United Kingdom, Jan. 24 -- Steve Coogan does not "want to be part of the British establishment".

The 60-year-old actor was born in Lancashire, north-west England - but Steve's view of the world has been shaped by his Irish ancestry.

The comedy star - whose mother was born in Ireland - told Sky News: "I don't feel fully like I want to be part of the British establishment because I feel like, you know, I'm not a royalist by any amount because I see them as a symbol of a sort of colonial approach to the world of which the Irish were nationally victims, historically, and that stuff matters in the way you view things.

"It served me well, I think. I like the feeling of being outside the establishment and having an Irish heritage helps with t...