    Producer
  • Sean P. Hayes
    Producer
  • Todd Milliner
    Producer

About

The Soul Man

Comedy

A sitcom created by Cedric the Entertainer and “Hot in Cleveland” creator Suzanne Martin, about an R&B superstar-turned-minister who takes over as preacher of his father’s church. Cedric stars as Reverend Boyce “The Voice” Ballentine. Niecy Nash (“Reno 911”) also stars as the reverend’s wife, Lolli.

12+

COMMON SENSE

Preacher musical comedy has sex talk, positive messages.

Information

Studio
TV Land
Released
2012
Rated
TV-14
Region of Origin
United States
© 2012 Viacom

Languages

Original Audio
English
Audio

English (United States) (AAC)

Subtitles

English (CC)

Accessibility

Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.
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