Dan Shilon (Hebrew: דן שילון, born 24 October 1940) is an Israeli television host, director, and producer.

[4][3] In 1988, after political opponents Yitzhak Shamir and Shimon Peres debated each other, leftist Mapam politician Meir Pa'il, opined: "Neither is qualified to lead Israel.

[Shamir] is complete square and [Peres] is a shifty mediocrity.

"[5] Shilon hosted an Israeli late-night television talk show about political and social issues on Channel 2 on Israeli TV, which was very popular in the early 1990s, known as The Dan Shilon Show or Dan Shilon Live.

[11] The show features both liberal and conservative Israeli public figures as guests, and dealt with controversial topics.