Spirit Airlines' sudden shutdown on Saturday left a void in late night comedy that may be harder to fill than any canceled flight. The budget carrier, long the favorite punching bag of talk show hosts, ceased operations leaving comedians scrambling for new material.

Stephen Colbert led the mourning on Monday's show. "Oh, no, I have three more weeks of shows to do. Now I won't have Spirit Airlines jokes?" he lamented. Jimmy Kimmel took a broader view, telling viewers: "Spirit being terrible is something every person got immediately, and that's hard to replace. I've got my eye on you, Allegiant."

The hosts peppered their monologues with sharp quips about the airline's notorious reputation. Seth Meyers skewered the carrier's chaos, comparing boarding a Spirit flight to "running through an obstacle course on 'Wipeout,'" while Jimmy Fallon wondered if Frontier would now become comedy's new target.