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Red Dwarf Creator Doug Naylor Joins Pop Culture Icons Ready for MCM Birmingham Comic Con This Weekend
Tuesday 25th November: Red Dwarf co-creator Doug Naylor is the latest name to join the long list of stars heading to MCM Birmingham Comic Con, which takes place this weekend - 28-30 November - at the NEC.
Doug Naylor will be attending Friday 28 and Saturday 29 November for photo and autograph opportunities. He will also be bringing copies of his new children’s book Sin Bin Island to be signed for a lucky few guests.
Tickets can still be purchased from the MCM Birmingham Comic Con website.
Doug created the iconic British sitcom in 1988, and has since overseen 12 series and two min-series across its original run on the BBC until 1999 and its return run on Dave from 2009 to 2020.
MCM Birmingham opens its doors in just a few days for a weekend of pop culture celebration. The event will feature iconic names from the world of film, television and video games, including X-Men star James McAvoy, and Stranger Things’ Jamie Campbell Bower.
Doctor Who icons Sylvester McCoy, Colin Baker, Paul McGann and Peter Davison, Gavin & Stacey star Mathew Horne, and Wallace and Gromit’s Ben Whitehead are just a few more of the huge names set to feature across the weekend.
Previous Guest Announcements for MCM Birmingham Comic Con 2025
- Original voice of Mario Charles Martinet to appear at MCM Birmingham Comic Con
- Fullmetal Alchemist star Caitlin Glass set to attend MCM Birmingham Comic Con
- Demon Slayer’s Christine Marie Cabanos and Mela Lee to Appear at November’s MCM Birmingham Comic Con
- Cast of Silent Hill 2 Luke Roberts and Salóme Gunnarsdóttir to Attend MCM Birmingham Comic Con this November
- Jujutsu Kaisen Stars Nicholas Roye and Matthew David Rudd to Attend MCM Birmingham Comic Con this November
Keep an eye on the official MCM Comic Con pages for updates over the final few days before MCM Birmingham Comic Con begins. Tickets can be purchased HERE.
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About MCM Comic Con
MCM Comic Con Birmingham is held at the National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, annually. The show is produced by ReedPop and welcomes tens of thousands of fans every year. At MCM Comic Con, attendees can expect to find everything from celebrity panels and exclusive premiers, to cosplay, comic book writing workshops, independent artists, live action role play. All these features, and more, make MCM Comic Con the ultimate celebration of pop and geek culture.
For more information visit: mcmcomiccon.com
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About ReedPop
ReedPop is a boutique group within RX – one of the world’s leading event organisers. Launched in 2006, the group has become the number one producer of pop culture events globally and a full-service digital content provider and media company. Delivering once-in-a-lifetime fan experiences curated specifically for localised audiences, ReedPop currently features events in North America, Europe and Asia, including MCM Comic Con, Eurogamer Expo (EGX), New York Comic Con (NYCC), Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo (C2E2), PAX West, East, and Unplugged, Emerald City Comic Con (ECCC), Star Wars Celebration, MagicCon, and more. In addition to organising and managing events, ReedPop owns and operates the pop culture news site, Popverse, which is the exclusive home for livestreams from all of ReedPop's major comic cons. The staff at ReedPop are a fan-based group of professionals uniquely qualified to build and serve the communities with whom they share a common passion. (www.reedpop.com)
