The Troupe's fast-paced basketball and comedy continue to be an enormous favorite with all audiences who will witness the game of basketball as they never have before. The true meaning of entertainment is to see the King Charles Troupe on the stage, taking the art of performing on a unicycle to its highest level.

The Troupe is now based in Las Vegas, Nevada, a connection originally made through their numerous appearances in the productions of superstar illusionists Siegfried and Roy. Since their days with the Greatest Show on Earth®, the Troupe riders has traveled across America, and around the globe. But, the heart of the King Charles Troupe will always be in New York City. "We still represent the original ideas of Mr. Jerry," explains Floyd "Sweets" Harrison. "Our group is not really about expertise on unicycles. It's about the character of our members, what type of people we are and become."

The King Charles Troupe is a group of young men out of the Southeast Bronx, New York, who play an unbelievable game of high-energy basketball on unicycles in a "Razzle Dazzle" style. The troupe has thrilled audiences all over the world with its high-jinks and comedic antics, and has been existence for decades.

The King Charles Troupe was started by a visionary black man named Jerry King, who when just a kid sneaked into the circus in Tampa Florida, to see "The Greatest Show on Earth®". All he can remember is the man riding a unicycle on a high wire and the elephants. As he matured into a man, he fulfilled his dream by teaching his 6 year old son, Charles, to ride the unicycle. Concerned with the social evils in his community, he started a unicycle club and laid down certain rules to follow, such as discipline, direction and Christian principals.

The First Audition Took Place in 1968... on a sidewalk outside Madison Square Garden in New York City. There, under the direction of their mentor, Jerry King (whom they still refer to affectionately as Mr. Jerry) they demonstrated their unicycling and basketball passing skills to then Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey® producer Irving Feld.

The Visionary Mr. Feld sensed immediately that the raw energy of these charismatic young athletes from the Bronx could be shaped into a high-quality production. The King Charles Troupe made its triumphant Ringling Bros.® debut one year later, and thereafter continued to perform in The Greatest Show On Earth® for an astonishing 18 consecutive years!

Then in 1991 tragedy struck: Three members of the troupe, including its leader, Charles King (son of Mr. Jerry), were killed in a car accident. For a time, it looked like as if the King Charles Troupe would dissolve. But its survivors regrouped, and new members were recruited. Now under the direction of Floyd "Sweets" Harrison, one the group's founding members, the next generation of the King Charles Troupe - KCT, Inc. - joins The Greatest Show on Earth® for it's 127th Edition!

Consisting of 12 irrepressible unicyclists ranging in age from 13 to 35, the troupe treats audiences to a deft display of one-wheeled wonderment as they dribble, pass, shoot, and weave their way through the world's wittiest, wackiest game of basketball. "Every performance is different," comments director Floyd. "Our routines are built on improvisation, and nobody - not even me - knows exactly what will happen next.

"In and out of the spotlight, KCT, Inc. members pay homage to their mentor, who died in 1996 at age 88. "This troupe is all about living the ideals of the character and integrity that Mr. Jerry taught us" says Floyd. "We've had rough times, but they've only deepened our faith in those ideals."

A product of years of dedication and constant practice and unity, the King Charles Troupe hopes to inspire and build creative character in the youth of today. Here's a timeline of the performances that they have done in the past, all over the world!