Before CeeLo Green was swiveling in a red chair on “The Voice” or recording the infectious pop single “F— You,” he was a member of the Atlanta-based hip-hop group Goodie Mob in the 1990s.
Now Green and the other three “Mob” members — T-Mo, Khujo and Big Gipp — are reuniting in the new TBS docu-comedy series “CeeLo Green’s The Good Life” (premiering Monday at 10:30 p.m.), which follows the group as they record their first new album in 14 years while trying to keep their friendship intact.
“It was a perfect opportunity for it to be very natural and allow some of this controlled conflict of interest, but also the camaraderie and comedic chemistry that we have and have had for the 20-25 years we’ve known each other,” Green tells The Post.
“We had been kind of separate from each for an extended period of time — to see us kind of gel back together, you see function and dysfunction. It’s that dynamic, that combustible quality with a bit of comedy smashed in there.”
The six-episode series comes off as part reality, part sitcom (ala “Duck Dynasty”), where Green and the gang are given a premise then let loose to riff.
“The show is highly improvisational,”Green says. “I hate to insult the integrity of it by saying we winged it completely, but I guess in all honesty we kind of did.”
In the premiere, the guys come up with the idea for a sexy chauffeur business, setting them up to interview scantily clad ladies, poolside, for the new service. Also, Green’s athletic skills are put to the test when he’s drafted to throw the opening pitch at a Dodgers game.
Future episodes will see Gipp come up with a plan to get CeeLo in better shape, T-Mo and Khujo pitch a children’s cartoon and CeeLo and Gipp travel to an animal refuge to find a pet tiger. Between the shenanigans, there are also some celebrity cameos, including Eric Benet in the premiere and Snoop Dogg, Conan O’Brien and others throughout the season.
Green — who’s made it clear he won’t be returning to “The Voice” — hopes the show can help broaden his music brand by giving fans a behind-the-scenes look at his life while also offering up a healthy dose of comic relief.
“If I wasn’t doing music, I think I would have tried my hand at comedy. I can be funny with those I’m comfortable with,” he says. “I’m a fan of sitcoms like ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm,’ ‘Seinfeld,’ things that seem to be subversive and indirect.
“I did want [‘The Good Life’] to be seen as more of a … semi-scripted approach to doing a reality show.”