The show featured interviews with some of the cast and crew of the subject programme, as well as footage from the series.

Comedy Connections mostly documented BBC comedies and sitcoms, although two programmes have been from ITV (three counting Men Behaving Badly which moved from ITV to the BBC after two series) and two from Channel 4.

In 2007, the BBC broadcast Movie Connections, focusing on popular British films.

In 2010, ITV aired a similar programme called "Drama Trails", narrated by James Nesbitt.

In 2008, ITV launched their own documentary series under the title Comedy Classics mostly documenting ITV's sitcoms and comedies.