After the demise of the sitcom, Coles published a book of humor about dating, "I'm Free But It Will Cost You" (Hyperion, 1997) and co-wrote and starred in the one-person autobiographical stage show "Homework." She eventually became a host of the Lifetime series "New Attitudes" (1999) before returning to regular series work as one of the star's friends in the ABC sitcom "The Geena Davis Show" (2000-01).