The series was an early career effort by John Aylesworth and Frank Peppiatt who later produced Hee Haw.
[1] After Hours combined humour sketches with a series of music short films.
The music films were produced in the United States by Lou Snader and purchased by CBC Television prior to the network's initial broadcasts.
[2] The music films, which resembled music videos, featured songs by performers such as Charlie Barnet, Cab Calloway, Nat King Cole, Duke Ellington, Lionel Hampton, Peggy Lee, George Shearing and Mel Tormé.
[3] On the 16th episode, the series introduced a three-member band featuring Jack Kane (clarinet), Rudi Toth (piano) and Johnny Niosi (drums) who performed in front of a backdrop painting of sixteen musicians.