In the U.S., Connolly may be best known to American audiences for starring in the television series Head of the Class he played a teacher in the final season. However, by the time he began appearing on that TV show in 1990, Connolly was already an established comedian internationally. In fact, over the past 37 years, he has consistently toured Europe with frequent sold out appearances. On the big screen, Connolly was most recently seen in Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events.
His February 2005 Town Hall show, part of the Too Old To Die Young tour, was filmed for the DVD Billy Connolly Live in New York. The DVD was released in Europe last November and will be available in the U.S. come May 2006, on Rykodisc.