'I prefer covert manager!' Jennifer Hudson spoofs Kerry Washington's over-the-top Scandal performance in Funny or Die skit

Kerry Washington's Scandal is a overcooked confection of sharp suits and improbable storylines all revolving (or in the former's case, mostly on) a wholly unconvincing lead character.

Love it or hate it, the ABC show is riven with material that's just ripe for spoofing so it's no surprise that Funny or Die have finally done a version.

Their take has the wonderful Jennifer Hudson taking on the role of an Olivia Pope style character, replete with white suit.

Lampoonery: Jennifer Hudson sends up Kerry Washington's OTT performance in this Funny or Die skit to promote awareness of the new Affordable Care Act

She strides purposefully into meetings with clients and snaps: 'I prefer "covert scandal

manager," ' when asked if she's a 'fixer.'

But as she runs around to the familiar park benches of Washington (not to mention a few dark alleys) she finds herself explaining the Affordable Care Act (ACA), instead of solving dirty old scandals.

Hudson's character, Lydia Cole, asks one tearful woman: 'What's your issue?'

Encouragement: Hudson and Funny or Die made the skit to raise awareness about the Affordable Care Act in the under 30s

Don't call her a fixer! Hudson's character prefers 'covert scandal manager'

'My company's healthcare,' the woman explains, 'it doesn't cover mammograms.'

'The ACA covers preventative care for women's health,' Hudson replies. 'That's it? Girl, go find you a scandal.'

The skit is part of a drive to encourage young Americans to sign up for the new government medical coverage this Autumn.

Familiar: They recreate the park bench meetings so familiar to fans of the ABC series

Political intrigue: Jennifer meets with a senator who has discovered his mistress is pregnant, but he wants to know about the ACA too

Hudson, Amy Poehler and representatives for Oprah Winfrey and Alicia Keys met with senior White House officials in July to discuss fun ways to this, according to a Reuters report.

Mike Farrah, president of production for Funny or Die, told Reuters that the video was privately funded and not paid for by the government.

'If there was ever any money for Funny or Die – which there never was – I'm sure it would have been cut by the sequester long ago,' he remarked.

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