Jane Leeves and Daughter Isabella Leeves Coben on Frasier, Family, and Writing Together

Melissa Rivers' Group Text Podcast · Nov 10, 2026 · 41m

Jane Leeves spent 11 years on the smash-hit “Frasier,” enchanting audiences (as well as Niles Crane) in the role of Daphne Moon. Now, she and her daughter, writer and actress Isabella Leeves Coben, join Melissa Rivers to discuss their bestselling memoir “Daphne & Me,” Jane’s years on “Frasier,” and her upbringing in England. The mother-daughter duo shares what it’s like working together, the sweet and funny antics behind the scenes, and why Isabella has never watched a single episode of “Frasier.”

00:00 Jane Leeves and Isabella Coben Join Melissa Rivers

01:17 Introducing Daphne and Me

02:05…