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Examples
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His minute-long face-pulling, as he teaches himself to smile and fawn upon Olivia, is a tour de force, as is his appearance in Bermuda shorts with yellow knee-socks.
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At this pont he decided to get a rise out of the drummer by knocking over his cymbals; the drummer didn't break beat once, and despite face-pulling stage invasions and lack of cymbals, the song continued, just getting louder and louder and more intense.
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Jason Donovan's 80s jive impressed, but was spoiled by a glaring mistake during the kicks and his annoyingly showbizzy face-pulling.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph Michael Hogan 2011
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Jason Donovan's 80s jive impressed, but was spoiled by a glaring mistake during the kicks and his annoyingly showbizzy face-pulling.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph Michael Hogan 2011
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De Villiers courted controversy when he said the face-pulling, foot-stamping dance and chant performed before rugby games by New Zealand, Fiji, Tonga and Samoa to intimidate opponents was becoming over-exposed.
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One video-screen gag blended modern technology and old- school face-pulling to deliver simply the funniest use of close-up camera I have ever seen.
Evening Standard - Home Bruce Dessau 2011
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Hewer's wit, wisdom and face-pulling should make venerable old
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph Telegraph Staff 2012
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Derek Jacobi fell at the same hurdle when he played Malvolio a season or two ago, and Mr. Day at least doesn't go the face-pulling route preferred by Mr. Jacobi.
NYT > Home Page By MATT WOLF 2011
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"Off for your weekend of gurning, then?" is how my husband put it, and I am expecting some comedy face-pulling sessions.
Life and style | guardian.co.uk Liz Boulter 2010
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Tracy was cast as a similarly wisecracking, quick-thinking, face-pulling journalist in another
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