Coo ‧ gan, Steve /ˈkuːɡən, stiːv/ BrE AmE
(1965–) a British ↑ comedian who appears on television acting as the different characters that he has invented. The most famous of these is Alan Partridge, a television ↑ presenter who has his own ↑ chat show , and who talks in a way that makes other people embarrassed or annoyed, but does not realize he is doing this.