FEBRUARY 2016

Hallelujah! The Soul Man Returns for Season 5

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By Taylor Friedman

Cedric the Entertainer and Niecy Nash of THE SOUL MAN

Thursday night, before a taping of TV Land’s The Soul Man gets under way on Stage 19, series star Cedric the Entertainer leads the entire Season Five cast and crew in a prayer circle. As everyone clasps hands, he reminds them how fortunate they are to be part of such a fun loving, hardworking and inclusive production. It’s a fitting scene, since many episodes of The Soul Man begin with his character, world-famous R&B artist-turned-pastor Boyce Ballentine, addressing his congregants — and the audience — straight on.

Then, it’s 5:00 p.m. Show time! The cast,

Cedric, Niecy Nash, Wesley Jonathan, John Beasley and Missi Pyle, dance between takes, improvise their lines, and crack jokes. The live studio audience feeds off this energy; in fact, a few brave souls show off their own singing and dancing skills.

Created by Suzanne Martin and Cedric the Entertainer and produced by Hazy Mills and Bird and A Bear Entertainment, The Soul Man follows Boyce, his loving, glamorous wife Lolli (Nash), carefree younger brother Stamps (Jonathan) and pious father (Beasley) as they adapt to a more modest lifestyle in St. Louis, out of the Las Vegas spotlight. The show has filmed at CBS Radford ever since its pilot episode, and interestingly, the character Boyce Ballentine was first introduced in Martin’s Hot in Cleveland, another series that filmed on the lot through 2015.

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Favorite Daytime TV Hosting TeamThe Talk

(And kudos to the ladies for the way they handled that obnoxious stage crasher!)

2016 NAACP IMAGE AWARDSNominees

Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series

Andre Braugher, Brooklyn Nine Nine

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

Terry Crews, Brooklyn Nine Nine

Outstanding Talk SeriesThe Talk

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SOUL MAN RETURNS...

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Needless to say, it is a family affair at The Soul Man, on and off stage. Director Stan Lathan and Executive Producer Jeff Melnick have been with the show since day one. Nearly the entire Season Four writing staff, led by showrunners Mike Schiff and Bill Martin, is also back this year.

This season, Boyce sets his sights on becoming mayor after he discovers that several people close to him have fallen victim to St. Louis’ flawed, cash-strapped city government. Pyle joins the cast as Boyce’s intense, workaholic campaign manager. Guest stars Kevin Nealon, David Koechner, Paula Marshall and Don Lake, to name a few, play characters who muddy the road to public office. Familiar faces such as Cedric Yarbrough and Yvette Nicole Brown return as well.

The fifth season of The Soul Man premieres on TV Land in the spring.

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