diff --git a/internal/discourse/format.go b/internal/discourse/format.go
index 50c4aae..e0ba191 100644
--- a/internal/discourse/format.go
+++ b/internal/discourse/format.go
@@ -5,15 +5,9 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/azimut/cli-view/internal/format"
-	"github.com/charmbracelet/lipgloss"
 	"github.com/dustin/go-humanize"
 )
 
-var authorStyle = lipgloss.NewStyle().
-	Bold(true).
-	Background(lipgloss.Color("8")).
-	Foreground(lipgloss.Color("0"))
-
 func (t Thread) String() (ret string) {
 	ret += fmt.Sprint(t.op)
 	for _, comment := range t.comments {
@@ -30,7 +24,11 @@ func (o Op) String() (ret string) {
 		"\n%s\n\n",
 		format.FormatHtml2Text(o.message, o.thread.Width, o.thread.LeftPadding),
 	)
-	ret += fmt.Sprintf("%s  - %s \n\n\n", authorStyle.Render(o.author), humanize.Time(o.createdAt))
+	ret += fmt.Sprintf(
+		"%s  - %s \n\n\n",
+		format.AuthorStyle.Render(o.author),
+		humanize.Time(o.createdAt),
+	)
 	return
 }
 
@@ -44,7 +42,7 @@ func (c Comment) String() (ret string) {
 	if c.thread.ShowAuthor {
 		ret += " "
 		if c.author == c.thread.op.author {
-			ret += authorStyle.Render(c.author)
+			ret += format.AuthorStyle.Render(c.author)
 		} else {
 			ret += c.author
 		}
diff --git a/internal/format/format.go b/internal/format/format.go
index 8c684ad..21957de 100644
--- a/internal/format/format.go
+++ b/internal/format/format.go
@@ -4,11 +4,16 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	text "github.com/MichaelMure/go-term-text"
+	"github.com/charmbracelet/lipgloss"
 	"github.com/fatih/color"
 	"github.com/jaytaylor/html2text"
 )
 
 var green = color.New(color.FgGreen)
+var AuthorStyle = lipgloss.NewStyle().
+	Bold(true).
+	Background(lipgloss.Color("8")).
+	Foreground(lipgloss.Color("0"))
 
 // GreenTextIt makes green the lines in `text` that start with ">"
 func GreenTextIt(text string) string {
diff --git a/internal/hackernews/printer.go b/internal/hackernews/printer.go
index 0eb4ab4..9004f65 100644
--- a/internal/hackernews/printer.go
+++ b/internal/hackernews/printer.go
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ func (o Op) String() (ret string) {
 	}
 	ret += fmt.Sprintf(
 		"\n%s(%d) - %s - %d Comments\n",
-		o.user,
+		format.AuthorStyle.Render(o.user),
 		o.score,
 		humanize.Time(o.date),
 		o.ncomments,
@@ -46,10 +46,16 @@ func (c Comment) String() (ret string) {
 	if c.indent > 0 {
 		arrow = ">> "
 	}
+
+	author := c.user
+	if c.user == c.thread.op.user {
+		author = format.AuthorStyle.Render(c.user)
+	}
+
 	if c.thread.ShowDate {
-		ret += strings.Repeat(" ", indent) + arrow + c.user + " - " + humanize.Time(c.date)
+		ret += strings.Repeat(" ", indent) + arrow + author + " - " + humanize.Time(c.date)
 	} else {
-		ret += strings.Repeat(" ", indent) + arrow + c.user
+		ret += strings.Repeat(" ", indent) + arrow + author
 	}
 	ret += "\n"
 	return
diff --git a/internal/reddit/format.go b/internal/reddit/format.go
index cd23512..dbb5bf5 100644
--- a/internal/reddit/format.go
+++ b/internal/reddit/format.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	markdown "github.com/MichaelMure/go-term-markdown"
+	"github.com/azimut/cli-view/internal/format"
 	md "github.com/gomarkdown/markdown"
 	"github.com/gomarkdown/markdown/parser"
 
@@ -14,8 +15,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/fatih/color"
 )
 
-const AuthorColor = color.FgYellow
-
 var reMarkdownLink = regexp.MustCompile(`\[([^\]]+)\]\(([^\)]+)\)`)
 var reHTTPLink = regexp.MustCompile(`[^\[^\(^m]http[s]?://[^\s^\[^\(^\[]+`)
 
@@ -36,7 +35,7 @@ func (op Op) String() (ret string) {
 	)
 	ret += "\n"
 	ret += fmt.Sprintf("%s(%d) - %s - %d Comment(s)\n\n\n",
-		color.New(AuthorColor).Sprint(op.author),
+		format.AuthorStyle.Render(op.author),
 		op.upvotes,
 		relativeFromUnix(op.createdUTC),
 		op.nComments)
@@ -52,9 +51,10 @@ func (comment Comment) String() (ret string) {
 		maxWidth,
 		commentLeftPadding,
 	)
+
 	author := comment.author
 	if comment.author == comment.thread.op.author {
-		author = color.New(AuthorColor).Sprint(comment.author)
+		author = format.AuthorStyle.Render(comment.author)
 	}
 
 	ret += strings.Repeat(" ", int(comment.depth)*leftPadding)
diff --git a/internal/vichan/format.go b/internal/vichan/format.go
index a76bc4d..74e3213 100644
--- a/internal/vichan/format.go
+++ b/internal/vichan/format.go
@@ -40,10 +40,10 @@ func (op Op) String() (ret string) {
 		)
 		ret += "\n\n"
 	}
-	ret += " " + humanize.Time(op.createdAt)
 	if op.thread.ShowAuthor {
-		ret += " by " + op.author
+		ret += format.AuthorStyle.Render(op.author)
 	}
+	ret += " " + humanize.Time(op.createdAt)
 	ret += "\n\n\n"
 	return
 }
@@ -64,7 +64,12 @@ func (comment Comment) String() (ret string) {
 		ret += " " + humanize.Time(comment.createdAt)
 	}
 	if comment.thread.ShowAuthor {
-		ret += " " + comment.author
+		ret += " "
+		if comment.author == comment.thread.op.author {
+			ret += format.AuthorStyle.Render(comment.author)
+		} else {
+			ret += comment.author
+		}
 	}
 	if comment.thread.ShowId {
 		ret += " " + fmt.Sprintf("%d", comment.id)