{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Episode 121: Jane Leeves and Isabella Kathryn Coben","description":"\u201cThis was a tough ask of me, to write a book,\u201d offers the Emmy-nominated actress Jane Leeves, as she celebrates the publication of her memoir Daphne & Me: My Life on "Frasier" (and a Bit More). \u201cI\u2019m a very, very private person, and I wasn\u2019t on board with it at first. They offered me a ghostwriter, and I thought, \u2018I\u2019ll never be able to open up to a stranger.\u2019 So my husband said, \u2018Well, what about our daughter? She\u2019s a fabulous writer.\u2019 And that sort of intrigued me.\u201d Intriguing, yes. A little out-of-the-ordinary, certainly. And yet working in collaboration with her daughter, Isabella Kathryn Coben, Jane has written a warm, witty, and winning account of her time on the long-running NBC sitcom \u201cFrasier\u201d\u2014a memoir that stands as a love letter to one of the most celebrated shows in television history, with a record-breaking 37 Emmy nominations over its 11 seasons. Daphne & Me tells the story of the show\u2019s development, spun from the backstory of one of the supporting characters on the also long-running NBC sitcom \u201cCheers,\u201d and gifts the author with an opportunity to look back on a career that started from humble beginnings, as an aspiring ballerina who landed her first meaningful gig as a regular on \u201cThe Benny Hill Show.\u201d Another gift: in crafting her story alongside Isabella, Jane has managed to tap a wellspring of memories that are enriched by the moments mother and daughter have already shared\u2014a collaboration that now stands as its own kind of love letter, as the co-authors reflect on a family history that has been indelibly stamped by Jane\u2019s time on the show. Oh, and by the way, this episode of As Told To is itself an out-of-the-ordinary collaboration, as podcast host Daniel Paisner is joined by producer Daniel Ford, host of his own Writer's Bone podcast on the Writer\u2019s Bone Podcast Network, for a joint interview with co-authors Jane and Isabella, to be featured on both podcast platforms. Learn more about our guests: Janes Leeves Instagram Isabella Kathryn Coben Instagram Please support the sponsors who support our show: Ritani Jewelers Daniel Paisner's Balloon Dog Daniel Paisner's SHOW: The Making and Unmaking of a Network Television Pilot Heaven Help Us by John Kasich Unforgiving: Lessons from the Fall by Lindsey Jacobellis Film Movement Plus (PODCAST) | 30% discount Libro.fm (ASTOLDTO) | 2 audiobooks for the price of 1 when you start your membership The Darling Killers Podcast Film Freaks Forever! podcast, hosted by Mark Jordan Legan and Phoef Sutton Everyday Shakespeare podcast A Mighty Blaze podcast The Writer's Bone Podcast Network Misfits Market (WRITERSBONE) | $15 off your first order  Film Movement Plus (PODCAST) | 30% discount Wizard Pins (WRITERSBONE) | 20% discount ","author_name":"As Told To","author_url":"http:\/\/astoldtopodcast.com\/","html":"